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Principal: Chad Brinkman
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Delphos Jefferson NWC Championships
Baseball (2): 18, 03
Girls Basketball (16): 24, 23, 22, 21, 12, 11, 10, 06, 04, 01, 98, 92, 89, 88, 81, 80
Football (16): 16, 15, 14, 13, 01, 00, 99, 93, 87, 86, 85, 84, 81, 80, 53, 47
Golf (1): 74
Boys Track (1): 82
Girls Track (1): 90
Volleyball (3): 09, 77, 76
Wrestling (3): 16, 15, 12
Delphos Jefferson State Appearances
State Championships
1931 Baseball State Championship
State Runner-Up
1985 Football Division V State Runner-Up
State Semifinalists
2011 Girls Basketball Division IV State Semifinalist
1987 Football Division V State Semifinalist
1933 Baseball State Semifinalist
1933 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
Individual State Champions
2012 Wrestling: Curtis Miller, Division III 220 pound Champion
2009 Wrestling: Stuart Miller, Division III 215 pound Champion
Individual State Runner-Up
2008 Wrestling: Stuart Miller, Division III 189 pound Runner-Up
Individual State Top 4
2007 Wrestling: Stuart Miller, Division III 189 pound 4th Place
News & Scores
2026 OHSAA Track & Field State Championships
Division IV State Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
6. Bluffton 28
100 Meters: 2. Kain Wright, Bluffton – State Runner-Up
400 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton – State Champion
4×200 Relay: 11. Bluffton (Lleyton Miller/Xavier Navarro/Tayte Giesige/Kohen Anderson)
4×400 Relay: 2. Bluffton (Kohen Anderson/Kain Wright/Calvin Derstine/Ethan Sprunger) – State Runner-Up
Long Jump: 7. Tayte Giesige, Bluffton
Girls
12. Bluffton 17, 15. Spencerville 16, 65. Allen East 0, 65. Lincolnview 0
100 Meters: 2. Audra McMichael, Spencerville – State Runner-Up
200 Meters: 3. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
400 Meters: 5. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meters: 8. Nora Matthews, Bluffton; 18. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
1600 Meters: 3. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100m Hurdles: 6. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
300m Hurdles: 9. Liliana Fleming, Bluffton; 10. Grace Fledderjohann, Spencerville; 15. Annabel Horstman, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 7. Spencerville (Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann/Lenna Smith/Audra McMichael)
4×200 Relay: 6. Bluffton (Gracie Warren/Liliana Fleming/Aubrey Burkholder/Maelee Miller)
4×800 Relay: 9. Lincolnview (Brynleigh Moody/Joey-Kate Carey/Brooklyn Byrne/Annabel Horstman); 12. Bluffton (Phoebe Edwards-Leeper/Tessa Tarplee/Georgia Hagen/Nora Matthews)
Pole Vault: 9. Bekah Rehm, Bluffton; 16. Delaney Neff, Allen East
Division V State Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 42.5 – State Champions, 7. Allen East 25, 12. Crestview 16, 65. Delphos Jefferson 0, 65. Lincolnview 0
100 Meters: 6. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
200 Meters: 6. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
400 Meters: 7. Hayden Perrott, Crestview
1600 Meters: 7. Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove; 13. Hudson Perrott, Crestview; 14. Lincoln Smith, Crestview
3200 Meters: 3. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 10. Derek Young, Crestview
110m Hurdles: 2. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove – State Runner-Up; 10. Noah Peters, Lincolnview; 13. Dominic Burkett, Allen East
300m Hurdles: 4. Dominic Burkett, Allen East; 12. Noah Peters, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Trevon Baxter/Brody McCluer/Gavin Baxter/Jarrod Holland) – State Runner-Up; 3. Allen East (Cam Smith/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger/Dominic Burkett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Hayden Perrott/Liam Putman/Brentyn Rodriguez) – State Runner-Up; 5. Allen East (Cam Smith/Dominic Burkett/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger)
Shot Put: Foul: Jackson Werling, Allen East
Discus: 1. Jackson Werling, Allen East – State Champion
High Jump: 5. Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 9. Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove; 11. Johnathan Palomares, Delphos Jefferson
Pole Vault: 17. Conner Amstutz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove – State Champion; 4. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 59 – State Champions, 46. Delphos Jefferson 4, 35. Crestview 6
100 Meters: 17. Kyah Kimmett, Delphos Jefferson
800 Meters: 7. Liv Mayberry, Columbus Grove; 10. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: 17. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
100m Hurdles: 3. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: 1. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove – State Champion; 8. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
4×100 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Brynn Halker/Kendal Palte/Allison Thompson/Jade Roeder) – State Runner-Up; 3. Crestview (Lydia Grace/Delanie Balliet/Ellieanah Ward/Graylie Grose); 5. Delphos Jefferson (Brynn Coil/Paige Schwinnen/Nepthalie Miller/Kyah Kimmett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte) – State Runner-Up
4×400 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte) – State Champion
4×800 Relay: 3. Columbus Grove (Liv Mayberry/Devanie Pingle/Lillian Montgomery/Sarah Kamphaus)
Shot Put: 2. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove – State Runner-Up
Discus: 9. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 16. Ellieanah Ward, Crestview
