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 (28): 24, 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 (9): 24, 23, 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
5/23 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 18 Bath 6
5/22 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship
Tiffin Columbian 6 Defiance 0
Division III Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 1 Celina 0
Division IV Sectional Championship
Bath 5 Kenton 0
Division IV Sectional Championship
Elida at Upper Sandusky (ppd to 5/24)
Division IV Sectional Championship
Bryan at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to 5/23)
5/22 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division III District Semifinals at UNOH
Defiance 7 Celina 3, 8 inn.
Wapakoneta 8 Elida 5
Division IV District Semifinals at Defiance
Bryan 9 Bath 0
St. Marys 11 Napoleon 6
Division V District Semifinal at Patrick Henry
Ottawa-Glandorf at Elmwood (ppd to 5/23)
2025 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Addison Fisher – Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Renee Williams – Celina
1st Team
Alycen Stumbaugh – Bath
Campbelle Gass – Celina
Colbie Kinney – Celina
Ayvah Cullen – Defiance
Lilly Sifrit – Elida
Riley Rhodes – Shawnee
Adyson Vandekeere – St. Marys
Aubrey Wollet – Van Wert
Addison Fisher – Wapakoneta
Aubryn Schnarre – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Aaliyah Young – Bath
Lilly Gonzalez – Celina
Addison Miller – Defiance
Carly Chiles – Elida
Macee Heckathorn – Kenton
Haley Meyer – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kacie Carroll – Shawnee
Cadence Hirschfeld – St. Marys
Sophia Knife – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Paiton Rhodes – Celina
Bella Gutierrez – Defiance
Delaney Miller – Elida
Riley Totten – Kenton
Maci Hovest – Ottawa-Glandorf
Taylor Lichty – Shawnee
Kelly Holsinger – St. Marys
Emma West – Van Wert
Alexis Schneider – Wapakoneta
Kortney Fullenkamp – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Madison Edelbrock – Bath
Maddie Allen – Celina
Elley Ward – Defiance
Ava Jackson – Elida
Brayla Butler – Kenton
Addie Kitchen – Ottawa-Glandorf
Anna Menke – Shawnee
Alexis Shadrach – St. Marys
Lauren Gearhart – Van Wert
Avery Sheipline – Wapakoneta
5/20 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance at Bath (ppd to 5/23)
Non-League:
Van Wert at Coldwater (ppd)
5/19 Baseball Scores
Celina 11 Houston 0, 6 inn.
Defiance 9 Fairview 4
Elida 4 Columbus Grove 1
Minster 4 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 5 St. Henry 0
5/17 Baseball Scores
Celina 3 St. Henry 1
Fort Wayne Snider (IN) 8 Defiance 5
5/17 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Sectional – 2 at Findlay
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Celina, Shawnee, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Jack Zhang, Celina; 4. Brayden Hooker, Wapakoneta
Doubles: 4. Shawnee (Aiden Latham/Brandt McGreevy)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II Sectional at UNOH
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Bath, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Eben Jackson, Elida; 2. Jake Ackroyd, St. Marys
Doubles: 1. Elida (Ben Osmon/Jaden Neuman); 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (Sam Schomaeker/Brandon Gerding); 3. Elida (Leyton Staley/Baylor Altenbach)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II Sectional at Bryan
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
5/16 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 4 St. Marys 3
Non-League:
Celina 6 Spencerville 2
Defiance 6 St. John’s Jesuit 4
Lincolnview 6 Elida 5
Lima Senior at Shawnee (ppd)
Wapakoneta 2 Allen East 0
2025 WBL Track & Field Championships
2025 WBL Track & Field Championships at Defiance
