Celina is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Ohio, United States about 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Dayton. The population was 10,935 at the 2020 census. Celina is situated on the northwestern shores of Grand Lake St. Marys.
Archie Mason Griffin is an American former football running back who played with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and is the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in NCAA history, 1974-1975, considered one of the greatest college football players of all time. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Buckeyes and was the first player to ever start in four Rose Bowls. He was selected in the first round by the Bengals in the 1976 NFL draft.
Keith Alan Byars is an American sports broadcaster and former professional football player. He played as a fullback and tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets. He was selected in the first round by the Eagles in the 1986 NFL draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Leslie Horvath was an American football quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1944. Horvath was the first Ohio State player to win the Heisman, an award given to the best college football player in the United States. The school retired his jersey number 22 in October 2000.
Alliance City Schools is a school district located in Stark County, Ohio, United States. There is one elementary school containing grades 2–3, and one early learning school containing only pre-school and kindergarten, one middle school, and one high school, and one intermediate school.
Anthony Adamle was an American professional football player who was a linebacker and fullback in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns before retiring to pursue a medical degree.
James Lloyd Otis is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1970s. Otis played college football for Ohio State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL.
Coldwater High School is a public high school located in Coldwater, Ohio. It is part of Coldwater Exempted Village Schools.
Bruce Louis Elia is a former college and professional American football player. In college, Elia played on both the offensive and defensive teams for The Ohio State Buckeyes. Professionally, he was a linebacker, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
Canton South High School is a public high school in Canton Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. The school, typically enrolling around 800 students in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades, is the only high school in the Canton Local School District. It is a member school of the former Stark County Board of Education.
Marlington High School is a public high school in Lexington Township, Ohio near Alliance. It is the only high school in the Marlington Local School District. The name is a portmanteau of Marlboro and Lexington or Washington townships, and the district actually covers those mostly rural areas and northern, western, and southern parts of Alliance itself. Marlington's sports teams are nicknamed the Dukes. The sports affiliation is the Eastern Buckeye Conference.
Milton-Union High School is a public high school in West Milton, Ohio, United States. Its name is derived from the town in which it lies, and the township which it serves. It is the only high school in the Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools district. The school's mascot is a bulldog.
Preble Shawnee High School is a public secondary school in Gratis Township, Ohio. Their nickname is the Arrows.
Gomer is an unincorporated community in northern Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1833 by three Welshmen, Gomer was a hub of the Welsh community in America for decades. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45809. It lies at the intersection of Gomer Road with the Old Lincoln Highway less than one mile north of U.S. Route 30. The community is part of the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gomer is part of the Elida Local School District.
Galen Bernard Cisco is an American former baseball player and coach. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for three different teams between 1961 and 1969. Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg), Cisco batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1958 out of Ohio State University.
WCSM is an American AM radio station in Celina, Ohio, broadcasting at 1350 kHz on the AM dial. The station is owned with 96.7 WCSM-FM by Brent and Danielle Selhorst, through licensee Buzzards Media, LLC, and also broadcasts on FM translator W262DC at 100.3 MHz, also located in Celina. The station airs a country music format branded as Lake 100.3.
Padua is an unincorporated community in western Washington Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Route 49 and St. Anthony Road, west of the city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County. Its elevation is 899 feet (274 m), and it is located at 40°30′30″N84°47′2″W.
Brilliant High School was a public high school in Brilliant, Ohio, United States. Established in the 1880s, the school was home to the Brilliant Blue Devils athletic teams. In 1972, the school merged with nearby Smithfield High School to form Buckeye North High School.
Sebastian is an unincorporated community in northern Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Its elevation is 932 feet (284 m), and it is located at 40°26′39″N84°31′0″W. Located at the intersection of Sebastian Road and County Road 716-A, the community lies south of the city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County, and nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the village of Chickasaw.
Cassella is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Located at 40°24′22″N84°33′8″W, it lies at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). Situated at the intersection of State Route 119 and Cassella-Montezuma Road in western Marion Township, it lies in the headwaters of Beaver Creek to the south of the city of Celina, the county seat of Mercer County. Other nearby communities include Maria Stein, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east, Carthagena, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north, and St. Henry, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the west.
