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
2/22 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division III District Tournament at BGSU
16. Paulding 34
State Qualifiers:
(Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
none
Teams Scores | Pairings | Brackets | Weight Classes | Results
Division III District Tournament at Troy
14. Ada 35, 16. Delphos Jefferson 34, 26. Spencerville 23, 40. Columbus Grove 7, 41. Allen East 6.5, 42. Lincolnview 5, 46. Bluffton 2
State Qualifiers:
(Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
160: 3. Austin Windle, Ada
Complete Results
2/21 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Paulding 72 Ada 33
Delphos Jefferson 56 Bluffton 49
Crestview 55 Columbus Grove 48, OT
Lincolnview 56 Spencerville 55
Non-Conference:
LCC 85 Allen East 32
2/19 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division III Wapakoneta Sectional Semifinal
Columbus Grove 51 Coldwater 49
Division IV Van Wert Sectional Semifinal
Kalida 56 Delphos Jefferson 46
Division IV Coldwater Sectional Semifinal
Minster 66 Spencerville 35
2/15 Boys Basketball Scores
Ada 73 Wayne Trace 65
Bluffton 54 Vanlue 51
Delphos Jefferson 41 Van Wert 32
Allen East 70 Waynesfield-Goshen 46
Miller City 57 Columbus Grove 41
Paulding 72 Bryan 61
Crestview 69 New Knoxville 61
Parkway 58 Lincolnview 44
Spencerville 63 New Bremen 50
2/15 Girls Basketball Scores
Pandora-Gilboa 54 Columbus Grove 47
Lincolnview 45 Parkway 37
2/15 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division III
Lima Central Catholic Sectional
4. Spencerville 138, 5. Delphos Jefferson 124.5, 6. Columbus Grove 123.5, 7. Ada 98.5, 8. Allen East 74, 9. Bluffton 58, 11. Lincolnview 44
District Qualifiers:
106: 3. David Grant, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove
113: 3. Schuyler Caprella, Allen East; 4. Alexander Rodriguez, Lincolnview
120: 2. Lee Dues, Allen East; 4. Peyton Ford, Spencerville
126: 2. Cody Dickson, Spencerville; 3. Brett Sampson, Columbus Grove
132: 2. Trevor Bockey, Spencerville; 3. Nick Luke, Bluffton
138: 2. Cole Bellows, Spencerville; 3. Brandon Soules, Allen East
145: 2. Tanner Vermule, Delphos Jefferson
152: 2. Hunter Binkley, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Tyler Schroeder, Columbus Grove
160: 1. Austin Windle, Ada
170: 2. Doug Hicks, Lincolnview; 3. Alec Gladwell, Columbus Grove; 4. Josh Bracy, Bluffton
182: 1. Tyler Foust, Delphos Jefferson; 2. Will Selhorst, Columbus Grove; 3. Noah Beach, Ada
195: 2. Jarod Woodland, Ada
220: 2. Dustin McConnahea, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Brady Pitney, Ada
285: 1. Logan Vandemark, Spencerville
Brackets | Results
Archbold Sectional
Paulding
District Qualifiers:
no results reported
2/14 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 53 Ada 36
Delphos Jefferson 77 Allen East 33
Crestview 53 Bluffton 40
Paulding 51 Lincolnview 38
Non-Conference:
Spencerville 56 LCC 53
2/13 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 44 Ada 43
Delphos Jefferson 51 Allen East 48
Crestview 49 Bluffton 26
Lincolnview 61 Paulding 39
Non-Conference:
LCC 79 Spencerville 45
2/8 Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 77 Columbus Grove 51
Ada 60 Hardin Northern 40
Liberty-Benton 56 Bluffton 23
Crestview 70 Wayne Trace 40
Delphos Jefferson 69 Fort Jennings 47
Paulding 59 Ottoville 44
Spencerville 65 Marion Local 58
2/8 Girls Basketball Scores
Allen East 61 Shawnee 57, 2OT
Bluffton 47 Miller City 23
Arlington 69 Columbus Grove 39
Crestview 62 Tinora 41
Spencerville 61 Perry 44
2/7 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Lincolnview 48 Ada 46
Crestview 81 Allen East 41
Columbus Grove 55 Bluffton 44
Spencerville 79 Delphos Jefferson 70
2/6 NWC Girls Basketball Scores
Bluffton 45 Columbus Grove 39
Crestview 61 Allen East 42
Delphos Jefferson 50 Spencerville 36
Ada 49 Lincolnview 25
Non-Conference:
Paulding 58 Perry 55
2/4 Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 67 Pandora-Gilboa 31
Crestview 62 Celina 60
Lincolnview 68 Temple Christian 44
Wapakoneta 81 Ada 62
Paulding 66 Hicksville 41
2/1 Boys Basketball Scores
Columbus Grove 54 Continental 29
Fort Jennings 62 Allen East 54
Ada 51 Pandora-Gilboa 33
Crestview 63 Hicksville 26
Van Buren 65 Bluffton 62, OT
Delphos St. John’s 37 Lincolnview 34
2014 NWC Wrestling Tournament
In winning their second consecutive championship, Paulding scored a total of 302 points to take the 2014 Northwest Conference Tournament Championship in the event held at Allen East High School. Delphos Jefferson (279 points) took second place followed by Spencerville (265 points) in third.
Paulding senior Taylor Deatrick (132) was named Wrestler of The Year in the NWC. Taylor was a winner last year at 126 pounds. Tony Gonzales of Paulding was voted by his peers as NWC Coach of The Year.
Varsity Results:
1. Paulding 302, 2. Delphos Jefferson 279, 3. Spencerville 265, 4. Columbus Grove 248, 5. Ada 217, 6. Allen East 157, 7. Lincolnview 98, 8. Bluffton 92
Junior High Results:
1. Allen East 296, 2. Delphos Jefferson 258, 3. Bluffton 209, 4. Paulding 207, 5. Columbus Grove 154, 6. Lincolnview 141, 7. Spencerville 135, 8. Ada 18
Paulding, Delphos Jefferson and Allen East all had 3 individual champions in the tournament.
Individual high school champions are listed below:
106 — David Grant – Delphos Jefferson
113 — Schuyler Caprella – Allen East
120 — Lee Dues – Allen East
126 — Cody Dickson – Spencerville
132 — Taylor Deatrick – Paulding
138 — Brandon Soules – Allen East
145 — Tanner Vermule – Delphos Jefferson
152 — Aaron Mock – Paulding
160 — Austin Windle – Ada
170 — Alec Gladwell – Columbus Grove
182 — Will Selhorst – Columbus Grove
195 — Dakota Valdez – Paulding
220 — Dustin McConnahea – Delphos Jefferson
285 — Logan Vandemark – Spencerville