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

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as well as parts of Greensburg,

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, Pleasant and Union Townships. Ottawa-Glandorf High School was designated "Excellent" or "Excellent with Distinction" (the highest designation given) by the

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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 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

* 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, 2022, 2023

OHSAA State Final Four

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- 1979 * Boys

- 1977, 1978, 2012, 2021, 2024 *

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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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