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
2016 NWC Cross Country Championships
Lincolnview won the boys’ championship and Columbus Grove won the girls’ title in the Northwest Conference cross country meet run Saturday morning in Columbus Grove. Crestview finished second in both races. Columbus Grove (boys) and Lincolnview (girls) took third place finishes. Junior High races were won by Columbus Grove (boys) and Crestview (girls).
Lincolnview’s Austin Elick ran the best individual time of 16:33 in winning the boys’ race and was voted by the coaches as NWC Male Runner of the Year. Boone Brubaker (CG; 16:49) finished second with Austin Conrad (SV, 17:05) completing the race as the third place finisher.
Crestview’s Ashley Bowen (18:55) defeated two-time champion Taylor Ellerbrock (19:41) of Columbus Grove in the girls’ race with a winning time of and was voted NWC Female Runner of the Year. Grove’s Alyssa Ellerbrock (20:01) finished out the top three.
Lincolnview’s Matt Langdon was voted by the coaches as the Boys’ Coach of the Year with the honors for Girls’ Coach of the Year going to Grove’s Jason Jay.
Boys
1. Lincolnview 35, 2. Crestview 65, 3. Columbus Grove 68, 4. Paulding 82, 5. Spencerville 128, 6. Bluffton 188, 7. Ada 195, 8. Allen East 207
Complete Results
NWC Individual Champion: Austin Elick, Lincolnview
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 22, 2. Crestview 60, 3. Lincolnview 64, 4. Ada 107, 5. Paulding 116, 6. Spencerville NTS, 6. Bluffton NTS
Complete Results
NWC Individual Champion: Ashley Bowen, Crestview
10/15 Volleyball Scores
Cory-Rawson at Bluffton
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Columbus Grove 0
Crestview 3 Hicksville 1
10/14 NWC Football Scores
Ada 38 Bluffton 14
Allen East 41 Columbus Grove 7
Delphos Jefferson 20 Crestview 12
Spencerville 52 Paulding 18
2016 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 7
The fourth weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 5 NWC schools are ranked in the top 8 in their regions.
Division V Region 18
23. Paulding
Division VI Region 22
14. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 24
2. Delphos Jefferson, 4. Spencerville, 6. Allen East, 19. Bluffton
Division VII Region 26
2. Crestview
Division VII Region 28
5. Ada
2016 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 7
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Delphos Jefferson 20.4
Team Rushing: Spencerville 330.7
Team Passing: Ada 302.3
Team Total Offense: Delphos Jefferson 406.1
Scoring Offense: Crestview 35.9
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 10.0
Team Rushing Defense: Crestview 100.9
Team Passing Defense: Bluffton 89.4
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 202.9
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 10.4
Turnover Ratio: Delphos Jefferson +7
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Hunter Binkley, Delphos Jefferson 170.9
Rushing TD’s: Drew Kline, Crestview 15
Rushing Yards per Carry: Calvin Wilson, Spencerville 9.7
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 302.4
Passing Efficiency: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson 227.9
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 24
Receiving Yards: Chase Sumner, Ada 111.9
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 8.9
Receiving TD’s: Chase Sumner, Ada 9
Scoring: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East 102 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson, Cody Dickson, Spencerville, Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson & Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 4
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Spencer Miller, Allen East 38.5
Kickoff Returns: Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 316 yards
Punt Returns: Chase Sumner, Ada 155 yards
10/11 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Columbus Grove 2
Allen East at Delphos Jefferson
Bluffton at Crestview
Lincolnview 3 Paulding 1
Non-Conference:
Spencerville at Lima Central Catholic
10/10 Volleyball Scores
Kalida 3 Columbus Grove 1
Wayne Trace 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
New Knoxville 3 Lincolnview 1
10/8 Volleyball Scores
Bluffton vs. Liberty-Benton
Bath 2 Bluffton 0
Pandora-Gilboa 3 Columbus Grove 2
10/7 NWC Football Scores
Ada 49 Paulding 20
Crestview 40 Allen East 9
Spencerville 42 Bluffton 14
Delphos Jefferson 41 Columbus Grove 0
2016 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 6
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Delphos Jefferson 21.0
Team Rushing: Spencerville 321.7
Team Passing: Ada 298.5
Team Total Offense: Delphos Jefferson 411.5
Scoring Offense: Allen East 36.5
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 9.8
Team Rushing Defense: Delphos Jefferson 106.8
Team Passing Defense: Bluffton 98.0
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 214.5
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 12.2
Turnover Ratio: Bluffton +6
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Hunter Binkley, Delphos Jefferson 161.8
Rushing TD’s: Drew Kline, Crestview 13
Rushing Yards per Carry: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East 9.8
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 298.7
Passing Efficiency: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson 232.5
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 20
Receiving Yards: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East 108.7
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 8.8
Receiving TD’s: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East & Chase Sumner, Ada 8
Scoring: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East 96 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson & Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 4
Fumble Recoveries: n/a
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 10 attempts): Preson Ingol, Paulding 38.7
Kickoff Returns: Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 299 yards
Punt Returns: Chase Sumner, Ada 127 yards
10/6 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada defeated Lincolnview
Crestview 3 Allen East 0
Columbus Grove 3 Bluffton 0
Delphos Jefferson at Spencerville
Non-Conference:
Paulding 3 Wayne Trace 0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-18)
10/4 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Allen East 2
Crestview 3 Spencerville 0
Paulding 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
10/1 Cross Country Results
Best in The West Invitational
Boys (16 teams)
5. Crestview 143, 12. Spencerville 323
Complete Results
Girls (8 teams)
4. Crestview 104
Complete Results
Wildcat Invitational
Boys (19 teams)
2. Columbus Grove 111, 4. Paulding 137, 14. Bluffton 417, 17. Ada 495
Complete Results
Girls (11 teams)
1. Columbus Grove 35, 9. Ada 249, 10. Paulding 264
Complete Results
10/1 Volleyball Scores
Columbus Grove 3 Continental 1
Patrick Henry 3 Bluffton 0
16th annual Fricker’s Lady Knight Volleyball Invitational
Round #1
Marion Local 2 Crestview 0 (25-20, 25-20)
Round #2
Celina 2 Crestview 0 (25-22, 25-12)
Round #3
Edison 2 Crestview 0 (25-18, 25-22)
Tri-Match at Cory-Rawson
Allen East at Cory-Rawson
Hardin Northern 2 Allen East 0
Tri-Match at Hicksville
Lincolnview 2 Wayne Trace 0
Lincolnview 2 Hicksville 0
9/30 NWC Football Scores
Ada 27 Crestview 26
Allen East 36 Paulding 6
Delphos Jefferson 33 Bluffton 3
Spencerville 35 Columbus Grove 7