Benjamin Logan High School is a public high school

High school

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 in Bellefontaine, Ohio

Bellefontaine, Ohio

Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003...

. It is the only high school in the Benjamin Logan Local Schools

Benjamin Logan Local School District, Logan County, Ohio

The Benjamin Logan Local School District, also known as "Benjamin Logan Schools", is a school district comprising the eastern half of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The district is noteworthy for its commitment to agribusiness education, as evidenced by a strong FFA chapter and ties with local...

 district.

Background

Benjamin Logan High School is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 located at 55° 45′ 0″ N 37° 37′ 0″ E. The first high school building was the former Zanesfield

Zanesfield, Ohio

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 building and in 1990 it was moved to its current location.

Teachers from Ben Logan host Japanese teachers as a cultural exchange.

Athletics

The school offers 13 varsity sports

Varsity team

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. It holds Ohio

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 state records for:

• Football
  American football
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  : longest run (99 yards, Scott Rose)
• Wrestling
  Wrestling
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  : third fastest pin (0:05, Cole Carpenter 275 lb (125 kg))
• Baseball
  Baseball
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  : second most home runs in a game (Eric Stucke, 4); second most hits-by-pitches
  Hit by pitch
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   in a game (Landon Small, 3), and fifth for hits-by-pitches in a season (Landon Small, 13)
• Volleyball
  Volleyball
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  : fourth kill in a match (Nicole Fawcett, 38) and second kills in a season (Nicole Fawcett, 539)

Benjamin Logan also sponsors soccer

Football (soccer)

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, track and field

Track and field

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, cross country

Cross country running

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, golf

Golf

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, bowling

Bowling

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, and basketball

Basketball

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teams.