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
10/3 NWC Volleyball Scores
Columbus Grove 3 Ada 0
Allen East 3 Delphos Jefferson 1 (25-17, 22-25,25-21, 25-15)
Bluffton 3 Crestview 2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-9)
Paulding 3 Lincolnview 0 (25-16, 25-20, 26-24)
Non-League:
LCC 3 Spencerville 0
2nd Football Weekly Computer Point Ratings
The second Football Weekly Computer Point Ratings were released and 3 NWC schools are ranked in the top 8 of their region.
Division V, Region 16
21. Paulding
Division VI, Region 20
2. Delphos Jefferson, 5. Crestview, 5. Ada, 10. Spencerville, 17. Bluffton, 21. Allen East
Division VII, Region 24
24. Columbus Grove
10/1 NWC Volleyball Scores
Crestview 3 Allen East 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-11)
Columbus Grove 3 Bluffton 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-15)
Ada 3 Lincolnview 2
Delphos Jefferson 3 Spencerville 2 (25-12, 25-16, 18-25, 22-25, 15-10)
9/30 Volleyball Scores
Delphos Jefferson 3 Bath 2
Columbus Grove 3 Delphos St. John’s 0
Temple Christian 3 Spencerville 1 (25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 27-25)
Hicksville 3 Paulding 0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19)
9/27 & 9/28 NWC Football Scoreboard
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Ada 36 Bluffton 24 WOSN Highlights
Crestview 62 Allen East 19 WOSN Highlights
Spencerville 39 Columbus Grove 27 WOSN Highlights
Non-League:
Delphos Jefferson 35 LCC 19 WOSN Highlights
9/28 Non-League:
Paulding 44 Western Reserve Academy 7
9/28 Cross Country Results
Bettsville Boosters Invitational
Boys (11 teams)
2. Columbus Grove 60
Complete Individual Results
Girls (10 teams)
7. Columbus Grove 137
Complete Individual Results
Kalida Wildcat Invitational
Boys (15 teams)
7. Paulding 195, 11. Bluffton 267, 13. Allen East 344, 15. Ada 372
Complete Individual Results
Girls (12 teams)
6. Bluffton 167, 11. Paulding 269
Complete Individual Results
9/28 Volleyball Scores
Hicksville 2 Lincolnview 0 (25-21, 25-19)
Lincolnview 2 Wayne Trace 1 (25-22, 15-25, 25-22)
Crestview 2 Ft. Recovery 0 (25-17, 25-22)
Norwalk St. Paul 2 Crestview 0 (26-24, 25-15)
Edison 2 Crestview 0 (25-21, 25-15)
Columbus Grove 3 Continental 0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-6)
9/26 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division III Boys Sectional Golf at Hawthorne Hills
Top 3 teams and top 4 individuals advance to District in Bowling Green
1. Minster 316, 2. LCC 317, 3. Arlington 323, 4. Parkway 340, 5. New Bremen 342, 6. Lincolnview 347, 7. Fort Recovery 352, 8. St. Henry 359, 9. Marion Local 359, 10. Spencerville 362, 11. Temple Christian 381, 12. Waynesfield-Goshen 420, 13. Perry 422, 14. New Knoxville 426
Top 4 Individuals (not on an advancing team)
1. Alex Britton, New Bremen – 77
2. Travis Bertelsen, New Bremen – 79
3. Elijah Kahlig, Fort Recovery – 79
4. Brian Schatzer, Parkway – 80
Lincolnview (Logan Miller – 81, Joshah Rager – 85, Derek Youtsey – 87, Justis Dowdy – 94)
Spencerville (Mitchell Youngpeter – 84, Chance Campbell – 85, James Schaad – 90, Parker Campbell – 103)
Division III Boys Sectional Golf at Sycamore Springs
Top 3 teams and top 4 individuals advance to District in Bowling Green
1. Van Buren 340, 2. Allen East 346, 3. St. Wendelin 347, 4. McComb 353, 5. Bluffton 365, 6. New Riegel 387, 7. Elmwood 389, 8. Upper Scioto Valley 392, 9. Arcadia 405, 10. Columbus Grove 409, 11. Ada 424, 12. Carey 438, 13. Ridgemont 447
Individual Qualifiers:
Slade Downing, Ada 80; Cody Franks, McComb 82; Rick Streicher, Bluffton, 87; Chance Watkins, Upper Scioto Valley, 88
Allen East (Kayne Richardson 81, Parker Frey 84, Lucas Hermann 89, Zak Thomas 92)
Bluffton (Rick Streicher 87, Eli Runk 89, James Harrod 89, Aaron Shaw 100)
Columbus Grove (Brandon Hoffman 95, Logan Diller 101, Kyle Welty 102, Cody Woods 111)
Ada (Slade Downing 80, Alex Nichelson 105, Connor English 114, Zach Park 125)
Division III Boys Sectional Golf at Auglaize Country Club
Top 3 teams and top 4 individuals advance to District in Bowling Green
1. Kalida 318, 2. Ottoville 328, 3. Tinora 343, 4. Leipsic 347, 4. Ayersville 347, 6. Delphos Jefferson 356, 7. Wayne Trace 359, 8. Crestview 365, 9. Fort Jennings 368, 10. Fairview 380, 11. Delphos St. John’s 383, 12. Antwerp 407, 13. Pettisville 435
Individual Qualifiers:
