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 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 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 Track and Field – 1972 Girls Track and Field – 2002 Boys Basketball – 2004, 2008, 2013
OHSAA State Runner-Up Boys Track and Field – 1971 Boys Basketball – 1996, 2022, 2023 Girls Basketball - 2015, 2016, 2021, 2026 Girls Soccer – 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
OHSAA State Final Four Baseball - 1979 Boys Basketball - 1977, 1978, 2012, 2021, 2024 Football - 2009, 2021 Boys Golf - 1997 Boys Soccer - 1998 Girls Track and Field - 2005, 2015 Girls Soccer - 2025
OHSAA Regional Appearances
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
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 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 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 Larry Cox, Former MLB player (Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers)
References
External links High School Website Western Buckeye League official website