Address: 1755 Palmer Drive, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Principal: Robert Morton | Office Phone: 419-784-2777
Athletic Director: Jerry Buti | Office Phone: 419-784-0102 | Email
Defiance WBL Championships
Baseball (26): 21, 19, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 05, 04, 02, 00, 99, 98, 97, 95, 94, 93, 92, 89, 85, 84, 82, 77
Boys Basketball (9): 16, 14, 13, 12, 10, 83, 78, 77, 74
Girls Basketball (1): 00
Boys Cross Country (26): 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 13, 12, 09, 08, 04, 02, 01, 00, 99, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 73
Girls Cross Country (12): 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 08, 07, 06, 05, 99, 98, 93
Football (4): 08, 00, 97, 96
Golf (7): 11, 09, 98, 94, 87, 86, 77
Boys Soccer (4): 04, 03, 01, 00
Softball (7): 19, 18, 09, 04, 97, 92, 91
Girls Swimming (3): 00, 99, 98
Boys Tennis (2): 89, 80
Boys Track (17): 15, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 02, 00, 99, 94, 91, 86, 83, 82, 79, 74, 73
Girls Track (4): 19, 11, 10, 08
Volleyball (3): 05, 04, 00
Wrestling (20): 15, 14, 01, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74
Defiance State Appearances
State Championships
2016 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Boys Basketball Division II State Champions
2013 Boys Cross Country Division II State Champions
2013 Baseball Division II State Champions
1997 Football Division II State Champions
1992 Baseball Division I State Champion
State Semifinalists
2010 Baseball Division II State Semifinalist
2009 Boys Cross Country Division II -4th Place
2002 Baseball State Semifinalist
1940 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1932 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
State Championships (Individuals)
2013 Division II Track & Field 3200 Meter Run State Champion – Abel Flores
2010 Division II Track & Field 3200M Run State Champion – Megan Vogelsong
2009-10 Division II Wrestling 112 lb. State Champion – B.J. Miller
2009 Division II Track & Field 3200 Relay State Champion – Sebastian Brown, Sean Murray, Trevin Flickinger, Zach Wiles
1988 Division I Track & Field Long Jump State Champion – Renae Stahl
1971 Division I Wrestling Heavyweight State Champion – Dave Harrow
Ohio Baseball Player of the Year Awards (Mr. Baseball)
Tyler Burgoon 2007
Jon Niese 2005
Chad Billingsley 2003
Defiance News & Scores
5/21 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division I District at Findlay
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional at Findlay
4. Shawnee 56, 6. Celina 51, 9. Defiance 34, 12. Elida 14, 14. Wapakoneta 9
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 1. Kj Upshaw, Shawnee; 3. Layndin Alidou, Celina
200 Meter Dash: 1. Kj Upshaw, Shawnee
400 Meter Dash: 3. Layndin Alidou, Celina
800 Meter Run: none
1600 Meter Run: 1. Isaiah Johns, Shawnee; 4. Carter Cleaves, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: none
110 Meter Hurdles: none
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Josh Horvath, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: none
4×200 Meter Relay: none
4×400 Meter Relay: 4. Defiance (Eli Fortman/Sevontre Graves/Josh Horvath/Trevor Tressler)
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Shawnee (Justin Altenbach/Isaiah Johns/Carter Cleaves/Noah Williams)
High Jump: 4. Jackson Courter, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: 2. Conner Douglass, Elida; 3. Colin Fokine, Celina
Long Jump: 4. Martin Castro, Defiance
Shot Put: 1. Kaden Murlin, Celina
Discus Throw: 2. Issac Rasawehr, Celina; 4. Kaden Murlin, Celina
Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Findlay
5. Shawnee 49, 11. Elida 25.5, 12. Wapakoneta 18
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 3. Emma Makin, Elida
200 Meter Dash: 3. Emma Makin, Elida
400 Meter Dash: none
800 Meter Run: none
1600 Meter Run: 2. Lily Cleaves, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: 2. Alaina Williams, Shawnee; 3. Emily Durham, Elida; 4. Molly Stump, Shawnee
100 Meter Hurdles: 3. Karrington Green, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Nikane Ambos, Wapakoneta
4×100 Meter Relay: none
4×200 Meter Relay: none
4×400 Meter Relay: 3. Wapakoneta, 4. Shawnee
4×800 Meter Relay: none
High Jump: 3. Jordan Gladen, Elida
Pole Vault: none
Long Jump: none
Shot Put: none
Discus Throw: none
Division II District at Ontario
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional at Lexington
7. Kenton 39
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: none
200 Meter Dash: none
400 Meter Dash: none
800 Meter Run: none
1600 Meter Run: none
3200 Meter Run: none
110 Meter Hurdles: none
300 Meter Hurdles: none
4×100 Meter Relay: none
4×200 Meter Relay: none
4×400 Meter Relay: none
4×800 Meter Relay: none
High Jump: none
Pole Vault: none
Long Jump: 4. Colby Quay, Kenton
Shot Put: none
Discus Throw: 2. Parker Rarey, Kenton; 4. Gunner Stout, Kenton
Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Lexington
5. Kenton 70
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 1. Abi Temple, Kenton
200 Meter Dash: 2. Abi Temple, Kenton
400 Meter Dash: none
800 Meter Run: none
1600 Meter Run: none
3200 Meter Run: none
