
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 (30): 26, 25, 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
Boys Golf (7): 11, 09, 98, 94, 87, 86, 77
Girls Golf (1): 25
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
4/1 WBL Softball Scores
Elida at Kenton (ppd to 4/2)
Non-League:
Ottoville at Celina (ppd)
Defiance at Otsego (ppd)
Parkway at Shawnee (ppd)
St. Marys 5 New Bremen 3
Lima Senior at Wapakoneta (ppd)
4/1 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Bath at Wapakoneta (ppd)
Celina at Defiance (ppd)
Van Wert at Kenton (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Shawnee (ppd)
3/31 Baseball Scores
Wayne Trace 9 Bath 7
Celina 6 Parkway 0
Bowling Green at Defiance (ppd to 5/16)
Bryan at Elida (ppd to 4/12)
Marion Harding 9 Kenton 2
Miller City at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Coldwater 3 Shawnee 1
Wapakoneta 3 Marion Local 3 (susp.)
3/31 Softball Scores
Coldwater 6 Bath 5
Parkway 18 Celina 15
Defiance at Archbold (ppd)
Elida at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Kenton 6 Marion Harding 2
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bluffton (ppd)
Shawnee at St. Henry (ppd)
Bowling Green 9 St. Marys 0
Crestview at Van Wert (ppd)
Wapakoneta 15 Marion Local 0, 6 inn.
3/29 Baseball Scores
Liberty-Benton 6 Bath 1
Celina 10 Marion Local 5
Defiance 7 Rossford 1
Elida 3 Columbus Grove 2
Indian Lake 8 Kenton 0
Lima Central Catholic 3 St. Marys 2
Wapakoneta 4 Benjamin Logan 1
3/29 Softball Scores
Riverdale 8 Bath 3
Minster 12 Celina 2, 5 inn.
Defiance 5 Napoleon 1
Indian Lake 14 Kenton 3, 5 inn.
Leipsic 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
St. Marys 9 Parkway 2
3/29 Boys Tennis Scores
Celina at Lima Senior
Defiance 4 Wauseon 1
Bryan 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Shawnee 3 St. Francis de Sales 2
St. Marys 4 Bluffton 1
3/29 Track & Field Results
Dual Meet at Spencerville
Boys: Celina 101, Spencerville 36
Girls: Celina 86, Spencerville 51
Complete Results
Quad Meet at Elida
Boys: Ottawa-Glandorf 134.5, Kalida 61.5, Elida 36, Fort Jennings 21
Girls: Ottawa-Glandorf 123.5, Kalida 71.5, Elida 38, Fort Jennings 13
Complete Results
Tri-Meet at Bryan
Boys: Archbold 82.5, Defiance 46, Bryan 44.5
Complete Results
Girls: Defiance 68.5, Bryan 66.5, Archbold 31
Complete Results
Tri-Meet at Bluffton
Boys: Bluffton 72.5, Bath 55, Allen East 53.5
Girls: Bath 86.5, Bluffton 67.5, Allen East 20
Complete Results
3/5 OHSAA Wrestling Districts

Division II District at Norwalk
Four from each weight class will advance to State
5. St. Marys 119, 13. Celina 50, 15. Wapakoneta 47, 21. Defiance 23, 25. Elida 17, 40. Shawnee 3, 41. Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 41. Van Wert 2
State Qualifiers:
106: 3. Tate Hisey 9, St. Marys (42-2)
113: 1. Tyler Hisey 12, St. Marys (44-0); 4. Mason Ducat 9, Defiance (46-11)
120: 1. Trevor Hisey 12, St. Marys (45-1)
132: 3. Landon Engle 12, Celina (44-1)
150: 3. Conner Douglass 12, Elida (38-3)
157: 4. Jaden King 12, Celina (43-4)
165: 3. Garret Donovan 12, St. Marys (38-7)
285: 4. Cael Rostorfer 12, Wapakoneta (43-9)
Division III District at Troy
Four from each weight class will advance to State
23. Bath 20, 29. Kenton 17
State Qualifiers:
150: 4. Ezekiel Burkholder 12, Bath (38-6)
2022 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division I
Millbury – Sectional/District
Wapakoneta
Division II
Paulding – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert
Ashland – Sectional/District
Kenton
Division III
Region 10 – Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2/26 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division II Sectional Tournament at Defiance
Four from each weight class at Clyde, Defiance, and Sandusky will advance to the District at Norwalk.