5/30 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division V Regional at Fostoria
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 70, 2. Allen East 42, 3. Crestview 36, 25. Lincolnview 9, 41. Delphos Jefferson 1.5
State Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 4. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
200 Meters: 3. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
400 Meters: 6. Hayden Perrott, Crestview
1600 Meters: 2. Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove; 4. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 5. Hudson Perrott, Crestview
3200 Meters: 1. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 5. Derek Young, Crestview
110m Hurdles: 1. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove; 3. Noah Peters, Lincolnview; 4. Dominic Burkett, Allen East
300m Hurdles: 1. Dominic Burkett, Allen East; 6. Noah Peters, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Trevon Baxter/Gavin Barazza/Brody McCluer/Gavin Baxter); 2. Allen East (Cam Smith/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger/Dominic Burkett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Allen East (Cam Smith/Dominic Burkett/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger); 4. Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Hayden Perrott/Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman)
Shot Put: 8. Jackson Werling, Allen East
Discus: 1. Jackson Werling, Allen East
High Jump: 2. Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 4. Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove; 7. Johnathan Palomares, Delphos Jefferson
Pole Vault: 7. Conner Amstutz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove; 3. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 84, 17. Delphos Jefferson 14, 19. Crestview 12
State Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 5. Kyah Kimmett, Delphos Jefferson
800 Meters: 2. Liv Mayberry, Columbus Grove; 4. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: 5. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
100m Hurdles: 5. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: 1. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 5. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
4×100 Relay: 1. Crestview (Lydia Grace/Delanie Balliet/Ellieanah Ward/Graylie Grose); 2. Columbus Grove (Brynn Halker/Kendal Palte/Allison Thompson/Jade Roeder); 4. Delphos Jefferson (Brynn Coil/Paige Schwinnen/Nepthalie Miller/Kyah Kimmett)
4×200 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte)
4×400 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Lydia Sarka/Liv Mayberry)
4×800 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 2. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove
Discus: 7. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 7. Ellieanah Ward, Crestview
5/28 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division V District Semifinal at Bluffton University
Coldwater 9 Spencerville 0
Division VII District Semifinal at Elida
Delphos St. John’s 17 Delphos Jefferson 3, 5 inn.
Division VII District Semifinal at Elida
Minster 3 Lima Central Catholic 1
5/23 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division V District at Ayersville
First 4 boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Fostoria
Boys
1. Crestview 113, 7. Lincolnview 36
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 3. Drayden Hoffman, Crestview
200 Meters: 2. Drayden Hoffman, Crestview
400 Meters: 1. Hayden Perrott, Crestview
1600 Meters: 1. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 2. Hudson Perrott, Crestview
3200 Meters: 1. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 2. Derek Young, Crestview
110m Hurdles: 1. Noah Peters, Lincolnview
300m Hurdles: 2. Noah Peters, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 1. Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Brentyn Rodriguez/Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman)
4×200 Relay: 1. Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Hayden Perrott/Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman)
4×400 Relay: 1. Crestview (Brentyn Rodriguez/Kale Vining/Braxton Leeth/Hayden Perrott)
4×800 Relay: 2. Crestview (Ian Owens/Kale Vining/Derek Young/Lincoln Smith)
Long Jump: 3. Lucas Grubb, Lincolnview
Girls
6. Crestview 44
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 3. Graylie Grose, Crestview
3200 Meters: 3. Anna Gardner, Crestview
4×100 Relay: 2. Crestview (Lydia Grace/Delanie Balliet/Ellieanah Ward/Graylie Grose)
Long Jump: 2. Ellieanah Ward, Crestview
Division V District at Ada
First 4 boys & 6 girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Fostoria
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 129, 6. Allen East 57, 10. Delphos Jefferson 21, 16. Lima Central Catholic 0
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 2. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
200 Meters: 2. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
1600 Meters: 1. Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: 3. Holden Hartzog, Columbus Grove
110m Hurdles: 1. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove; 2. Dominic Burkett, Allen East; 3. Brock Shafer, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: 1. Dominic Burkett, Allen East
4×100 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Trevon Baxter/Jarrod Holland/Brody McCluer/Gavin Baxter); 2. Allen East (Cam Smith/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger/Dominic Burkett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Allen East (Ethan Hershberger/Dominic Burkett/Deacon Jones/Jacob Jordan)