Matthew Engel, Ayersville, 73; Emilio Guerra, Leipsic 80; Nick Fitch, Delphos Jefferson 83; Neil Haselman, Leipsic, 84
Division II Boys Sectional Golf at Country Acres
Top 3 teams and top 4 individuals advance to District in Bowling Green
1. Napoleon 320, 2. Liberty-Benton 328, 3. Bath 331, 4. Kenton 337, 5. St. Marys 339, 6. Bryan 345, 6. Elida 345, 8. Van Wert 360, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 361, 10. Coldwater 370, 11. Fostoria 408, 12. Paulding 426
Individual Qualifiers:
Carter Bowman, St. Marys Memorial, 73; Shea Vogelson, Bryan, 73; Trent Culip, Elida, 76; Anthony McKee, Kenton, 78
Paulding (Ben Heilshorn 81, Brad Crawford 109, Justin Adams 115, Kaleb Becker 115, Corey Adkins WD)
9/26 NWC Volleyball Scores
Bluffton 3 Ada 1 (29-31, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22)
Columbus Grove 3 Allen East 0 (25-13, 25-17, 27-25)
Crestview 3 Spencerville 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-11)
Paulding 3 Delphos Jefferson 2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-11)
Non-League:
LCC 3 Lincolnview 0
First Football Weekly Computer Point Ratings
The first Football Weekly Computer Point Ratings were released and 3 NWC schools are ranked in the top 8 of their region.
Division V, Region 16
25. Paulding
Division VI, Region 20
2. Delphos Jefferson, 5. Crestview, 7. Ada, 9. Spencerville, 15. Bluffton, 19. Allen East
Division VII, Region 24
20. Columbus Grove
2013 NWC Boys Golf All-Conference Teams
In each NWC match, points are awarded to the 12 players based on order of finish from 1st through 12th. The medalist earns 12 points, the next lowest score 11, etc. Ties add the points for the places involved and divide by the number of ties. All-Conference players are selected by the total points amassed during regular season NWC matches. The top six (and ties) earn First Team honors. The next six (and ties) are named to the Second Team. The next twelve (and ties) earn Honorable Mention.
NWC Player of the Year: Slade Downing, Ada
NWC Co-Coaches of the Year: Bill Mattevi, Allen East; Daryl Dowdy, Lincolnview
First Team
Slade Downing – Senior – Ada
Joshah Rager – Freshman – Lincolnview
Lucas Herrmann – Senior – Allen East
Mitchell Youngpeter – Sophomore – Spencerville
Rich Streicher – Junior – Bluffton
Kayne Richardson – Sophomore – Allen East
Second Team
Connor Lautzenheiser – Sophomore – Crestview
Eli Runk – Junior – Bluffton
Chance Campbell – Junior – Spencerville
Ben Heilshorn – Junior – Paulding
Logan Diller – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Braden Goodwin – Junior – Allen East
Honorable Mention
Logan Miller – Senior – Lincolnview
James Schaad – Senior – Spencerville
Brandon Hoffman – Junior – Columbus Grove
Parker Frey – Sophomore – Allen East
Zach Wannemacher – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Carter Mox – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Jake Mengerink – Senior – Crestview
Ryan Bullinger – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Justis Dowdy – Junior – Lincolnview
Justin Adams – Senior – Paulding
Nick Fitch – Junior – Delphos Jefferson
Derek Youtsey – Sophomore – Lincolnview
9/24 NWC Volleyball Scores
Bluffton 3 Allen East 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-17)
Crestview 3 Paulding 0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-12)
Columbus Grove 3 Spencerville 0
Lincolnview 3 Delphos Jefferson 1
Non-League:
LCC 3 Ada 1 (25-12, 23-25, 25-15, 25-22)
9/20 & 9/21 NWC Football Scoreboard
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Delphos Jefferson 33 Allen East 0 WOSN Highlights
Crestview 7 Bluffton 6 WOSN Highlights
Spencerville 36 Paulding 0 WOSN Highlights
Non-League:
Fort Loramie 14 Ada 8 WOSN Highlights
Saturday’s Non-League:
LCC 49 Columbus Grove 6, final
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2013 NWC Boys Golf Tournament
Allen East won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at Hidden Creek Golf Course. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2013 conference golf championship for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs had a team total 343 to defeat tournament runner-up Bluffton (362) by 19 strokes. Other tournament team totals were Lincolnview (363), Paulding (368), Delphos Jefferson (370), Spencerville (378), Crestview (389), Columbus Grove (416) and Ada (424).
