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

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as well as parts of Greensburg,

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Townships. 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

Ottawa-Glandorf is a member of the

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. They are the only school in the county not part of the

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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys

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– 1972 * Girls

– 2002 * Boys

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– 2004, 2008, 2013

OHSAA State Runner-Up

* Boys

– 1971 * Boys

– 1996, 2022, 2023 * Girls

- 2015, 2016, 2021 * Girls

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– 2014, 2021

OHSAA State Final Four

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- 1979 * Boys

- 1977, 1978, 2012, 2021 *

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- 2009, 2021 * Boys

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- 1997 * Boys

- 1998 * Girls

- 2005, 2015

OHSAA Regional Appearances

- 1979* * Boys

- 1977*, 1978*, 1988, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004*, 2008*, 2011, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Girls

- 2003, 2005, 2007 * Boys Cross Country - 1994, 1999, 2000, 2010 * Girls Cross Country - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007 * Boys

- 1997* * Boys

- 1998*, 2007, 2009 (regional finalist; lost to Doylestown Chippewa 3-2) * Girls

- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 * Boys

- 1971*, 1972* * Girls

- 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2006 (placed 1st at regionals these years) *

- 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *

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- 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

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

State tournament appearances

Notable alumni

* Larry Cox, Former

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References

External links

High School Website

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