Address: 15945 Middle Point Rd., Van Wert, OH 45891
Principal: Brad Mendenhall | Office Phone: 419-968-2214
Athletic Director: Greg Leeth | Office Phone: 419-968-2343 | Email
Lincolnview NWC Championships
Baseball (8): 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 18, 90
Boys Basketball (6): 26, 16, 97, 96, 95, 74
Girls Basketball (1): 98
Boys Cross Country (7): 22, 17, 16, 15, 13, 07, 05
Girls Cross Country (8): 24, 23, 22, 21, 15, 06, 05, 04
Boys Golf (12): 26, 25, 21, 16, 15, 05, 98, 97, 87, 80, 79, 78
Softball (7): 26, 25, 24, 22, 21, 13, 97
Volleyball (6): 21, 20, 19, 99, 98, 95
Lincolnview State Appearances
State Championships
1997 Boys Basketball Division IV State Championship
1962 Baseball State Championship
State Runner-Up
2022 Baseball Division IV State Runner-Up
2022 Softball Division IV State Runner-Up
2021 Baseball Division IV State Runner-Up
2016 Boys Basketball Division IV State Runner-Up
1996 Boys Basketball Division IV State Runner-Up
State Semifinalists
2026 Softball Division VI State Semifinalist
2026 Boys Basketball Division VI State Semifinalist
1974 Baseball State Semifinalist
Individual State Championships
2005 – Chelsea Honigford Division III Track and Field 800m Run State Champion
1992 – Steve Pardon Division III Wrestling 275lb State Champion
1981 – Corinne Arnold Class A Track & Field 100m Hurdles State Champion
1963 – Frank Hux Class A Track & Field Mile Run State Champion
News & Scores
8/22 Volleyball Scores
Ada at Upper Scioto Valley
Allen East 3 Lima Senior 0
Leipsic 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Ayersville 1
Lincolnview 3 Van Wert 2 (25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 21-25, 15-5)
Ottoville 3 Spencerville 0 (25-1, 25-3, 25-1)
8/21 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Bluffton 189, Allen East 222
Delphos Jefferson 200, Allen East 222
Lincolnview 181, Allen East 222
Non-Conference:
Bryan 163, Paulding 172
8/21 Girls Golf Scores
Bluffton 201, North Baltimore 202
Delphos Jefferson at Fairview
Lincolnview 214, Antwerp 229
8/19 Boys Soccer Scores
St. Marys 4 Bluffton 2
Liberty Center at Lincolnview
Bryan 4 Paulding 0
Ottoville 7 Spencerville 0
8/19 Girls Soccer Scores
Ada 4 Indian Lake 2
Liberty Center at Lincolnview
Miller City 10 Paulding 1
8/17 Boys Golf Scores
Wayne Trace 176, Paulding 177
Lincolnview Lancer Invitational at Hickory Sticks (9 teams)
2. Lincolnview, 6. Columbus Grove, 7. Crestview, 8. Allen East, 9. Delphos Jefferson
8/17 Girls Golf Scores
Celina Invitational at Celina Lynx (14 teams)
9. Lincolnview 449
8/16 Girls Golf Scores
Wapakoneta 221, Bluffton 232
Shawnee 179, Lincolnview 235
Wayne Trace 179, Lincolnview 235
8/15 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Allen East 207, Ada 252
Bluffton 178, Allen East 207
Bluffton 178, Ada 252
Bluffton 178, Lincolnview 182
Lincolnview 182, Ada 252
Non-Conference:
Columbus Grove at Kalida
Antwerp 174, Crestview 189
Delphos Jefferson 203, Fort Jennings 236
8/14 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Paulding 171, Allen East 194
Crestview 191, Allen East 194
Spencerville 168, Bluffton 197
Spencerville 168, Delphos Jefferson 195
Spencerville 168, Lincolnview 175
Non-Conference:
Arlington 192, Ada 228
8/10 Girls Golf Scores
Defiance Invite at Auglaize Golf Course (10 teams)
5. Allen East 436, 8 Lincolnview 462
Coldwater 233, Delphos Jefferson 252
8/8 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Lincolnview 188, Columbus Grove 190
Columbus Grove 190, Crestview 192
Paulding 174, Crestview 192
Paulding 174, Lincolnview 188
Lincolnview 188, Crestview 192
Non-Conference:
Colonial Golf Invitational (19 teams)
5. Spencerville 337, 13. Bluffton 389, 17. Allen East 413
8/7 Girls Golf Scores
Lincolnview Lancer Invitational at Willow Bend (8 teams)
3. Lincolnview 428, 4. Allen East 430
Shawnee 200, Bluffton 215
Delphos Jefferson 252, Delphos St. John’s 263
2016-17 NWC Don Bachman Award of Excellence
Bluffton and Columbus Grove tied for the Northwest Conference 2016-17 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence”. The tie puts both schools at the top of the conference standings for the third time each. This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition each school year.
Both the Pirates and the Bulldogs compiled a total of 75.0 points with Lincolnview (65.5) and Spencerville (65.5) finishing tied for third. Points are awarded and accumulated each year based on conference standings in all sports and the NWC scholastic bowl competition.
The award was started during the 2005-06 school year to honor longtime Northwest Conference commissioner/secretary, Don Bachman, who served in that position for more than thirty years before passing away late in 2005.
This year Bluffton earned three outright NWC titles in Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Boys Track. Columbus Grove also earned three outright NWC titles in Girls Cross Country, Girls Basketball and Girls Track. In addition to the conference championships, the Bulldogs had second place finishes in Volleyball and Boys Track. Bluffton also had a second place finish in Girls Basketball.
Other NWC champions/co-champions were Ada (Volleyball), Allen East (Softball, Wrestling), Crestview (Baseball), Delphos Jefferson (Football, Academic Team), Lincolnview (Golf, Boys Cross Country), Spencerville (Boys Basketball),
The final order of finish for the 2016-17 school year is as follows:
1. Bluffton 75.0
1. Columbus Grove 75.0
3. Lincolnview 65.5
3. Spencerville 65.5
5. Crestview 62.5
6. Paulding 61.5
7. Delphos Jefferson 60.0
8. Allen East 59.0
9. Ada 53.0
2017 OHSBCA Baseball All-State Teams
The NWC was represented by 2 athletes on the 2017 Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Teams.
Division IV
Honorable Mention All-State
Chayten Overholt – Lincolnview
Spencer Rolsten – Crestview