Allen East sophomore, Kayne Richardson, was the tournament medalist with a 76. Second place medalist honors went to junior Rich Streicher (77) of Bluffton. Co-third place medalists were Joshah Rager of Lincolnview and Lucas Herrmann of Allen East as each shot 80.
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 2013. Allen East won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 18 points. Lincolnview took second place in the conference with 15 points followed by Bluffton (14.5) in third place. The other schools’ order of conference finish was Spencerville (10.5), Delphos Jefferson (10), Paulding (7), Crestview (7), Ada (4), and Columbus Grove (4).
Following today’s action, the NWC also presented its All-Conference Awards for 2013.
The coaches voted Bill Mattevi of Allen East and Daryl Dowdy of Lincolnview as ‘CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR’. Senior Slade Downing of Ada earned ‘PLAYER OF THE YEAR’ honors by virtue of points earned during each regular season match. Downing was joined on the NWC First Team by Joshah Rager of Lincolnview, Lucas Herrmann of Allen East, Mitchell Youngpeter of Spencerville, Rich Streicher of Bluffton, and Kayne Richardson of Allen East.
1. Allen East 343, 2. Bluffton 362, 3. Lincolnview 363, 4. Paulding 368, 5. Delphos Jefferson 370, 6. Spencerville 378, 7. Crestview 389, 8. Columbus Grove 416, 9. Ada 424
Top 8 Individuals
1. Kayne Richardson, Allen East 76
2. Rich Streicher, Bluffton 77
3. Joshah Rager, Lincolnview 80
3. Lucas Herrmann, Allen East 80
5. Ryan Bullinger, Delphos Jefferson 86
5. Parker Fry, Allen East 86
7. Chance Campbell, Spencerville 87
7. Derek Youtsey, Lincolnview 87
Individual Scores:
Ada (Slade Downing 93, Alex Nichelson 124, Connor English 103, Zach Park 104, Brian Quillen 124, Steve Gray 130)
Allen East (Lucas Herrmann 80, Parker Frey 86, Kayne Richardson 76, Zak Thomas 101, Braden Goodwin DQ, Logan Ryan 101)
Bluffton (Rich Streicher 77, Eli Runk 92, Aaron Shaw 91, Joel Ritter 109, James Harrod 102, Braden Skilliter 110)
Columbus Grove (Logan Diller 98, Brandon Hoffman 95, Kyle Welty 112, Cody Woods 111, Logan Hardeman 120, Noah Oglesbee 130)
Crestview (Connor Lautzenheiser 93, Jake Mengerink 97, Jon Germann 104, Cain Lautzenheiser 96, Ronnie Schumm 103, Cyler Miller 113)
Delphos Jefferson (Carter Mox 94, Ryan Bullinger 86, Zack Wannamacher 101, Tyler Rice 103, Nick Fitch 89, Evan Mox 126)
Lincolnview (Joshah Rager 80, Derek Youtsey 87, Justis Dowdy 103, Damon Norton 93, Logan Miller DQ, Troy Patterson 110)
Paulding (Ben Heilshorn 94, Justin Adams 96, Brad Crawford 88, Kaleb Becker 108, Corey Adkins 90, Damon Egnor 120)
Spencerville (James Schaad 88, Chance Campbell 87, Mitchell Youngpeter 90, Brian Wood 113, Parker Campbell 114)
9/19 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Allen East 1 (13-25, 29-27, 25-19, 25-11)
Bluffton 3 Spencerville 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-11)
Crestview 3 Lincolnview 0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-12)
Columbus Grove 3 Paulding 0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-9)
Non-League:
LCC 3 Delphos Jefferson 0