Address: 201 W. Cross St., Columbus Grove, OH 45830
Principal: Brian Best | Office Phone: 419-659-2156
Athletic Director: Terry Schnipke | Office Phone: 419-659-4331 | Email
Columbus Grove NWC Championships
Baseball (7): 06, 90, 89, 88, 84, 82, 81
Boys Basketball (9): 25, 21, 20, 19, 11, 05, 86, 84, 83
Girls Basketball (8): 26, 25, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 02
Boys Cross Country (19): 24, 23, 21, 20, 19, 18, 14, 12, 11, 10, 04, 03, 01, 00, 99, 98, 95, 94, 92
Girls Cross Country (7): 25, 19, 18, 17, 16, 14, 99
Football (18): 25, 24, 23, 21, 20, 19, 18, 05, 03, 02, 99, 98, 97, 92, 68, 59, 52, 51
Golf (4): 94, 93, 90, 89
Girls Soccer (2): 24, 21
Boys Track (29): 26, 24, 23, 22, 21, 19, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 07, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 00, 95, 93, 72, 71, 69, 64, 63, 61, 60, 59, 58
Girls Track (20): 26, 25, 24, 23, 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 96, 93, 91
Volleyball (8): 18, 14, 13, 05, 03, 81, 80, 79
Wrestling (2): 24, 23
Columbus Grove State Appearances
State Championships
2025 Boys Track & Field Division V State Champions
2025 Girls Track & Field Division V State Champions
2025 Girls Basketball Division VI State Champions
2023 Boys Cross Country Division III State Champions
2003 Boys Track & Field Division III State Champions
2003 Football Division VI State Champions
State Runner-Up
2025 Boys Cross Country Division IV State Runner-Up
2023 Boys Track & Field Division III State Runner-Up
2021 Boys Basketball Division IV State Runner-Up
2007 Boys Track & Field Division III State Runner-Up
2006 Boys Basketball Division IV State Runner-Up
2002 Boys Track & Field Division III State Runner-Up
State Semifinalists
2025 Football Division VII State Semifinalist
2025 Girls Track & Field Division III 3rd Place
2024 Football Division VII State Semifinalist
2024 Girls Soccer Division V State Semifinalist
2023 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
2022 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
2020 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
2014 Football Division VII State Semifinalist
2005 Boys Track & Field Division III 3rd Place
2004 Boys Track & Field Division III 4th Place
2002 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
2001 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
News & Scores
8/13 NWC Boys Golf Scores
NWC Quad at Colonial GC
Allen East 170, Delphos Jefferson 202
Columbus Grove 164, Allen East 170
Allen East 170, Crestview 206
8/12 Boys Golf Scores
Tri-Match at Delphos CC
Ada 185, Fort Jennings 206, Delphos Jefferson 229
Woodmore Wildcat Invitational at Stone Ridge GC (19 teams)
4. Columbus Grove 323, 5. Lincolnview 324, 10. Allen East 336
8/7 Boys Golf Scores
Liberty-Benton Invitational at Sycamore Springs GC (11 teams)
5. Allen East 337, 9. Lima Central Catholic 359, 10. Bluffton 367
PCL Tournament #1 at Delphos CC (7 teams)
3. Columbus Grove 329
8/6 NWC Boys Golf Scores
NWC Dual Matches at Bluffton GC
Columbus Grove 156, Bluffton 176
Bluffton 176, Crestview 206
Edgerton Invitational at Suburban GC (12 teams)
1. Lincolnview 318, 11. Delphos Jefferson 420
8/5 Boys Golf Scores
Ken Schnipke Kalida Wildcat Invitational at Moose Landing CC (18 teams)
9. Columbus Grove 344
8/3 NWC Boys Golf Scores
NWC Quad Match at The Oaks GC
Columbus Grove 160, Lima Central Catholic 171
Lincolnview 161, Lima Central Catholic 171
Lima Central Catholic 171, Spencerville 243
Columbus Grove 160, Spencerville 243
Lincolnview 161, Spencerville 243
Ottoville Big Green Classic at Delphos CC (18 teams)
12. Allen East 362, 18. Delphos Jefferson 434
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
5/27 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division VI District Semifinal at Upper Scioto Valley
Marion Local 4 Columbus Grove 0
Division VI District Semifinal at Napoleon
Wayne Trace 7 Lincolnview 5, 9 inn.
5/26 Baseball Scores
Elida 10 Columbus Grove 0, 5 inn.
Kalida 6 Lincolnview 4
5/23 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division V Sectional Championship at Liberty-Benton
Liberty-Benton 18 Bluffton 0, 5 inn.
Division V Sectional Championship at BGSU
Spencerville 3 Eastwood 2
Division VI Sectional Championship at UNOH
Marion Local 12 Allen East 11
Division VI Sectional Championship at Columbus Grove
Columbus Grove 6 New Bremen 3
Division VI Sectional Championship at Defiance
Lincolnview 22 Northwood 0, 5 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship at Patrick Henry
Crestview vs. Patrick Henry (ppd to 5/25)
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 Softball Districts
Division VI District Championship at Bath
Minster 13 Columbus Grove 0
5/21 Baseball Scores
Allen East 4 Liberty-Benton 3
Paulding 12 Bluffton 2, 6 inn.
Columbus Grove 12 Pandora-Gilboa 2, 6 inn.
Coldwater 5 Lincolnview 0
5/21 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division VI District Semifinal at Bath
Columbus Grove 6 Allen East 5
Division VI District Championship at Wapakoneta
Lincolnview 3 Fairview 0