
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
4/3 Track & Field Results
Ada Dual Meet
Boys: Ada 83, Upper Scioto Valley 51
Girls: Ada 78, Upper Scioto Valley 13
Complete Results
Columbus Grove Dual Meet
Boys: Columbus Grove 93, Allen East 46
Girls: Columbus Grove 89, Allen East 57
Complete Results
3/30 Baseball Scores
Ada 4 Cory-Rawson 1
Allen East 11 Arlington 1
Liberty-Benton 8 Columbus Grove 7
Crestview 3 Hicksville 2
Delphos St. John’s 10 Delphos Jefferson 1
Tinora 8 Leipsic 3
Lincolnview 3 Fort Jennings 1
Minster 6 Spencerville 2
3/30 Softball Scores
Ada 10 Cory-Rawson 0, 5 inn.
Bluffton 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
Columbus Grove 21 Lima Senior 10
Crestview 9 Van Wert 1
Delphos Jefferson 20 Kalida 3, 5 inn.
Minster 4 Lincolnview 3
Spencerville 18 Ottoville 10
3/29 Baseball Scores
Ada 2 Lima Senior 0
Allen East at Pandora-Gilboa (ppd to 4/8)
Columbus Grove 11 Elida 1, 6 inn.
Delphos St. John’s at Crestview (ppd)
Wayne Trace at Leipsic (ppd)
Van Wert at Lincolnview (ppd)
3/28 Baseball Scores
Columbus Grove 7 Pandora-Gilboa 3
Riverdale 9 Delphos Jefferson 1
Leipsic 4 Continental 1
Lincolnview 5 Paulding 1
Parkway 9 Spencerville 0
3/28 Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 21 Allen East 1, 5 inn.
Columbus Grove 22 Pandora-Gilboa 4, 5 inn.
Continental 9 Leipsic 1
Anna 17 Spencerville 0, 5 inn.
3/28 Track & Field Results
Dual Meet at Celina
Boys: Celina 100, Spencerville 32
Girls: Celina 124, Spencerville 13
Complete Results
Quad-Meet at Columbus Grove
Boys: 1. Columbus Grove 121.5, 2. Leipsic 46, 2. McComb 46, 4. Pandora-Gilboa 42.5
Girls: 1. Columbus Grove 109, 2. McComb 48, 3. Pandora-Gilboa 40, 4. Leipsic 31, 5. Miller City 18
Complete Results
3/27 Baseball Scores
Ada 6 Hardin Northern 1, 6 inn.
Marion Local 7 Allen East 4
Bluffton 15 North Baltimore 2, 6 inn.
Columbus Grove 8 Arlington 5
Kalida 10 Delphos Jefferson 0, 6 inn.
Van Wert 10 Spencerville 0, 5 inn.
3/27 Softball Scores
Ada 23 Hardin Northern 17
Allen East 15 Marion Local 0, 5 inn.
Columbus Grove 18 Arlington 3
Ottawa-Glandorf at Leipsic (ppd)
Wapakoneta 13 Spencerville 1
2022-23 NWC Winter Scholar Athletes
The following students are 2022-23 Winter NWC Scholar Athletes. All have earned a 3.0 GPA or higher and a varsity letter.
Gold = 3.5 – 4.0
Silver = 3.0 – 3.49
Ada
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Ethan Murphy
Spencer Wall
Jaden Leal
Carter Conley
Brody Erickson
Carson Gossard
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Casen Jones
Grant Preston
Gage Hoffer
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Courtney Sumner
Olivia Burkhart
Katie Sizemore
Lexi Poling
Autumn Andreasen
Anna Conley
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Ella Badertscher
Ashlyn Madison
Haley Pettigrew
Raeya Finn
Kiah Tabler
Jordyn Smith
Alyssa Madison
Swimming Boys – Gold:
Jack Baumgartner
Kaden Clum
Swimming Boys – Silver:
Brayden Miller
Sam Crawford
Swimming Girls – Gold:
Kayla Wince
Kaitlyn Bowden
Lily Baumgartner
Lydia Demascio
Alyssa Nau
Swimming Girls – Silver:
Carlee Oldfield
Kiah Hefner
Wrestling – Gold:
Marley Bulerin
Silas Riblet
Wrestling – Silver:
Owen Arnett
Colton Cole
Trevor McGue
Logan Jolliff
Liam Vieira
Allen East
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Carson Clum
Jacob Hershberger
Caleb Hopkins
Donovan Kennedy
Keaton Lehman
Braelyn Schultz
Brady Shea
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Brady Brooks
Trey Hensley
Deacon Jones
Keaton Miller
Grant Slusser
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Savana Brooks
Rilynn Jones
Rylie Jordan
Dylan Miller
Ella Miller
Taylor Nickles
Elle Richardson
Kennedy Truex
Aubrey Young
Sophia Zeller
Basketball Girls – Silver:
Skylar Benson
Brynn Richardson
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Emily Closson
Lyla Clum
