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
10/4 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Paulding at Columbus Grove
Non-Conference:
Bluffton 2 Cory-Rawson 0
Botkins 1 Spencerville 0
10/4 NWC Volleyball Scores
Lincolnview 3 Ada 1
Columbus Grove 3 Allen East 1
Crestview 3 Paulding 1
Delphos Jefferson 3 Spencerville 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bluffton 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 6
The 2nd weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 2 NWC schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division V, Region 18
23. Paulding
Division VI, Region 22
2. Columbus Grove, 17. Allen East, 21. Ada, 24. Bluffton
Division VI, Region 24
9. Spencerville, 26. Delphos Jefferson
Division VII, Region 28
3. Crestview
10/2 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Spencerville 0
Allen East 3 Bluffton 1
Columbus Grove 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Crestview 3 Lincolnview 2
Columbus Grove & Lincolnview are ranked in the 5th Weekly OATCCC State Coaches Cross Country Poll.
Columbus Grove is ranked 7th and Lincolnview is ranked 14th in Division III in the 5th weekly OATCCC State Coaches Boys Cross Country Poll.
Complete DIII OATCCC State Coaches Boys Cross Country Poll
Columbus Grove is ranked 7th and Lincolnview is ranked 17th in Division III in the 5th weekly OATCCC State Coaches Girls Cross Country Poll.
2018 NWC Boys Golf All-Conference Teams
The NWC also presented its All-Conference Awards for 2018. The coaches voted Mike Harmon of Spencerville as Coach of the Year. Junior Gavin Harmon of Spencerville earned Golfer of the Year honors by virtue of points earned during each regular season match and the season-ending tournament.
First Team
Gavin Harmon, Spencerville
Ethan Harmon, Spencerville
Logan Gallmeier, Delphos Jefferson
Ryan Moody, Lincolnview
Reece Farmer, Lincolnview
Jacob Oglesbee, Columbus Grove
Braxton Scalf, Delphos Jefferson
Second Team
Alex Gallman, Spencerville
Carter Frey, Allen East
Cole Koenig, Bluffton
Kolson Egnor, Paulding
Fletcher Cook, Paulding
Drake Mertz, Spencerville
Honorable Mention
Drew Wilson, Bluffton
Kenny Lovett, Bluffton
Hunter Kauser, Paulding
Colton Lautzenheiser, Crestview
Braden Evans, Lincolnview
Jaden Youtsey, Lincolnview
Owen Macke, Columbus Grove
Nick Phillips, Allen East
Zach Miller, Allen East
Cole Heller, Paulding
Chad Carper, Paulding
Ethan Hull, Ada
10/1 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Ada at Columbus Grove
9/29 Cross Country Results
Best in the West Invitational
Boys (18 teams)
1. Columbus Grove 62, 15. Spencerville 445
Complete Results
Girls (14 teams)
1. Columbus Grove 52, 9. Spencerville 246
Complete Results
Kalida Invitational
Boys (17 teams)
1. Lincolnview 32, 4. Crestview 139, 9. Bluffton 271, 15. Paulding 321, 16. Ada 371, 17. Allen East 400
Complete Results
Girls (10 teams)
2. Lincolnview 56, 3. Crestview 93, 8. Paulding 199, Ada NTS, Bluffton NTS
Complete Results
9/29 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Delphos Jefferson 4 Columbus Grove 1
Non-Conference:
Ashland Crestview 2 Allen East 1
Kalida 2 Bluffton 0
Van Wert 0 Crestview 0
Defiance 7 Paulding 0
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