Ottawa-Glandorf High School, is a secondary school and only high school part of the Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District. The school is the largest in Putnam County. The school serves students who are in grades 9 through 12 from Glandorf and Ottawa as well as parts of Greensburg, Liberty, Ottawa, Pleasant and Union Townships.

Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Address
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630 Glendale Avenue

Ottawa, Ohio

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45875

United States
Coordinates41°01′43″N 84°02′44″W / 41.02851°N 84.045575°W / 41.02851; -84.045575
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School boardBecky Leader
David Dalrymple
Lucy Cramer
Beth Hempfling
Brent Schroeder
School districtOttawa-Glandorf Local
OversightPutnam County ESC
DeanKenneth Schriner
PrincipalAnn Ellerbrock
Teaching staff27.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment537 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.30[1]
CampusRural
Campus typePublic
Color(s)Navy and Gold[2]   
Athletics conferenceWestern Buckeye League[2]
Team nameTitans [2]
YearbookThunderbolt
Websiteottawaglandorf

Ottawa-Glandorf High School was designated "Excellent" or "Excellent with Distinction" (the highest designation given) by the Ohio Department of Education during the last 10 consecutive school years. The district met 24 of 24 state indicators with a 100% graduation rate in 2013.

Athletics

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Ottawa-Glandorf is a member of the Western Buckeye League. They are the only school in the county not part of the Putnam County League.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

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OHSAA State Runner-Up

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OHSAA State Final Four

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OHSAA Regional Appearances

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Football stadium from the street
  • Baseball - 1979*
  • Boys Basketball - 1977*, 1978*, 1988, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004*, 2008*, 2011, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Girls Basketball - 2003, 2005, 2007
  • Boys Cross Country - 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010
  • Girls Cross Country - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007
  • Boys Golf - 1997*
  • Boys Soccer - 1998*, 2007, 2009 (regional finalist; lost to Doylestown Chippewa 3-2)
  • Girls Soccer - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
  • Boys Track and Field - 1971*, 1972*
  • Girls Track and Field - 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2006 (placed 1st at regionals these years)
  • Football - 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Volleyball - 2004, 2005, 2015

Key: * indicates state semi-finalist, state runner-up, or state champions
Note: Not all regional appearances are listed for every sport or every appearance for the sports listed.

Tournament notes

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Boys Basketball 1996-2010:
In 1996, Ottawa-Glandorf fell in an overtime thriller to Orrville, 60-59, in the Division II state championship game. Ottawa-Glandorf lost to No. 2 Willard in the regional semi-final, 57-49 in 2001. In 2002, the Titans lost to Lebron James' No. 1 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary team in the regional final, 77-58. Ottawa-Glandorf fell again to the same No. 1 ranked James dominated Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary team in 2003 in the regional final, 69-59. In 2004, they went on to capture their first Division II state championship defeating Canal Fulton Northwest, 75-42. Canal Fulton Northwest beat No. 9 Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 65-61 in the state semi-final. In 2008, they captured the Division III state championship with a win over Sugarcreek Garaway. In 2009, they were only twice-beaten but lost to state-power Coldwater in the final minutes of the Division III district final. They lost narrowly to Lima Central Catholic in the 2010 district final.

Football 2008-2009:
In 2008, Ottawa-Glandorf's football team defeated No. 10 Marion Pleasant in OT to advance to the first regional final in school's history. They later fell to No. 4 Genoa Area, whom advanced to the state tournament. They advanced to their second straight regional championship game in 2009 after blowing past Eastwood 48-3. They later advanced to their first state semi-final game after knocking off Orrville, 21-20.

WBL Championships

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Sport Championship Year
Boys Basketball 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Girls Basketball 1988, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Boys Track 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978
Girls Tennis 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997
Girls Track 1980, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Boys Soccer 1998, 1999, 2008
Football 2002, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016
Girls Soccer 2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2023
Baseball 1980, 1982
Wrestling 1972, 1973
Volleyball 2004, 2007
Boys Tennis 2004
Boys Cross Country 1985, 2022
Girls Cross Country 2022, 2023
Girls Swimming 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State tournament appearances

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Sport Years (*won state title, 'r' runner up)
Boys Basketball 1977, 1978, 1996r, 2004*, 2008*, 2012, 2013*, 2021, 2022r
Boys Track 1971r, 1972*
Football 2009
Girls Track 2002*
Baseball 1979
Golf 1997
Boys Soccer 1998
Girls Soccer 2014r, 2021r, 2022r, 2023r

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ottawa-Glandorf High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  3. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D2". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
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