100 Meter Hurdles: 3. Addy Modd, Kenton
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Addy Modd, Kenton
4×100 Meter Relay: none
4×200 Meter Relay: none
4×400 Meter Relay: none
4×800 Meter Relay: none
High Jump: none
Pole Vault: 2. Avery Smith, Kenton; 3. Delaney Buxton, Kenton
Long Jump: none
Shot Put: 2. Tatum Miller, Kenton
Discus Throw: 3. Tatum Miller, Kenton
5/20 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 2 St. Marys 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Celina 7 Lexington 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Tiffin Columbian 9 Elida 3
Division II Sectional Championship
Ontario 10 Shawnee 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Defiance 3 Rossford 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Maumee 5
Division II Sectional Championship
Van Wert 8 Bryan 0
Division III Sectional Championship
Bath 9 Columbus Grove 2
Division III Sectional Semifinal
Kenton 11 Allen East 1
5/20 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division II District at Defiance
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional at Piqua
1. Van Wert 103, 4. Bath 66, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 46, 10. St. Marys 29
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 1. Kyran Johnson, Bath; 4. Keldyn Bill, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: none
400 Meter Dash: 1. Connor Pratt, Van Wert; 3. Trey Laudick, Van Wert
800 Meter Run: 1. Gage Springer, Van Wert; 4. Gage Wannemacher, Van Wert
1600 Meter Run: none
3200 Meter Run: none
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys; 3. Tyson Jackson, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys; 4. Dane Duling, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Bath (Dalton Woodruff/Keaton Liles/Kaydon Snyder/Kyran Johnson); 4. Van Wert (Keldyn Bill/Nate Phillips/Gage Stemen/Nathan Jackson)
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Connor Pratt/Nathan Jackson/Nate Phillips/Trey Laudick); 2. Bath (Dalton Woodruff/Keaton Liles/Kyran Johnson/Ethan Cole)
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Connor Pratt/Nate Phillips/Gage Springer/Trey Laudick)
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Trey Laudick/Hunter Sherer/Gage Springer/Gage Wannemacher)
High Jump: 3. Nate Phillips, Van Wert
Pole Vault: no results
Long Jump: 2. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
Shot Put: 1. Xavier Griffiths, Bath; 2. Logan Dotson, Van Wert
Discus Throw: 1. Lucas Prichard, Bath; 2. Xavier Griffiths, Bath; 4. Cael Hoehn, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Piqua
1. Celina 126, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 99, 4. St. Marys 61, 6. Defiance 43, 7. Van Wert 39, 8. Bath 31.5
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 1. Syerra Greber, St. Marys; 3. Kendra Deehring, Van Wert; 4. Ellie Hitchcock, Celina
200 Meter Dash: 1. Tatum Walsh, Bath; 2. Syerra Greber, St. Marys; 4. Ellie Hitchcock, Celina
400 Meter Dash: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Olivia Fenbert, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Hailey Hale, Bath
800 Meter Run: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Ellen Schloemer, St. Marys; 3. Maria Jutte, St. Marys; 4. Emily Wahl, Defiance
1600 Meter Run: 1. Kaylie Dameron, Celina; 3. Joscelyn Dameron, Celina
3200 Meter Run: 2. Kaylie Dameron, Celina; 4. Joscelyn Dameron, Celina
100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Natalie Dross, Celina; 2. Isabel Duenas, Celina; 3. Ella Okuley, Ottawa-Glandorf
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Isabel Duenas, Celina
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Paige Veit/Kira Dirksen/Nevaeh Huser); 3. Bath (Hailey Hale/Abby Rakay/Gracie Renner/Tatum Walsh); 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Laney Hedrick/Corinne Closson/Mackenzie Recker/Myka Aldrich)
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (Laney Hedrick/Olivia Fenbert/Mackenzie Recker/Alexa Fortman); 2. Van Wert (Danesha Branson/Kendra Deehring/Sofi Houg/Macy Johnson); 3. Bath (Hailey Hale/Abby Rakay/Gracie Renner/Tatum Walsh); 4. Celina (Allison Schwieterman/Paige Veit/Kira Dirksen/Ellie Hitchcock)
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert/Corinne Closson/Averie Fox/Alexa Fortman); 2. Defiance (Samantha Hohenberger/Emily Wahl/Joslyn Renn/Mira Horvath); 3. St. Marys (Emma Freewalt/Amelia Ankerman/Maria Jutte/Ellen Schloemer); 4. Van Wert (Danesha Branson/Kendra Deehring/Macy Johnson/Sofi Houg)
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance (Mira Horvath/Samantha Hohenberger/Layla Briseno/Emily Wahl); 2. Celina (Emily Schwieterman/Raven Harris/Joscelyn Dameron/Kaylie Dameron); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Madelyn Hovest/Lily Haselman/Rose Turnwald/Olivia Fenbert)
High Jump: 2. Ella Jacobs, St. Marys; 3. Myka Aldrich, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: no results
Long Jump: 1. Kira Dirksen, Celina; 3. Mia Rager, Van Wert
Shot Put: 2. Amelia Lutz, Celina; 4. Kaci Anthony, St. Marys
Discus Throw: 1. Emma Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Amelia Lutz, Celina
5/17 Baseball Scores
Celina 8 South Adams 2, 8 inn.
