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
9/28 NWC Football Scores
Columbus Grove 56 Ada 7
Allen East 35 Bluffton 7
Crestview 50 Spencerville 49
2018 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Crestview 20.6
Team Rushing: Spencerville 365.6
Team Passing: Allen East 249.8
Team Total Offense: Crestview 433.0
Scoring Offense: Crestview 41.0
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Spencerville 7.8
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 62.8
Team Passing Defense: Allen East 99.6
Total Team Defense: Spencerville 197.8
Scoring Defense: Spencerville 19.6
Penalty Yards: Allen East 115
Turnover Ratio: Delphos Jefferson +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Passing Yards: Tyler Clum, Allen East 1249 yards (249.8/game)
Passing Efficiency (min. 50 attempts): Drew Kline, Crestview 176.07
Passing TD’s: Tyler Clum, Allen East 14
Rushing Yards: Drew Kline, Crestview 575 yards (115.0/game)
Rushing TD’s: Cannon Johnson, Spencerville 9
Rushing Yards per Carry (min. 50 attempts): Cannon Johnson, Spencerville 9.3
Receiving Yards: Cole Fletcher, Allen East 548 yards (109.6/game)
Receptions: Hunter Kesler, Paulding 30 receptions (6.0/game)
Receiving Yards per Reception (min. 10 receptions): Cole Fletcher, Allen East 26.1
Receiving TD’s: Wade Sheets, Crestview 6
Scoring: Cannon Johnson, Spencerville 60 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 4
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Jacob Eblin, Paulding 37.1
Kickoff Returns: Phil Coulson, Ada 196 yards
Punt Returns: Trevor Taylor, Columbus Grove 95 yards
9/27 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Country Acres
(District Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 4 individuals not on a qualifying team)
6. Paulding 357
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Complete Individual Results | Complete Team Results | Results
Division III Sectional at Colonial
(District Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team)
1. Spencerville 318 (Alex Gallman 84, Gavin Harmon 78, Ethan Harmon 73, Drake Mertz 83, Evan Core 113); 5. Lincolnview 339; 7. Delphos Jefferson 355;
Individual District Qualifiers: 8. Ryan Moody, Lincolnview 80
Complete Individual Results | Complete Team Results | Results
Division III Sectional at Eagle Rock
(District Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team)
13. Crestview 446
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Complete Individual Results | Complete Team Results | Results
Division III Sectional at Sycamore Springs
(District Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team)
3. Columbus Grove* 352 (Jacob Oglesbee 81, Owen Macke 85, Zac Roberts 89, Austin Macke 97, Gabe Verhoff 100); 6. Allen East 366; 8. Bluffton 379; 12. Ada 409
Individual District Qualifiers: 12. Carter Frey, Allen East 87
Complete Individual Results | Complete Team Results | Results
9/27 NWC Volleyball Scores
Paulding 3 Ada 2
Allen East at Spencerville
Columbus Grove 3 Bluffton 0
Lincolnview 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Crestview 3 Lima Central Catholic 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5
The 1st weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 3 NWC schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division V, Region 18
23. Paulding
Division VI, Region 22
6. Columbus Grove, 17. Ada, 19. Allen East, 22. Bluffton
Division VI, Region 24
6. Spencerville, 25. Delphos Jefferson
Division VII, Region 28
3. Crestview
9/25 NWC Volleyball Scores
Crestview 3 Ada 0
Lincolnview 3 Allen East 0
Bluffton 3 Spencerville 0
Paulding 3 Delphos Jefferson 1
Non-Conference:
Columbus Grove 3 Lima Central Catholic 0
9/24 Boys Golf Scores
PCL Championships at Pike Run GC (6 teams)
3. Columbus Grove 360
9/24 Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Kenton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Shawnee 1
Crestview 3 Van Wert 1
Delphos Jefferson 3 Temple Christian 0
Lincolnview 3 Delphos St. John’s 0
Paulding 3 Delta 1
Spencerville 3 Perry 2
9/22 Volleyball Scores
Tri-Match at McComb
Columbus Grove 2 McComb 1
Columbus Grove 2 Patrick Henry 0
Minster Invitational
Ada
9/21 NWC Football Scores
Spencerville 69 Ada 16
Allen East 50 Delphos Jefferson 6
Paulding 28 Bluffton 17
Columbus Grove 33 Crestview 20
2018 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 4
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Crestview 21.8
Team Rushing: Spencerville 343.3
Team Passing: Allen East 267.0
Team Total Offense: Crestview 447.8
Scoring Offense: Crestview 46.3
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Spencerville 8.8
Team Rushing Defense: Crestview 78.5
Team Passing Defense: Delphos Jefferson 86.5
Total Team Defense: Ada 239.5
Scoring Defense: Spencerville 20.5
Penalty Yards: Allen East 75
Turnover Ratio: Crestview & Delphos Jefferson +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Passing Yards: Tyler Clum, Allen East 1068 yards (267.0/game)
Passing Efficiency (min. 40 attempts): Drew Kline, Crestview 209.40
Passing TD’s: Tyler Clum, Allen East 10
Rushing Yards: Cannon Johnson, Spencerville 506 yards (126.5/game)
Rushing TD’s: Brody Brecht, Crestview 7
Rushing Yards per Carry (min. 40 attempts): Cannon Johnson, Spencerville 9.4
Receiving Yards: Cole Fletcher, Allen East 484 yards (121.0/game)
Receptions: Hunter Kesler, Paulding 26 receptions (6.5/game)
Receiving Yards per Reception (min. 10 receptions): Cole Fletcher, Allen East 28.5
Receiving TD’s: Wade Sheets, Crestview 6
Scoring: Wade Sheets, Crestview 44 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 3
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Jacob Eblin, Paulding 36.6
Kickoff Returns: Hunter Kesler, Paulding 155 yards
Punt Returns: Brayden McClure, Delphos Jefferson & Drew Armstead, Spencerville 64 yards
2018 NWC Boys Golf Tournament
Spencerville won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at the Auglaize Golf Club in Defiance on Thursday with a team total score of 315. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2018 conference golf championship for the Bearcats.
