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 (27): 22, 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 (27): 21, 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
9/26 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 5 Bath 1
Elida 1 Defiance 0
Kenton 2 Wapakoneta 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 17 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 0
9/25 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 3 Celina 1
Elida 3 Defiance 1
Wapakoneta 5 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 14 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 2
9/25 Volleyball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 3 Bath 0
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Elida 3 Hardin Northern 0
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
9/23 Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 7 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Bryan 6 Defiance 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Shawnee 2 Mariemont 2
Lincolnview 15 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 6 Springfield 1
9/22 WBL Football Scores
Bath 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 21
Celina 24 Elida 12
Defiance 46 Kenton 18
Wapakoneta 42 Shawnee 6
St. Marys 21 Van Wert 19
2023 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Andrew McGreevy, Shawnee
1st Team
Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
Nick Steinbrunner, Celina
Keaton Foster, Van Wert
Brennan Steger, St. Marys
Lennon Cisco, Celina
Grant Leopold, Ottawa-Glandorf
Connor Raines, Bath
Braden Binkley, Bath
Matthew Stiles, Shawnee
Logan Lee, Wapakoneta
Matthew Owen, Shawnee
Honorable Mention
Ethan Clayton, Bath
Cayden Hirsch, Celina
Luke Webb, Defiance
Keegon Bullock, Elida
Landon Plaugher, Kenton
Justin Yaeger, Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Lampert, St. Marys
Evan Jackson, Shawnee
Sam Houg, Van Wert
Peyton Young, Wapakoneta
2023 WBL Girls Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Maddie Fleck – Celina
1st Team
Maddie Fleck, Celina
Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance
Kaylee Harsha, Defiance
Natalie Hefner, Wapak
Sara Tester, Celina
Kaley Cotrell, Shawnee
Brooke Baucher, Celina
Lauren Sanford, Defiance
Aubrey Gerten, Bath
Lilleigh Sampson, St Marys
Kenley Manriquez, Defiance
Maddicyn Brumbaugh, Celina
Honorable Mention
Ava Amstutz, Bath
Regan Sibert, Celina
Lilly Whiteford, Defiance
Claire Ketcham, Kenton
Claire Vorst, Ottawa-Glandorf
Kylie Larimore, Shawnee
Kaitlyn Gross, St. Marys
Lydia Manger, Wapakoneta
2023 WBL Boys Golf Tournament
2023 WBL Golf Tournament at Oaks GC
1. Shawnee 316, 2. Bath 328, 3. Van Wert 331, 4. Wapakoneta 333, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 337, 6. St. Marys 338, 7. Defiance 343, 8. Celina 357, 9. Elida 359, 10. Kenton 375
Medalist: Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta – 71
2nd Medalist: Seth Grieshop, Shawnee – 76
3rd Medalist: Braden Binkley, Bath – 77
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Bath 15.5, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 15, 4. Van Wert 14.5, 5. Wapakoneta 13.5, 6. Celina 9.5, 7. St. Marys 9, 8. Defiance 7, 9. Kenton 3, 9. Elida 3
WBL Tournament Individual Results
Bath (328)
Braden Binkley 77, Connor Raines 82, Daniel Bolon 91, Ethan Clayton 83, Ezra Bolon 86
Celina (357)
Nick Steinbrunner 79, Lennon Cisco 84, Cayden Hirsch 95, Gavin Pearson 99, Jackson Ly 101, Carter Shannon 114
Defiance (343)
Luke Webb 82, Jaren Honsberger 86, Brayden Weaver 93, Jackson Honsberger 92, Drew Hoeffel 85, Casen Linebrink 90
Elida (359)
Keegon Bullock 90, Aiden Musil 89, Griffin Burton 89, Ayden Bailey 91, Ryan Sheidler 103, Doug Noble 98
Kenton (375)
Landon Plaugher 90, Dawson Miller 88, Jack Whitmer 103, Ben Sams 101, Luke Hensel 114, Ethan McNamara 96
Ottawa-Glandorf (337)
Jace Van Oss 92, Ty Verhoff 89, Grant Leopold 83, Tyler Heckman 87, Justin Yaeger 82, Davis Maag 85
St. Marys (338)
Brennan Steger 78, Braylon Lampert 88, Kadin Behr 90, Joel Kogge 85, Blake Dingledine 87, Brayden Hoehn 96
Shawnee (316)
Seth Grieshop 76, Matthew Stiles 82, Matthew Owen 79, Evan Jackson 79, Gino Cumella 88, Ashton Wright 88
Van Wert (331)
Keaton Foster 78, Sam Houg 85, Griff McCracken 82, Brock Stoller 86, Zach Stoller 92, Carter Wright 94
Wapakoneta (333)
Zac Niekamp 71, Logan Lee 84, Peyton Young 89, Preston Hinkle 89, Holden Bowersock 107, Kayden Cottrell 91
9/21 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bath 1
Celina 4 Elida 0
Kenton 7 Defiance 0
Shawnee 5 Wapakoneta 1
St. Marys 11 Van Wert 0
9/21 WBL Volleyball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Elida 3 Celina 1
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Van Wert 0
9/19 Boys Golf Scores
Tri-Match at Eagle Rock GC
Bryan 166, Defiance 170, Wauseon 171
Dual-Match at Prairie View GC
Kenton, Waynesfield-Goshen
2023 WBL Girls Golf Tournament
2023 WBL Tournament at Memorial Park GC
1. Celina 395, 2. Defiance 395, 3. Shawnee 448, 4. Wapakoneta 453, 5. St. Marys 464, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 477, 7. Kenton 507, 8. Bath 515
Medalist: Maddie Fleck – Celina
2nd Place: Ava Hesselschwardt – Defiance
3rd Place: Kaylee Harsha – Defiance
9/19 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Elida 4 Celina 3
Defiance 2 Kenton 0
Wapakoneta 1 Shawnee 0
St. Marys 14 Van Wert 0
9/19 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 2
Non-League:
Bryan 5 Bath 0
Lima Central Catholic at Celina
Ottawa Hills at Defiance
Bellefontaine 4 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Bluffton 3 Van Wert 2