2. St. Marys 220, 4. Wapakoneta 145, 5. Celina 143, 7. Defiance 97, 8. Elida 59.5, 10. Shawnee 35, 11. Van Wert 33, 12. Ottawa-Glandorf 16
Brackets/Placers/Results
District Qualifiers:
106: 1. Tate Hisey, St. Marys; 4. Caden Mellott, Wapakoneta
113: 1. Tyler Hisey, St. Marys; 3. Mason Ducat, Defiance
120: 1. Trevor Hisey, St. Marys; 4. Gavino Martinez, Defiance
126: 2. Brycen Miracle, Celina
132: 1. Landon Engle, Celina; 3. Gavin Hall, Wapakoneta
138: 2. Zack King, Celina; 3. Dennis Sudduth, Van Wert
144: 3. Owen Thomas, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Alex Francis, Defiance
150: 1. Conner Douglass, Elida; 3. Corbin Mitchell, Wapakoneta; 4. Keegan Sharpe, St. Marys
157: 3. Jaden King, Celina
165: 1. Garret Donovan, St. Marys; 4. Spencer Thompson, Defiance
175: 2. Dominic Tracy, Defiance; 3. Jace Knous, Wapakoneta; 4. Tyler Carlin, Celina
190: 1. Jace Schaefer, St. Marys; 4. Alex Stachler, Celina
215: 1. Carter Sharpe, St. Marys; 2. Trevor Houts, Wapakoneta; 4. Preston Coppler, Shawnee
285: 1. Cael Rostorfer, Wapakoneta; 4. Braden Saeler, St. Marys
Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
Four from each weight class at LCC will advance to the District Tournament in Southwest Ohio.
7. Bath 82.5, 11. Kenton 57
Brackets | Placers | Results
District Qualifiers:
106: 2. Carter Deppe, Bath
113: none
120: 4. Jaxon Richey, Bath
126: none
132: 2. Logan Brown, Kenton
138: 1. Anthony Hunt, Kenton
144: none
150: 2. Ezekiel Burkholder, Bath
157: 4. Landen Elliott, Kenton
165: 4. Nolan Deppe, Bath
175: none
190: none
215: none
285: none
2/25 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
St. Marys 52 Celina 28
Wauseon 56 Van Wert 53, OT
Division II Sectional Championships at Paulding
Napoleon 53 Defiance 41
Shawnee 54 Wapakoneta 45
Division III Sectional Championship at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 63 Coldwater 40
Division III Sectional Championship at Miller City
Bluffton 43 Bath 32
2021-22 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Bradyn Shaw – Defiance
Cayden Zachrich – Defiance
Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Brady Wheeler – Shawnee
Austin Parks – St. Marys
Aidan Pratt – Van Wert
2nd Team
Josh Rasawehr – Celina
Eli Schmenk – Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Miller – Shawnee
Garrett Gunter – Van Wert
Kaden Siefring – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Jonah Wauben – Bath
Zori Island – Elida
Theo Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
Carter Schimmoeller – Ottawa-Glandorf
Evan Angstmann – St. Marys
Braeden Goulet – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Britton Hall – Bath
Quinn Andrew – Celina
Isaac Schlatter – Defiance
Jackson Covault – Elida
Jarrett Jolliff – Kenton
Carson Fuka – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ja’Mari Johnson – Shawnee
Jace Turner – St. Marys
Ethan Brown – Van Wert
Grant Bauer – Wapakoneta
2021-22 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
1st Team
Ava Craddock – Bath – Senior
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Zoe Best – Shawnee – Sophomore
Grace Freiberger – Shawnee – Sophomore
Kendall Dieringer – St. Marys – Senior
Sofi Houg – Van Wert – Junior
2nd Team
Rachel Clark – Bath – Junior
Addisyn Freeman – Elida – Junior
Katie Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Sophomore
Noelle Ruane – St. Marys – Senior
Kyra Welch – Van Wert – Junior
Addy Allen – Wapakoneta – Senior
3rd Team
Elena Oliver – Bath – Junior
Taylor Klingshirn – Celina – Junior
Mira Horvath – Defiance – Junior
Elli Mitchell – Elida – Senior
Cece Warcham – Shawnee – Junior
Nikane Ambos – Wapakoneta – Senior
Honorable Mention
Claire Foust – Bath – Sophomore
Kyilla Billingsley – Celina – Junior
Olivia Moats – Defiance – Senior
Bella Lopez – Elida – Junior
Tatum Miller – Kenton – Junior
Chloee Glenn – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Ania Pearson – Shawnee – Junior
Karsyn McGlothen – St. Marys – Senior
Carlee Young – Van Wert – Senior
Allie Willson – Wapakoneta – Senior
2/19 Boys Basketball Scores
Celina 46 Bryan 41
Defiance 60 Lima Central Catholic 53