Shot Put: 2. Jackson Werling, Allen East
Discus: 1. Jackson Werling, Allen East
High Jump: 1. Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 2. Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove; 3. Johnathan Palomares, Delphos Jefferson
Pole Vault: 4. Conner Amstutz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove; 2. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 138, 9. Delphos Jefferson 25.5, 17. Lima Central Catholic 0
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 3. Paige Schwinnen, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Kyah Kimmett, Delphos Jefferson
200 Meters: 4. Jade Roeder, Columbus Grove
800 Meters: 2. Liv Mayberry, Columbus Grove; 3. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
1600 Meters: 2. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove; 3. Lily Montgomery, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: 2. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
100m Hurdles: 2. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove; 4. Brynn Calvelage, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: 1. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove
4×100 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Brynn Halker/Kendal Palte/Allison Thompson/Jade Roeder); 3. Delphos Jefferson (Brynn Coil/Paige Schwinnen/Nepthalie Miller/Kyah Kimmett)
4×200 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte)
4×400 Relay: 3. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Kendal Palte/Liv Mayberry)
4×800 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Liv Mayberry/Devanie Pingle/Lily Montgomery/Sarah Kamphaus)
Shot Put: 1. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove; 4. Ella Schroeder, Columbus Grove
Discus: 2. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 2. Mya Verhoff, Columbus Grove
5/22 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division VII Sectional Championship at New Knoxville
Delphos Jefferson 11 New Knoxville 4
5/20 Baseball Scores
North Baltimore at Bluffton (ppd)
Columbus Grove 12 McComb 3
Delphos Jefferson 7 Pandora-Gilboa 2
Delphos St. John’s 10 Lincolnview 1
5/20 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division V District Semifinal at Napoleon
Archbold 8 Delphos Jefferson 0
Division VI District Semifinal at Bath
Allen East vs. Columbus Grove (ppd to 5/21)
5/19 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division V District Semifinal at Napoleon
Delphos Jefferson vs. Archbold (ppd to 5/20)
Division VI District Semifinal at Wapakoneta
Lincolnview 5 Coldwater 1
Division VI District Semifinal at Bath
Allen East vs. Columbus Grove (ppd to 5/20)
2026 NWC Baseball All-Conference Teams
NWC Player of the Year: Chayse Overholt – Senior – Lincolnview
NWC Coach of the Year: Eric Fishpaw – Lincolnview
1st Team
Chayse Overholt – Sr – Lincolnview
Jackson Thompson – Sr – Allen East
Brady Malcom – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Holden Price – Sr – Lincolnview
Brady Basinger – Jr – Columbus Grove
Ethan Hershberger – Jr – Allen East
Zaine Cereghin – Jr – Crestview
Gage Sautter – Jr – Columbus Grove
Gavin Comer – So – Spencerville
Jude Stemen – So – Spencerville
Nathan Speicher – Jr – Lima Central Catholic
2nd Team
Luke Sawmiller – So – Crestview
Caleb Lybarger – Jr – Allen East
JJ Schnieders – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Jacob Ricker – Sr – Columbus Grove
Gavin Evans – Sr – Lincolnview
Owen Heckler – Sr – Crestview
Seth Brant – Jr – Lincolnview
Jackson Ingledue – Sr – Lincolnview
Dean Trentman – Jr – Delphos Jefferson
Brady Brooks – Sr – Allen East
Honorable Mention
Alex Meyer – So – Columbus Grove
Grant Zielke – Sr – Lincolnview
Luke Rode – Sr – Delphos Jefferson
Jacob Williams – Jr – Allen East
William Hoover – So – Bluffton
Grady Smith – Sr – Spencerville
Caden Falke – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Levi Clum – Sr – Allen East
Isaac Rostorfer – Sr – Delphos Jefferson
Drew Baumgartner – So – Spencerville
Josh Young – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Travis Stanley – Jr – Allen East
Huxley Grose – Sr – Crestview
2026 NWC Softball All-Conference Teams
NWC Player of the Year: Lainey Spear – Senior – Lincolnview
NWC Coach of the Year: Eric Schwab – Lincolnview
1st Team
Lainey Spear – Sr – Lincolnview
Ila Hughes – So – Lincolnview
Carolyn Mueller – Sr – Delphos Jefferson
Dakota Thornell – Sr – Crestview
Erianne Heffner – Sr – Columbus Grove
Harper Friesner – So – Allen East
Emme Stevens – Fr – Lincolnview
Corie Schnieders – Fr – Lima Central Catholic
Elise Litsey – Jr – Spencerville
Macy Schaadt – Sr – Bluffton
Peyton Worcester – So – Bluffton
Ansley Schwab – Fr – Lincolnview
2nd Team
Claire Brinkman – Jr – Delphos Jefferson
Kaci Gregory – Jr – Crestview
Dakota Dunn – Sr – Columbus Grove
Bronwyn Schaefer – Sr – Allen East
Sondra Clum – Sr – Allen East
Hailey Hittle – Sr – Spencerville
Violet Dirr – Sr – Crestview
Greta Myers – Jr – Bluffton
Bella Hire – Fr – Lincolnview
Carolina Kill – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Honorable Mention
Ky Eberle – Jr – Delphos Jefferson
Avery Hoaglin – Fr – Lincolnview
Gabriella King – Jr – Spencerville
Kassidy Hammons – Jr – Lincolnview
Sophia Hurley – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Madie Miller – Jr – Allen East
Alexis Post – So – Spencerville
Karleigh Davis – Sr – Bluffton
Courtney VanMeter – Sr – Lima Central Catholic
Lauren Wireman – Jr – Allen East
Audrey Violet – Sr – Delphos Jefferson
Alli Thatcher – Jr – Crestview
Gianna Lee – Jr – Delphos Jefferson
Kylie Williams – Jr – Crestview
5/15 Baseball Scores
Allen East 11 Pandora-Gilboa 0, 5 inn.
