Columbus Grove High School is a public

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Columbus Grove, Ohio Columbus Grove is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,137 at the 2010 census. Etymology and history Columbus Grove was founded in 1842. A large share of the early settlers being natives of Columbus, Ohio caused ...

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, the only high school in the Columbus Grove School district.

Sports

Its sports teams participate in the

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and

Putnam County League The Putnam County League is non-football athletic conference whose eight members are located within Putnam County, Ohio. The league is affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Members At the junior high level, three more mi ...

. Both athletic bodies are sanctioned by the

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. Columbus Grove's main rival is the Pandora-Gilboa Rockets, though the Bluffton Pirates and Ada Bulldogs are also considered rivals. The school has been an active American football school since the early 1900s, and the majority of its seasons have been winning seasons. The school's mascot is the Bulldog, along with several other area schools. The 2003 Columbus Grove Bulldog American football team won the school's first and only state title in football, having gone 15 wins and 0 losses, including its 28–26 win in Canton Stadium over the Marion Local Flyers. The Columbus Grove 2003 men's track and field team has a similar honor, having won the state championship in spring 2003.

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* High schools in Putnam County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing {{PutnamCountyOH-school-stub