Boys
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 95.8333, 2. Defiance 80, 3. Bath 72, 4. Shawnee 61.3333, 5. Elida 54, 6. Celina 44, 7. Van Wert 43, 8. Kenton 37, 9. Wapakoneta 29.8333, 10. St. Marys 10
WBL Boys Track & Field Championships Event Champions:
4×800 Meter Relay: Van Wert (Andrew Laudick/Noah Spath/Evan Keuneke/Owen Scott) WBL Record
110 Meter Hurdles: Jon Lutz, Celina
100 Meter Dash: Anthony Wilder, Defiance
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gavin Morman/Jayden Kuhlman/Dane Duling/Deegan Miller)
1600 Meter Run: Owen Scott, Van Wert WBL Record
4×100 Meter Relay: Defiance (Eli Howerton/Anthony Wilder/Luke Westfall/Joe Robinson)
400 Meter Run: Levi Luke, Bath
300 Meter Hurdles: Jalen Ridgell, Elida
800 Meter Run: Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: Ethan Cole, Bath
3200 Meter Run: Owen Scott, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: Bath (Levi Luke/Foster Deters/Jacob Wireman/Ethan Cole)
High Jump: Heaven Dalton, Defiance
Pole Vault: Alex Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: Joel Stirn, Shawnee
Discus Throw: Bill Wilkinson, Kenton
Shot Put: Akyus Richardson, Shawnee WBL Record
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 137, 2. Bath 83, 3. Wapakoneta 69, 4. Van Wert 50, 4. Defiance 50, 6. Elida 38.5, 7. St. Marys 33, 8. Celina 31.5, 9. Kenton 18, 10. Shawnee 17
WBL Girls Track & Field Championships Event Champions:
4×800 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Liana Fortman/Brea Recker/Rose Turnwald/Anna Buddelmeyer)
100 Meter Hurdles: Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta
100 Meter Dash: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gracie Lammers/Emma Heringhaus/Alivia Grothause/Averie Fox)
1600 Meter Run: Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gracie Lammers/Alivia Grothause/Emma Heringhaus/Averie Fox)
400 Meter Run: Makenzie Dennie, Defiance
300 Meter Hurdles: Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta
800 Meter Run: Gaby Muller, Wapakoneta
200 Meter Dash: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 Meter Run: Penny Francis, Bath
4×400 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Liana Fortman/Brea Recker/Averie Fox/Emma Heringhaus)
High Jump: Jordan Gladen, Elida
Pole Vault: Elizabeth Thompson, Defiance
Long Jump: McKenna O’Kief, Bath
Discus Throw: Vanessa Ruble, Bath
Shot Put: Claire Benner, Van Wert
5/15 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 12 Shawnee 1, 5 inn.
Elida 10 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Bath 3 Perry 2
Celina 2 Ansonia 0
Kenton 14 Arlington 3, 5 inn.
Fairview 13 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
Van Wert 10 Kalida 4
Wapakoneta 10 Fort Recovery 9, 10 inn.
5/15 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship
Defiance 11 Lima Senior 1, 5 inn.
Division III Sectional Championship
Elida 2 Shawnee 1
Division III Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 3 Bowling Green 2
Division IV Sectional Championship
Bath 10 Van Wert 4
5/14 WBL Baseball Scores
Wapakoneta 7 Bath 2
Defiance at Shawnee (ppd to 5/15)
Non-League:
Celina 17 New Knoxville 2, 5 inn.
Lima Central Catholic 5 Elida 3
Lincolnview 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Delphos St. John’s 6 Van Wert 2
5/13 Baseball Scores
Bath 8 Lima Senior 0, 6 inn.
Minster 1 Celina 0 (susp. in bottom of 2nd)
Defiance 4 Archbold 0, 5 inn.
North Union 8 Kenton 4
Fort Recovery 8 St. Marys 6, 9 inn.
Wapakoneta at Delphos Jefferson (ppd)
5/12 Baseball Scores
Celina 14 Lima Central Catholic 4, 6 inn.
Defiance 7 Wauseon 2
Elida 8 McComb 6
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Patrick Henry 3, 8 inn.
Shawnee 14 Piqua 7
St. Marys 6 Marion Local 5
Van Wert 9 Lincolnview 2
Wapakoneta 12 Coldwater 9