Taylor Counts
Devan Foster
Kylie Hall
Mallori Hatcher
Jaden Hicks
Miriam Mathes-Schwarz
Sydney Munro
Madison Nickles
Lexy Payne
Aniya Prowant
Cleah Simpson
Olivia Snyder
Danica Stanley
Basketball Cheer – Silver:
Aubrey Lybarger
Wrestling – Gold:
Roy (RJ) Davies
Aizik Myers
Jacob Pinks
Wrestling – Silver:
Eli Criblez
Lane Wildermuth
Gage Wireman
Kade Wireman
Nicholas Zellmann
Bluffton
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Wade Ginther
Terron Boblitt
Landen Worcester
John-Paul Yoder
Marek Donadlson
Carson Soper
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Jordan Schweingruber
Alaina Grothause
Blair Utendorf
Ashley Fleece
Ayla Grandey
Riley Eachus
Kendal Giesige
Julia Mehaffie
Samantha Scoles
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Shylee Kaufman
Emma Beach
Allee Davis
Bri Taber
Kaley Mathewson
Cora Koontz
Amy Jebsen
Basketball Cheer – Silver:
Kaylee Kindle
Swimming – Gold:
Jenna Downey
Makenna Mohr
Lilly Dagani
Jackson Bowlus
Allison Diller
Ella Armstrong
Izzy Stechschulte
Lena Brown
June Essinger
Zoe Shank
Landon Armstrong
CJ McCall
Riley Verb
Jacob Lehman
Xavier Diller
Swimming – Silver:
Rory Youngpeter
Wrestling – Gold:
Wyatt Knauss
Evan Grothause
Micah Rehm
Jett Blackburn
Isaiah Mikesell
Columbus Grove
none submitted
Crestview
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Gavin Etzler
Nate Lichtle
Wesyn Ludwig
Dru Nielsen
Mitch Temple
Jaret Harting
Isaac Kline
Connor Sheets
Tommy Heffner
Wren Sheets
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Carson Hunter
Kellin Putman
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Macy Kulwicki
Laci McCoy
Haley Owsley
Cali Gregory
Kennedy Crider
Ellie Kline
Josie Kulwicki
Nevaeh Ross
Kenzie Heffner
Eliza Reinhart
Basketball Girls – Silver:
Emily Adams
Haley McCoy
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Addyson Dowler
Kaylee Parrish
Cadence Cook
Madelyn Farmer
Sydney Dowler
Quinn Tomlinson
Basketball Cheer – Silver:
Chloe Nielsen
Wrestling – Gold:
Levi Grace
Gavin Grubb
Evan Walls
Nolan Walls
Aieden Adams
Mackenzie Frazier
Rex Gerardot
Wrestling – Silver:
Hayden Tobias
Delphos Jefferson
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Trent Teman
Levi Rode
Andrew Miller
Cody Bailey
Isaac Gallmeier
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Caden Carder
Lucas Grothaus
Karder Agner
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Rylynn Marquiss
Jessa Rostorfer
Gwen Teman
Hannah Wiltsie
Lauren French
Alyvia Lindeman
Kyrstin Moore
Madison Burris
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Chloe Kroeger
Elyse North
Abbi Hageman
Avery Rahrig
Emily Rode
Wrestling – Gold:
Donnie Riordon
Morgan Kimmel
Logan Miller
Leyton Parent
Wrestling – Silver:
Eli Kill
Leipsic
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Paul Maag
Caleb Ellerbrock
Trent Siefker
Quin Schroeder
Jacob Scheckelhoff
Tyler Lammers
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Sydney Schroeder
Abby Haselman
Whitney Langhals
Katelyn Schroeder
Ava Henry
Leah Kirkendall
Basketball Girls – Silver:
Marissa Hermiller
Brooklyn Cunningham
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Camron Dulle
Lincolnview
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Kohen Cox
Wyatt Friedrich
Luke Heffelfinger
Cal Evans
Reide Jackson
Kreston Tow
Chayse Overholt
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Austin Bockrath
Jared Jessee
Holden Price
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Carsyn Looser
Addysen Stevens
Ashlyn Price
Emerson Welker
Keira Breese
Basketball Girls – Silver:
Makayla Jackman
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Summer Karbowiak
Regan Dunlap
lakyn Bailey
Sylvia Longstreth
Amelia Longstreth
Lainey Spear
Basketball Cheer – Silver:
Braylee Welker
Bowling – Gold:
Preston Bugh
Warren Mason
Evan Elling
Grayden Clay