Bluffton 10 Cory-Rawson 0, 5 inn.
Columbus Grove 2 Leipsic 0
Delphos Jefferson 10 Continental 5
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lincolnview 1
Celina 6 Spencerville 0
2026 NWC Track & Field Championships
2026 NWC Track & Field Championships at Spencerville
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 164, 2. Bluffton 128, 3. Allen East 106, 4. Crestview 92, 5. Spencerville 68, 6. Lincolnview 48, 7. Delphos Jefferson 36, 8. Lima Central Catholic 14
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 202, 2. Bluffton 140, 3. Lincolnview 98, 4. Spencerville 97, 5. Crestview 53, 6. Delphos Jefferson 37, 7. Allen East 11, 8. Lima Central Catholic 8
NWC Individual Champions:
Boys
100 Meters: Kain Wright, Bluffton
200 Meters: Kain Wright, Bluffton
400 Meters: Kain Wright, Bluffton
800 Meters: Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove
1600 Meters: Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: Lincoln Smith, Crestview
110m Hurdles: Dominic Burkett, Allen East
300m Hurdles: Dominic Burkett, Allen East
4×100 Relay: Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Brentyn Rodriguez/Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman)
4×200 Relay: Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Hayden Perrott/Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman)
4×400 Relay: Crestview (Brentyn Rodriguez/Kale Vining/Braxton Leeth/Hayden Perrott)
4×800 Relay: Columbus Grove (Caiden Squillante/Aidan Vogt/Braylon Best/Zack Bryan)
Shot Put: Jackson Werling, Allen East
Discus: Jackson Werling, Allen East
High Jump: Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: Steven Emerick, Allen East
Long Jump: Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
100 Meters: Audra McMichael, Spencerville
200 Meters: Audra McMichael, Spencerville
400 Meters: Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meters: Liv Mayberry, Columbus Grove
1600 Meters: Nora Matthews, Bluffton
3200 Meters: Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100m Hurdles: Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove
4×100 Relay: Spencerville (Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann/Lenna Smith/Audra McMichael)
4×200 Relay: Columbus Grove (Brynn Calvelage/Liv Mayberry/Lydia Sarka/Devanie Pingle)
4×400 Relay: Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Kendal Palte/Liv Mayberry)
4×800 Relay: Columbus Grove (Devanie Pingle/Lily Montgomery/Lia Witteborg/Liv Mayberry)
Shot Put: Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove
Discus: Aleah Schafer, Columbus Grove
High Jump: Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: Mya Verhoff, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Joey-Kate Carey, Lincolnview
5/14 Baseball Scores
Allen East 12 Arcadia 0, 5 inn.
Liberty-Benton 19 Bluffton 2, 5 inn.
Columbus Grove 10 Ada 0, 5 inn.
Crestview 11 Shawnee 1, 6 inn.
Delphos Jefferson 13 Upper Scioto Valley 3, 5 inn.
St. Henry 15 Lima Central Catholic 1, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 2 Minster 0
Spencerville 4 Fort Jennings 3, 8 inn.
5/13 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division V Sectional Championship at Evergreen
Delphos Jefferson 13 Evergreen 5
Division V Sectional Championship at Swanton
Swanton 12 Bluffton 1, 5 inn.
5/11 NWC Baseball Scores
Spencerville 4 Bluffton 3
Non-Conference:
Minster 21 Crestview 9, 5 inn.
Delphos Jefferson 7 New Knoxville 3
Celina 11 Lima Central Catholic 0, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 3 Elida 2