Van Wert High School

Public school in Van Wert, Ohio, United States

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Van Wert High School is a public high school in Van Wert, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Van Wert City School District. The school's athletic teams are named the Cougars and are represented by the mascot, Claw'd. The school's athletic conference is the Western Buckeye League.

Athletics

State championships

Football: 2020

State runners-up

Football: 2000
Boys cross Country: 1988
Boys golf: 1985

State final four

Boys basketball: 1987, 1990, 1992

Notable alumni and faculty

Charles W. Clark, baritone singer
Weeb Ewbank, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame; began head coaching career at Van Wert^[2]
Walter Hinton, aviation pioneer
James S. Kemper- US Ambassador to Brazil and founder of Kemper Insurance
Jack Lininger, football player
Larry Smith, head football coach at Tulane, Arizona, Southern California, and Missouri; TV analyst^[3]
Jim Young, head football coach at Arizona, Purdue, and Army

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Van Wert High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ Jan Clark. "Wilbur "Weeb" Ewbank". Retrieved 2007-02-12.
^ Missouri. "Missouri's Larry Smith Bio". Retrieved 2007-02-12.