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
2/19 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division I Sectional Semifinal at Fostoria
Wapakoneta 41 Mansfield Madison 36
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Ayersville
Elida 41 Van Wert 32
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Patrick Henry
St. Marys 56 Rogers 48
Bryan 61 Defiance 10
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Lincolnview
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 Fostoria 26
2/18 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Van Wert 54 Bath 46
St. Marys 59 Celina 37
Defiance 40 Wapakoneta 31
Shawnee 74 Elida 56
Ottawa-Glandorf 74 Kenton 37
2/17 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division I Sectional Semifinal at Fostoria
Wapakoneta vs. Mansfield Madison (ppd to 2/19)
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Ayersville
Elida vs. Van Wert (ppd to 2/19)
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Patrick Henry
Rogers vs. St. Marys (ppd to 2/19)
Defiance vs. Bryan (ppd to 2/19)
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Lincolnview
Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Fostoria (ppd to 2/19)
2021-22 WBL Girls Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Girls Bowler of the Year: Ashtvn Huber – Celina
1st Team
Ashtvn Huber – Celina
Bailey Vanmeter – Wapakoneta
Rylie Jeanneret – Wapakoneta
Jenna Sprague – Bath
Olivia Miller – Shawnee
Skylar Lamb – Elida
2nd Team
Lynden Bassiti – Shawnee
Ryleigh Hanicq – Van Wert
Sarah Munson – Elida
Savannah Roth – Defiance
Mercades Hammond – Van Wert
3rd Team
Allyson Speckman – St. Marys
Chablis Krick – Celina
Makenna Nagel – Van Wert
Zalean Tobias – Van Wert
Kayla Homan – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Kylie Carpenter – Bath
Emma Whistler – Celina
Malea Carlos – Defiance
Tara Bowers – Elida
Jadyn Johns – Ottawa-Glandorf
Samantha Zeltner – Shawnee
Cierra Vanover – St. Marys
Gracie Price – Van Wert
Aubryn Schnarre – Wapakoneta
2021-22 WBL Boys Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Boys Bowler of the Year: Britton Hole – Celina
1st Team
Britton Hole – Celina
Boston Briseno – Defiance
Xander Valle – Defiance
Cayden Ballweg – St. Marys
Matt Adcock – Elida
Payton Newbury – Bath
2nd Team
Justin Yaeger – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jack Boos – St. Marys
Sean Kelley – Ottawa-Glandorf
Tanner Haggard – Wapakoneta
Kaleb Fishbaugh – Celina
Devin Hastings – Kenton
3rd Team
Rhees Andrews – Defiance
Hayden Davis – Van Wert
Myles Aldrich – Shawnee
Preston Young – Bath
Alex Lehman – Celina
Honorable Mention
Keaton Phillips – Bath
Marcus Rable – Celina
Trey Siler – Defiance
Luke Alexander – Elida
Adam Hopkins – Kenton
Brayden Maas – Ottawa-Glandorf
Isaiah Johns – Shawnee
Cyrus Kerr – St. Marys
Richard Druckmiller – Van Wert
Eli Vanmeter – Wapakoneta
2022 WBL Bowling Championships
WBL Championships at Astro Lanes – Wapakoneta
Boys
1. Celina 4171, 2. St. Marys 4128, 3. Wapakoneta 4082, 4. Defiance 3922, 5. Bath 3878, 6. Elida 3709, 7. Van Wert 3700, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 3692, 9. Kenton 3428, 10. Shawnee 3418
Medalists: 1. Britton Hole, Celina 700, 2. Matt Adcock, Elida 691, 3. Justin Yaeger 675
Girls
1. St. Marys 3699, 2. Wapakoneta 3605, 3. Celina 3535, 4. Van Wert 3481, 5. Shawnee 3287, 6. Elida 3069, 7. Bath 2970, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 2951, 9. Defiance 2727
Medalists: 1. Mercades Hammond, Van Wert 570, 2. Makenna Nagel, Van Wert; 3. Ashtyn Huber, Celina
Overall Final WBL Standings
Boys
1. Celina 20, 2. Wapakoneta 16, 3. Defiance 15, 3. St. Marys 15, 5. Elida 13, 6. Bath 11, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 6.5, 8. Van Wert 5.5, 9. Shawnee 4.5, 10. Kenton 3.5
Girls
1. Celina 15.5, 2. Wapakoneta 15, 3. St. Marys 14.5, 4. Shawnee 13.5, 5. Van Wert 11.5, 6. Bath 7, 7. Elida 6, 8. Defiance 4, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 3
2022 WBL Wrestling Tournament
2022 WBL Wrestling Tournament at Celina
1. St. Marys 232, 2. Wapakoneta 166.5, 3. Celina 148.5, 4. Defiance 112.5, 5. Elida 72, 6. Bath 61.5, 7. Shawnee 41, 8. Kenton 37, 9. Van Wert 27.5, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 5
2022 WBL Tournament Individual Champions:
106: Tate Hisey, St. Marys
113: Mason Ducat, Defiance
120: Tyler Hisey, St. Marys
126: Trevor Hisey, St. Marys
132: Zack King, Celina
138: Landon Engle, Celina
144: Zeke Burkholder, Bath
150: Conner Douglass, Elida
157: Jaden King, Celina
165: Garret Donovan, St. Marys
175: Stashu Patterson, St. Marys
190: Jace Schaefer, St. Marys
215: Carter Sharpe, St. Marys
285: Cael Rostorfer, Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Larry Gruber, St. Marys
2/11 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
St. Marys 55 Bath 43
Wapakoneta 32 Celina 30
Ottawa-Glandorf 58 Defiance 47
Van Wert 36 Elida 23
Shawnee 91 Kenton 63
2021-22 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 2/10
2021-22 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 2/10
Boys
High Average: Boston Briseno, Defiance 211.8
Top 10 Games: Payton Newberry, Bath 279
Top 10 Series: Landen Crites, Elida 512
WBL Points Leader: Boston Briseno, Defiance 79
Girls
High Average: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 192.4
Top 10 Games: Ashtyn Huber, Celina 268
Top 10 Series: Mercades Hammond, Van Wert 450
WBL Points Leader: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 74
2/10 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 35 St. Marys 34
Wapakoneta 45 Celina 33
Ottawa-Glandorf 67 Defiance 26
Van Wert 41 Elida 38
Shawnee 52 Kenton 28
2/10 WBL Bowling Scores
Boys
Defiance 2850 Celina 2601
Wapakoneta defeated Bath
Girls
Celina 2479 Defiance 1893
Wapakoneta defeated Bath
2/10 WBL Wrestling Scores
Celina 45 Defiance 19
St. Marys 76 Van Wert 3
Shawnee defeated Ottawa-Glandorf (forfeit)
2022 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State/Regional
St. Marys
Ada – Sectional/District
Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
State/Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima – Sectional/District
Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf
2/8 Girls Basketball Scores
Fort Recovery 35 Celina 28
Paulding 58 Defiance 38
Coldwater 56 Elida 39
Ottawa-Glandorf 46 Archbold 35
2/8 WBL Wrestling Scores
St. Marys defeated Bath
Wapakoneta 39 Celina 33
Defiance defeated Ottawa-Glandorf (forfeit)
Van Wert 60 Elida 12
Shawnee 52 Kenton 12