Paulding (343) edged out Lincolnview (344) by one shot for the runner-up finish in the tournament. Other tournament team totals were: Bluffton (353), Delphos Jefferson (356), Columbus Grove (357), Allen East (373), Crestview (409), Ada (409).
Ethan Harmon, Spencerville junior, was the tournament medalist with a score of 74. Runner-up medalist honors were earned by Gavin Harmon (Spencerville), Logan Gallmeier, (Delphos Jefferson), and Reece Farmer (Lincolnview) as all finished with scores of 78.
2018 NWC Boys Golf Tournament at Auglaize Country Club
1. Spencerville 315 (9), 2. Paulding 343 (8), 3. Lincolnview 344 (7), 4. Bluffton 353 (6), 5. Delphos Jefferson 356 (5), 6. Columbus Grove 357 (4), 7. Allen East 373 (3), 8. Crestview 409 (2), 9. Ada 409 (1)
NWC Tournament Medalist: Ethan Harmon, Spencerville 74
Team Results:
Ada 409
Ethan Hull 91, Brevin Sizemore 97, Austin Amburgey 106, Rob Allison 115, Kamron Wilkerson 132
Allen East 373
Carter Frey 88, Garrett Newland 93, Zach Miller 94, Nick Phillips 98, Brady Harris 104, Luke Dear 112
Bluffton 353
Kenny Lovett 83, Cole Koenig 84, Drew Wilson 90, Jare Piercefield 96, Micah Minnig 100, Jordan Siefer 103
Columbus Grove 357
Jacob Oglesbee 86, Owen Macke 87, Zac Roberts 92, Gabe Verhoff 92, Austin Macke 93, Kurt Griffith 100
Crestview 409
Colton Lautzenheiser 97, Will Sharpe 99, Evan Scarlett 104, Dillon Underwood 109, Scott Bowman 112, Olivia Skelton 122
Delphos Jefferson 356
Logan Gallmeier 78, Braxton Scalf 89, Matt Schroeder 93, Brady Johnston 96, John Pseekos 106, Darius Shurelds 106
Lincolnview 344
Reece Farmer 78, Ryan Moody 81, Landon Price 91, Braden Evans 94, Jaden Youtsey 95, Zane Miller 106
Paulding 343
Hunter Kauser 84, Kolson Egnor 85, Fletcher Cook 87, Chad Carper 87, Cole Heller 91, Hailey Hartzell 104
Spencerville 315
Ethan Harmon 74, Gavin Harmon 78, Alex Gallman 81, Drake Mertz 82, Evan Core 118
2018 NWC Boys Golf Final Standings
1. Spencerville 18, 2. Paulding 15, 2. Lincolnview 15, 4. Bluffton 12, 5. Columbus Grove 9, 6. Delphos Jefferson 8, 7. Allen East 7, 8. Ada 3, 8. Crestview 3
Spencerville Boys Golf – 2018 NWC Tournament & Overall NWC Champions
9/20 NWC Volleyball Scores
Paulding 3 Allen East 0
Lincolnview 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Spencerville 0
Crestview 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 3 Ada 1
9/18 NWC Boys Golf Scores
NWC Duals at Bluffton Golf Club
Paulding 175, Bluffton 182
Bluffton 182, Ada 196
Paulding 175, Ada 196
Non-Conference:
Dual at Hickory Sticks GC
Celina 208, Crestview 217
Tri-Match at Shawnee CC
Spencerville 166, Shawnee 173, Lima Central Catholic 196
Tri-Match at Country Acres GC
Miller City 181, Columbus Grove 186, Leipsic 198
9/18 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Crestview 3 Allen East 1
Paulding 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Lincolnview 1
Non-Conference:
Spencerville at Lima Central Catholic