Defiance 10 Columbus Grove 0, 6 inn.
Coldwater 4 Elida 1
Napoleon 6 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Bryan 13 Shawnee 3, 5 inn.
Antwerp 20 Van Wert 8
2022 WBL Baseball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: David Jimenez – 11 – Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Tom Held – Defiance
1st Team
David Jimenez – 11 – Defiance
Jacob Howard – 12 – Defiance
Braeden Goulet – 12 – Wapakoneta
Quinn Andrew – 12 – Celina
Jayden Jerger – 12 – Defiance
Landon Brandt – 11 – Wapakoneta
Luke Wessel – 11 – Van Wert
Keaton Cooper – 12 – Shawnee
Carter Parlapiano – 12 – Bath
Carter Duling – 11 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Gunnar Kuhn – 12 – Elida
2nd Team
Bradyn Shaw – 11 – Defiance
Grant Jolly – 9 – Wapakoneta
Carter Schimmoell – 12 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ethan Rupert – 12 – Van Wert
Dylan Feister – 12 – Celina
Austin Williams – 12 – Bath
Gavino Gomez – 11 – Defiance
Turner Witten – 12 – Van Wert
Alex Macke – 12 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Derek Lyons – 10 – Shawnee
3rd Team
Sage Ebling – 12 – Shawnee
Kaden Shaffer – 10 – Van Wert
Mike Niebel – 12 – Elida
Quentin Collins – 10 – Bath
Cole Koenig – 12 – St. Marys
Luke Leffler – 10 – Kenton
Ty Kiehl – 12 – St Marys
Zach Rogers – 12 – Wapakoneta
Joel Rasor – 10 – Bath
Jack Hassan – 10 – Celina
Honorable Mention
Wade Liffick – 12 – Defiance
Taylor Echols – 10 – Wapakoneta
Nate Maag – 12 – Ottawa-Glandorf
Grady Baum – 11 – Kenton
AJ Dieringer – 11 – St. Marys
Brylen Parker – 10 – Van Wert
Nick Steinbrunner – 9 – Celina
Ryan McGue – 9 – Elida
Skyler Lhamon – 10 – Bath
Luke Cowan – 12 – Shawnee
2022 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Karsyn McGlothen – St. Marys
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Allie Wilson – Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Bill Sammons – Wapakoneta
1st Team
Dylan Grigsby – Bath
Karsyn McGlothen – St. Marys
Marrah Elston – Defiance
Kaylee Grant – Shawnee
Allie Wilson – Wapakoneta
Payton Bertke – Celina
Carlie Schroeder – Wapakoneta
Leah Ramirez – Elida
Brynn Butler – Kenton
Emilee Phillips – Van Wert
2nd Team
Shelby Marsteller – Bath
Elizabeth Hoffman – Defiance
Lacie Moening – Elida
Karissa Frederick – Celina
Renee Sweigart – St. Marys
Haylee Wurm – Shawnee
Carlee Young – Van Wert
Addie Fisher – Wapakoneta
Emily Van Horn – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Anne Oliver – Bath
Jill Burd – Kenton
Kyra Vermillion – Shawnee
Sydnee Davis – Celina
Audrey Hedrick – Elida
Emma Kennedy – Van Wert
Lindsay Roth – Defiance
Bailey Weigel – St. Marys
Aryka Watt – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Rachel Clark – Bath
Sarah Giesige – Celina
Taighen Zipfel – Defiance
Cadence Miller – Elida
Emily Pees – Kenton
Kendra Miller – Ottawa-Glandorf
Payton Modschiedler – Shawnee
Makenzie Henning – St. Marys
Sydnee Savage – Van Wert
Riley Jeanneret – Wapakoneta
5/16 WBL Baseball Scores
Wapakoneta 14 Bath 4
Elida 6 Kenton 4
Non-League:
Celina 3 Fort Recovery 2
Defiance 6 Bowling Green 3
Shawnee 13 Columbus Grove 4
Fort Loramie 7 St. Marys 5
Van Wert 9 Coldwater 6
5/14 Baseball Scores
Bath 20 Botkins 1, 5 inn.
