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
10/2 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Ada 4 Lincolnview 3
Bluffton 2 Spencerville 1
Non-Conference:
Liberty-Benton 5 Allen East 0
Lima Senior at Columbus Grove
2017 NWC Boys Golf All-Conference Teams
NWC Golfer of the Year: Aaron Belcher, Bluffton
NWC Coach of the Year: Mike Harmon, Spencerville
First Team
Aaron Belcher, Bluffton
Ethan Harmon, Spencerville
Grant Whitley, Allen East
Gavin Harmon, Spencerville
Jacob Oglesbee, Columbus Grove
Logan Gallmeier, Delphos Jefferson
Cade McGarvey, Paulding
Second Team
Ryan Moody, Lincolnview
Reece Farmer, Lincolnview
Cole Heller, Paulding
Drake Mertz, Spencerville
Nick Phillips, Allen East
Zach Roberts, Columbus Grove
Honorable Mention
Caden Hurless, Crestview
Fletcher Cook, Paulding
Braxton Scalf, Delphos Jefferson
Colton Lautzenheiser, Crestview
Cole Fruchey, Bluffton
Braeden Evans, Lincolnview
Braeden Edwards, Bluffton
Owen Macke, Columbus Grove
Kolson Egnor, Paulding
Jaden Youtsey, Lincolnview
Brett Schumm, Crestview
Alex Gallman, Spencerville
9/29 NWC Football Scores
Ada 37 Columbus Grove 0
Bluffton 28 Allen East 14
Spencerville 49 Crestview 34
Delphos Jefferson 43 Paulding 14
2017 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Crestview 16.8
Team Rushing: Spencerville 300.4
Team Passing: Ada 249.2
Team Total Offense: Crestview 346.4
Scoring Offense: Crestview 38.8
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 9.2
Team Rushing Defense: Spencerville 86.0
Team Passing Defense: Allen East 70.0
Total Team Defense: Spencerville 258.6
Scoring Defense: Crestview 22.4
Penalty Yards: Allen East 29.0
Turnover Ratio: Ada +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 145.0
Rushing TD’s: Kaleb Jefferson, Bluffton 8
Rushing Yards per Carry (min. 30 attempts): Kaleb Jefferson, Bluffton 8.7
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 237.8
Passing Efficiency (min. 30 attempts): Tyler Bratton, Delphos Jefferson 156.1
Receiving Yards: Chase Sumner, Ada 120.4
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 8.4
Receiving Yards per Reception (min. 10 receptions): Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 19.7
Receiving TD’s: Chase Sumner, Ada 7
Scoring: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 68 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 7
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Seth Schwartz, Spencerville 36.6
Kickoff Returns: Jacob Treglia, Allen East 224 yards
Punt Returns: Charles Stefanek, Crestview 98 yards
9/28 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Country Acres
3 teams and 4 individuals qualify to District
6. Paulding 359
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division III Sectional at Colonial
3 teams and 3 individuals qualify to District
1. Spencerville 332 (Ethan Harmon 77, Gavin Harmon 81, Drake Mertz 94, Alex Gallman 87, Collin Davis 87), 6. Lincolnview 358, 14. Delphos Jefferson 401
Individual District Qualifiers: Reece Farmer, Lincolnview 82
Complete Results
Division III Sectional at Eagle Rock
3 teams and 3 individuals qualify to District
11. Crestview 390
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division III Sectional at Sycamore Springs
3 teams and 3 individuals qualify to District
4. Bluffton 364, 5. Allen East 376, 7. Columbus Grove 384, 13. Ada 478
Individual District Qualifiers: Aaron Belcher, Bluffton 75
Complete Results
9/28 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Paulding 0
Allen East 3 Spencerville 0
Columbus Grove 3 Bluffton 0
Lincolnview 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Crestview 3 Lima Central Catholic 0
9/26 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Fox’s Den
3 teams and 3 individuals advance to District
5. Bluffton 405, 6. Lincolnview 406, 7. Allen East 442, 10. Delphos Jefferson 482, Crestview NTS
Individual District Qualifiers: Alivia Koenig, Bluffton 81
Complete Results
Division II Sectional at Country Acres
3 teams and 3 individuals advance to District
Columbus Grove NTS, Paulding NTS
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
9/26 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Crestview 2
Allen East 3 Lincolnview 0
Bluffton 3 Spencerville 0
Paulding 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Columbus Grove 3 Lima Central Catholic 1
9/25 Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Columbus Grove 2
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
Delphos Jefferson 3 Temple Christian 1
Delphos St. John’s 3 Lincolnview 0
Paulding 3 Delta 1
Perry 3 Spencerville 0
9/22 NWC Football Scores
Spencerville 21 Ada 17
Delphos Jefferson 41 Allen East 32
Bluffton 42 Paulding 14
Crestview 36 Columbus Grove 13
2017 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 4
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Crestview 18.0
Team Rushing: Spencerville 309.0
Team Passing: Ada 248.8
Team Total Offense: Crestview 362.5
Scoring Offense: Crestview 39.5
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 8.3
Team Rushing Defense: Delphos Jefferson 108.0
Team Passing Defense: Allen East 70.8
Total Team Defense: Bluffton 263.8
Scoring Defense: Columbus Grove 20.8
Penalty Yards: Allen East 32.5
Turnover Ratio: Ada +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 121.0
Rushing TD’s: Kaleb Jefferson, Bluffton 6
Rushing Yards per Carry (min. 20 attempts): Aaron Everhart, Ada 10.7
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 241.0
Passing Efficiency (min. 20 attempts): Tyler Bratton, Delphos Jefferson 172.4
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 13
Receiving Yards: Chase Sumner, Ada 125.0
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 9.0
Receiving Yards per Reception (min. 10 receptions): Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 18.2
Receiving TD’s: Chase Sumner, Ada 6
Scoring: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 48 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 7
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 5 attempts): Seth Schwartz, Spencerville 37.8
Kickoff Returns: Gavin Conrad, Bluffton 185 yards
Punt Returns: Charles Stefanek, Crestview 61 yards
9/21 NWC Volleyball Scores
Allen East 3 Paulding 2
Lincolnview 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Spencerville 0
Crestview 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Ada at Lima Central Catholic
2017 NWC Boys Golf Championships
Spencerville won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at the Delphos Country Club in Delphos on Wednesday. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2017 conference golf championship for the Bearcats.
The Bearcats had a team total 341 to defeat tournament runner-up Lincolnview (353) by 8 strokes. Other tournament team totals were: Paulding (362), Bluffton (373), Allen East (375), Columbus Grove (383), Crestview (384), Delphos Jefferson (416), Ada (469).
Bluffton senior, Aaron Belcher, was the tournament medalist with a score of 73. Second and third place medalist honors were earned by Spencerville sophomores Ethan Harmon (82) and Gavin Harmon (83) respectively.
Following today’s play, the tournament finish for each school was combined with their regular season finish to determine the final golf standings for the NWC for 2017. Spencerville won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 18 points. Paulding took second place in the conference with 14.5 points. Lincolnview had the third-place finish with a total of 14 points. The other schools’ order of conference finish was Bluffton (13.5), Allen East (8.5), Crestview (8), Columbus Grove (6), Delphos Jefferson (5.5), Ada (2).
Complete 2017 NWC Golf Championships Results
Spencerville Bearcats – 2017 NWC Champions
9/19 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Allen East at Crestview
Allen East at Lincolnview
Non-Conference:
Columbus Grove at Miller City
Columbus Grove vs. Leipsic
9/19 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Crestview 3 Allen East 1
Paulding 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Lincolnview 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 3 Spencerville 0