Leigha Bendele
Zoey Tracy
Abby Dannenfelser
Bowling – Silver:
Melody Gorman
Leigha Shatzer
Wrestling – Gold:
Tyler Ulrey
Alex Hefner
Cody Ricker
Wrestling – Silver:
Joe Sawyer
Sha-Lynn Boroff
Skylar Byer
Spencerville
Basketball Boys – Gold:
Isaiah Stewart
Josh Henline
Owen Sensabaugh
Brody Sommers
Carter Sudhoff
Carder Orr
Michael Woods
Blake Sommers
Grady Smith
Basketball Boys – Silver:
Evan Osting
Dylan Smith
Derek Shultz
Basketball Girls – Gold:
Clara Goecke
Eilan Muniz
Gabi Croft
Delanie Bowersock
Heidi Keller
Basketball Cheer – Gold:
Kira Sharp
Jaycee Smith
Kendyl Roberts
Lily Frye
Makenzie Vasquez
Claire Zerbe
Basketball Cheer – Silver:
Natalie Wood
Wrestling – Gold:
Nyah Hodge-Miller
Josh Grothjan
Emerson Layman
Trey Hunter
Austin McMichael
Royce Kill
Wrestling – Silver:
Carder Miller
Maddox Jurek
Cory Wannemacher
2023 OHSAA Wrestling State Championships
Division III Wrestling State Championships at Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
16. Allen East 27, 66. Spencerville 3, Ada 0, Columbus Grove 0
Individual State Qualifiers:
144: Clayton McClain 11, Ada
1st Round: lost to Braeden Stallworth (Col. Crestview)
1st Consolation: lost to Bodie Martin (Amanda-Clearcreek)
157: Kade Wireman 12, Allen East
1st Round: defeated Jacob Starkey (South Range)
Quarterfinal: lost to Ayden King (Barnesville)
2nd Consolation: lost to Brencyn Evans (Monroeville)
165: Trenton Gatchell 11, Allen East
1st Round: lost to Dalton Wolfrum (Tinora)
1st Consolation: defeated Karson Milhoan (Barnesville)
2nd Consolation: lost to Gage Bolt (Westfall)
190: Maddox Jurek 11, Spencerville
1st Round: lost to Ronnie Thomas (Mechanicsburg)
1st Consolation: lost to Colton Sparks (Plymouth)
215: A.J. Schafer 12, Columbus Grove
1st Round: lost to Caleb Cunningham (Ash. Crestview)
1st Consolation: lost to Charlie Wells (Black River)
215: Logan Johnson 12, Spencerville
1st Round: lost to Gavin Gillig (Liberty-Benton)
1st Consolation: defeated Julien Griffith (Pleasant)
2nd Consolation: lost to Caleb Cunningham (Ash. Crestview)
285: Eli Criblez 12, Allen East
1st Round: defeated Hunter Probasco (Westfall)
Quarterfinal: defeated Owen Box (Liberty Center)
Semifinal: defeated Griffin Halenar (Newark Cath.)
Championship: defeated Dallas McCracken (United) (State Champion)
Pairings | Participants | Brackets | Results
3/4 OHSAA Girls Basketball Regionals
Division IV Regional Championship at Elida
Toledo Christian 43 Columbus Grove 21
3/4 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division III District Tournament at Troy
Top 4 qualify for State
7. Allen East 76, 11. Columbus Grove 62, 12. Spencerville 60, 30. Ada 16, 41. Crestview 7, 42. Delphos Jefferson 6, 42. Lincolnview 6
Compete Results | Placers | Brackets
Individual State Qualifiers:
132: 5. Carder Miller 12, Spencerville (44-5) (Alternate)
144: 4. Clayton McClain 11, Ada (40-10)
157: 3. Kade Wireman 12, Allen East (46-4); 5. Logan Mershman 11, Columbus Grove (29-15) (Alternate)
165: 2. Trenton Gatchell 11, Allen East (48-7)
190: 4. Maddox Jurek 11, Spencerville (42-6)
215: 2. A.J. Schafer 12, Columbus Grove (28-3); 4. Logan Johnson 12, Spencerville (40-8)
285: 1. Eli Criblez 12, Allen East (45-1)
Division III District Tournament at Rossford
Top 4 qualify for State
38. Bluffton 4
Compete Results | Placers | Brackets
Individual State Qualifiers:
none
3/1 OHSAA Girls Basketball Regionals
Division IV Regional Semifinals at Elida
Toledo Christian 50 Crestview 36
Columbus Grove 40 Hopewell-Loudon 32
2/25 OHSAA Girls Basketball Districts
Division III District Championship at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 48 Delphos Jefferson 34
Division IV District Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Columbus Grove 33 Kalida 29
Division IV District Championship at Defiance
Crestview 46 Ayersville 36