Defiance 2 Liberty-Benton 1
Defiance 4 Pleasant 2
Shawnee 5 Bellefontaine 3
Fort Recovery 9 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 16 Delphos Jefferson 0, 5 inn.
2022 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Bryan
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles/Doubles
Division II Sectional at UNOH
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Gabe Burke, Shawnee; 2. Joey Vanderhorst, St. Marys; 3. Jace Fast, Van Wert
Doubles: 1. Shawnee (Mason Stahl/Mac Davis); 2. Bath (Daniel Bolon/Ezra Bolon); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Eli Schmenk/Joshua Walls); 4. Elida (Jaden Neuman/Ben Osmon)
2022 WBL Track & Field Championships
2022 WBL Track & Field Championships at Van Wert
Boys
1. Van Wert 119.5, 2. Shawnee 94, 3. Celina 55, 4. Defiance 54.5, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 51.5, 6. Bath 46.5, 7. St. Marys 45, 8. Wapakoneta 31, 9. Elida 16, 10. Kenton 14
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 100.5, 2. Celina 100, 3. St. Marys 78, 4. Kenton 61.5, 5. Van Wert 50, 6. Shawnee 46.5, 7. Defiance 34, 8. Wapakoneta 23, 9. Bath 20, 10. Elida 13.5
WBL Individual Boys Champions
4×800 Meter Relay: Shawnee (Justin Altenbach/Isaiah Johns/Carter Cleaves/Noah Williams)
110 Meter Hurdles: Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
100 Meter Dash: K.J. Upshaw, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: Van Wert (Connor Pratt/Nate Phillips/Nathan Jackson/Trey Laudick)
1600 Meter Run: Isaiah Johns, Shawnee
4×100 Meter Relay: Wapakoneta (Gavin Ainsworth/Collin Lenhart/Keaton Lenhart/Jace Mullen)
400 Meter Dash: Connor Pratt, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: Josh Horvath, Defiance
800 Meter Run: Gage Springer, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: K.J. Upshaw, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: Landen Jones, Bath
4×400 Meter Relay: Van Wert (Trey Laudick/Nate Phillips/Gage Springer/Connor Pratt)
High Jump: Nate Phillips, Van Wert
Pole Vault: Conner Douglass, Elida
Long Jump: Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
Discus Throw: Parker Rarey, Kenton
Shot Put: Xavier Griffiths, Bath
WBL Individual Girls Champions
4×800 Meter Relay: Defiance (Mira Horvath/Samantha Hohenberger/Layla Briseno/Emily Wahl)
100 Meter Hurdles: Karrington Green, Shawnee
100 Meter Dash: Syerra Greber, St. Marys
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Laney Hedrick/Mackenzie Recker/Averie Fox/Olivia Fenbert)
1600 Meter Run: Kaylie Dameron, Celina
4×100 Meter Relay: Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Kira Dirksen/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser)
400 Meter Dash: Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
300 Meter Hurdles: Addy Modd, Kenton
800 Meter Run: Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: Syerra Greber, St. Marys
3200 Meter Run: Kaylie Dameron, Celina
4×400 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Averie Fox/Corinne Closson/Lily Haselman/Alexa Fortman)
High Jump: Ella Jacobs, St. Marys
Pole Vault: Lily Haselman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: Mia Rager, Van Wert
Discus Throw: Tatum Miller, Kenton
Shot Put: Amelia Lutz, Celina
5/13 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Bryan 3 Shawnee 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Elida 5 Defiance 4
Division II Sectional Championship
St. Marys 2 Celina 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Bath 11 Kenton 1
5/12 WBL Baseball Scores
Shawnee 15 Elida 3
Van Wert 6 Kenton 5
Non-League:
Defiance 6 Whitmer 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Archbold 4
Coldwater 8 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 12 Fort Recovery 0, 5 inn.
5/12 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee 7 St. Marys 2
Non-League:
Paulding 11 Defiance 6
5/11 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 8 Celina 1
Elida 4 St. Marys 3
Ottawa-Glandorf 7 Shawnee 6
Non-League:
Houston 3 Bath 2
Lima Senior at Kenton
5/11 WBL Softball Scores
Defiance 11 Celina 1, 6 inn.
Van Wert 14 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Bath 10 Liberty-Benton 0, 5 inn.