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 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 9
The sixth weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 5 NWC schools are ranked in the top 8 in their regions.
Division V Region 18
25. Paulding
Division VI Region 22
17. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 24
3. Delphos Jefferson, 4. Spencerville, 8. Allen East, 18. Bluffton
Division VII Region 26
4. Crestview
Division VII Region 28
6. Ada
2016 OHSAA Volleyball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Kalida District
Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Paulding
Division IV
Van Wert District
Crestview, Lincolnview, Spencerville
Ottawa District
Ada
10/22 OHSAA Cross Country Districts
Boys
Division III District at Findlay Owens Community College
(Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
10. Bluffton 242, 12. Ada 307
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division III District 1 at Ottawa Park, Ottawa
(Qualifiers: Top five teams and those individuals that finish in the top 20 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
1. Lincolnview 94, 5. Columbus Grove 154, 13. Spencerville 342, Allen East NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 5. Austin Conrad, Spencerville
Complete Results
Division III District 2 at Ottawa Park, Ottawa
(Qualifiers: Top five teams and those individuals that finish in the top 20 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
5. Crestview 142, 6. Paulding 151
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 11. Simeon Shepherd, Paulding; 16. Bailey Manz, Paulding
Complete Results
Girls
Division III District at Findlay Owens Community College
(Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
8. Ada 183, Bluffton NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 11. Sydney Hoff, Bluffton
Complete Results
Division III District 1 at Ottawa Park, Ottawa
(Qualifiers: Top five teams and those individuals that finish in the top 20 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
6. Lincolnview 174, 15. Paulding 397
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division III District 2 at Ottawa Park, Ottawa
(Qualifiers: Top five teams and those individuals that finish in the top 20 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.)
2. Columbus Grove 67, 5. Crestview 179, Spencerville NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
10/22 OHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Final at Coldwater
Coldwater 3 Bluffton 0 (25-7, 25-10, 25-15)
Division III Sectional Final at St. Henry
St. Henry 3 Columbus Grove 1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21)
10/21 NWC Football Scores
Delphos Jefferson 44 Ada 0
Spencerville 29 Allen East 14
Crestview 41 Bluffton 21
Columbus Grove 27 Paulding 22
2016 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 8
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Delphos Jefferson 19.9
Team Rushing: Spencerville 351.6
Team Passing: Ada 316.6
Team Total Offense: Spencerville 391.3
Scoring Offense: Spencerville 36.0
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 10.0
Team Rushing Defense: Crestview 117.5
Team Passing Defense: Ada 94.6
Total Team Defense: Delphos Jefferson 216.9
Scoring Defense: Delphos Jefferson 10.6
Turnover Ratio: Delphos Jefferson +9
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Hunter Binkley, Delphos Jefferson 169.9
Rushing TD’s: Drew Kline, Crestview & Calvin Wilson, Spencerville 16
Rushing Yards per Carry: Calvin Wilson, Spencerville 10.2
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 314.4
Passing Efficiency: Jace Stockwell, Delphos Jefferson 210.4
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 27
Receiving Yards: Chase Sumner, Ada 112.9
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 8.9
Receiving TD’s: Chase Sumner, Ada 10
Scoring: Caleb Smelcer, Allen East 108 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 38.8
Kickoff Returns: Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 408 yards
Punt Returns: Chase Sumner, Ada 155 yards
2016 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 8
The fifth weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 5 NWC schools are ranked in the top 8 in their regions.
Division V Region 18
25. Paulding
Division VI Region 22
17. Columbus Grove
Division VI Region 24
2. Delphos Jefferson, 4. Spencerville, 8. Allen East, 18. Bluffton
Division VII Region 26
4. Crestview
Division VII Region 28
3. Ada
10/19 OHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Final at Tinora
Tinora 3 Allen East 0 (25-13, 25-17, 27-25)
Division III Sectional Final at Liberty-Benton
Columbus Grove 3 Liberty-Benton 1 (25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 25-16)
Division III Sectional Final at Coldwater
Coldwater 3 Delphos Jefferson 0 (25-10, 25-7, 25-12)
Division III Sectional Final at Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry 3 Paulding 0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-12)
2016 NWC Volleyball All-Conference Teams
Ada junior Melina Woods was voted the 2016 Northwest Conference “Player of The Year” at a meeting of conference volleyball coaches in Delphos. Woods also earned Player of the Year honors as a sophomore in last year’s balloting. JaNahn Evans of Lincolnview was voted NWC Coach of the Year by her peers. Ada finished the year as conference champs with a perfect 8-0 record in league play.
First Team
Melina Woods – Junior – Ada
Katlyn Wendel – Senior – Lincolnview
Rylee Sybert – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Cassidy Posey – Junior – Paulding
Madisyn Gossard – Junior – Ada
Carlee McCluer – Junior – Columbus Grove
Lexi Gregory – Freshman – Crestview
Andie Schmutz – Senior – Bluffton
Second Team
Lakin Brant – Sophomore – Lincolnview
Lauren Birkemeier – Junior – Columbus Grove
Alana Williams – Junior – Lincolnview
Olivia Alexander – Junior – Ada
Katie McClure – Senior – Crestview
Abby Kennedy – Junior – Allen East
Faith Vogel – Senior – Paulding
Honorable Mention
Macy Wallace – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Kyra Clark – Junior – Allen East
Sarah Miller – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Haley Wyss – Senior – Ada
Ally McCoy – Junior – Crestview
Jade Clement – Senior – Columbus Grove
Kaitlyn Carpenter – Freshman – Spencerville
Paige Bellman – Junior – Columbus Grove
Haley Baker – Senior – Bluffton
Kayla Schimmoeller – Junior – Lincolnview
Danielle Harman – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
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