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
2/21 Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 48 Arlington 39
Lima Central Catholic 56 Spencerville 48
2/18 Boys Basketball Scores
Temple Christian 63 Ada 39
Allen East 68 Waynesfield-Goshen 53
Bluffton 54 Kenton 47, OT
Columbus Grove 61 Miller City 58
Crestview 60 New Knoxville 51
Delphos Jefferson 57 Elida 43
Paulding 56 Bryan 55
Spencerville 46 New Bremen 33
2/18 Girls Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 66 Pandora-Gilboa 33
2/17 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Lincolnview 68 Ada 39
Crestview 72 Allen East 55
Columbus Grove 42 Bluffton 39
Spencerville 49 Delphos Jefferson 46, OT
Spencerville Bearcats Boys Basketball – 2017 NWC Champions
2/16 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Lincolnview 56 Ada 52
Crestview 55 Allen East 24
Columbus Grove 69 Bluffton 24
Delphos Jefferson 77 Spencerville 49
Columbus Grove Girls Basketball – 2017 NWC Champions
Columbus Grove is ranked in the final weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2017.
Columbus Grove is ranked 5th in Division III in the final weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2017.
2/13 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 67 Allen East 22
Non-Conference:
Crestview 60 Wayne Trace 47
Delphos Jefferson 63 Fort Jennings 51
2/11 Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton 65 Miller City 52
Columbus Grove 71 Arlington 44
Hicksville 40 Lincolnview 37
Spencerville 62 Perry 34
2/10 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Bluffton 57 Ada 45
Columbus Grove 48 Allen East 46
Spencerville 43 Crestview 41
Delphos Jefferson 51 Paulding 36
2/9 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton 69 Ada 41
Columbus Grove at Allen East (ppd to 2/13)
Spencerville 49 Crestview 40
Delphos Jefferson 64 Paulding 45
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 64 Lincolnview 58
Columbus Grove is ranked in the fifth weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2017.
Columbus Grove is ranked 6th in Division III in the fifth weekly Associated Press girls basketball state poll of 2017.
2/7 Boys Basketball Scores
Pandora-Gilboa 48 Columbus Grove 31
Fort Jennings 80 Delphos Jefferson 71
Temple Christian 68 Lincolnview 60
Hicksville 61 Paulding 56
2/4 Boys Basketball Scores
Ada 58 Hardin Northern 55
Fort Jennings 74 Allen East 60
Pandora-Gilboa 46 Bluffton 37
Continental 48 Columbus Grove 44
Crestview 50 Hicksville 46
Delphos Jefferson 48 Arlington 41
Delphos St. John’s 59 Lincolnview 41
2/4 Girls Basketball Scores
Elida at Columbus Grove (ppd)
Paulding 52 Continental 43
2017 NWC Wrestling Championship
Allen East scored a total of 209 points to take the 2017 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Spencerville High School. Last year’s champion Delphos Jefferson finished second in the tournament with 206 points while Bluffton took third at 155.5 points. Allen East’s title was their sixth overall NWC wrestling championship having last won the league title in 2011.
Ada junior Chase Sumner (138) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC in a vote by the coaches. Mike Abbey of Allen East was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Repeat winners from last year included Chase Sumner (Ada-138), Andrew Foust (DJ-120), Luke Brown (AE-145), Cole Wilson (BL-152) and Deandre Nasser (BL-195). Allen East and Bluffton led the way with 4 individual champions while Delphos Jefferson had 3 individual champions in the tournament.
Brackets | Complete Results | Placers | Special Awards
2017 NWC Wrestling Championship Team Standings
1. Allen East 209, 2. Delphos Jefferson 206, 3. Bluffton 155.5, 4. Ada 134.5, 5. Columbus Grove 105, 6. Paulding 77, 7. Spencerville 73, 8. Lincolnview 45.5
Junior High
1. Allen East 212.5, 2. Columbus Grove 184, 3. Bluffton 163, 4. Spencerville 121, 5. Lincolnview 24, 6. Delphos Jefferson 18
NWC Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — Chase Caprella – Freshman – Allen East
113 — Preston Brubaker – Senior – Columbus Grove
120 — Andrew Foust – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
126 — Ryder Romick – Junior – Bluffton
132 — Schuyler Caprella – Senior – Allen East
138 — Chase Sumner – Junior – Ada
145 — Luke Brown – Junior – Allen East
152 — Cole Wilson – Senior – Bluffton
160 — Austin Mault – Senior – Bluffton
170 — David Grant – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
182 — Enoch Jones – Junior – Columbus Grove
195 — Deandre Nasser – Sophomore – Bluffton
220 — Spencer Wannemacher – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
285 — Brennan Davies – Freshman – Allen East