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
8/11 Boys Golf Scores
Kalida Invitational at Moose Landing CC (21 teams)
1. Elida, 3. Shawnee, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf, 11. Bath, 13. Defiance, 16. Celina, 17. Van Wert
Auglaize County Invitational at Wapakoneta CC (6 teams)
1. St. Marys 320, 3. Wapakoneta 363
8/11 Girls Tennis Scores
Bath at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Greenville at Celina
Napoleon 5 Defiance 0
Kenton at Upper Sandusky
5/29 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division II District Championship at Archbold
Toledo Central Catholic 8 Defiance 5
Division II District Championship at Bluffton University
Columbian 9 Shawnee 1
5/29 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division II Regional at Lexington
Top 4 boys & girls in each event will qualify to State
Boys
25. Kenton 8
State Qualifiers:
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Kenton (Colby Quay/Tim Wilkinson/Jarrett Jolliff/Jayden Cornell)
Girls
21. Kenton 11
State Qualifiers:
300 Meter Hurdles: Addy Modd, Kenton
Division II Regional at Piqua
Top 4 boys & girls in each event will qualify to State
Boys
3. Van Wert 49, 15. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 19. St. Marys 10, 34. Bath 5.5
State Qualifiers:
400 Meter Dash: 3. Connor Pratt, Van Wert; 4. Ethan Brown, Van Wert
800 Meter Run: 3. Gage Springer, Van Wert
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Gavin Hedrick, Ottawa-Glandorf
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
4×200 Meter Relay: 3. Van Wert (Ethan Brown/Nate Phillips/Connor Pratt/Trey Laudick)
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Ethan Brown/Nate Phillips/Trey Laudick/Connor Pratt)
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Van Wert (Gage Wannamacher/Trey Laudick/Gage Springer/Hunter Sherer)
Girls
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 43, 5. Celina 34, 6. Bath 31, 17. St. Marys 13, 29. Van Wert 7, 41. Defiance 3
State Qualifiers:
400 Meter Dash: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
800 Meter Run: 3. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Meter Hurdles: 2. Alexandria Renner, Bath
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Emily Schwieterman, Celina
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. St. Marys (Ella Jacobs/Syerra Greber/Lydia Will/Lilly Ankerman); 3. Celina (Allison Schwieterman/Kira Dirkson/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser); 4. Bath (Alexandria Renner/Abby Rakay/Gracie Renner/Tatum Walsh)
4×400 Meter Relay: 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert/Myka Aldrich/Lily Haselman/Alexa Fortman)
4×800 Meter Relay: 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Madelyn Hovest/Olivia Fenbert/Lily Haselman/Alexa Fortman)
High Jump: 3. Myka Aldrich, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: 2. Lily Haselman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: 1. Dasia Hardison, Bath; 2. Alexandria Renner, Bath
Shot Put: 2. Amelia Lutz, Celina
Discus Throw: 4. Amelia Lutz, Celina
5/28 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Regional at Amherst
Top 4 boys & girls in each event will qualify to State
Boys
11. Shawnee, 23. Elida 6, Wapakoneta 0, Defiance 0
State Qualifiers:
none
Girls
Shawnee 0, Wapakoneta 0
State Qualifiers:
none
Complete Results
5/27 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Archbold
Central Catholic 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 8
Defiance 8 Wauseon 2
Division II District Semifinals at Bluffton University
Shawnee 5 Elida 0
Columbian 8 St. Marys 1
5/22 Baseball Scores
Defiance 3 Bowling Green 2
5/22 OHSAA Boys Tennis Districts
Division II District Tournament at Port Clinton
State Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners will advance to the State Tennis Tournament at The Lindner Family Tennis Center – Mason, Ohio.
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
State Qualifiers:
Singles: 3. Gabe Burke, Shawnee; 4. Mason Stahl, Shawnee
Doubles: 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Colin Welch/Carter Welch)
5/22 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division I District Track & Field at Findlay
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Amherst
Boys
2. Shawnee 108.5, 9. Defiance 28, 11. Wapakoneta 19, 13. Elida 10, 15. Celina 7
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 3. Alec Robertson, Shawnee; 4. K.J. Upshaw, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Shawnee (K.J. Upshaw/Zach Chambers/Grant Ricker/Alec Robertson)
1600 Meter Run: 4. Isaiah Johns, Shawnee
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Shawnee (Alec Robertson/Kayshaun Booher/Scotty Burden/K.J. Upshaw)
400 Meter Dash: 2. Grant Ricker, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Josh Horvath, Defiance
800 Meter Run: 4. Elijah Fortman, Defiance
200 Meter Dash: 3. Alec Robertson, Shawnee
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Shawnee (Zach Chambers/Scotty Burden/Kayshaun Booher/Grant Ricker); 3. Wapakoneta (James Rankins/Collin Lenhart/Preston Meyer/Keaton Lenhart)
High Jump: 1. Brody Bolois, Shawnee
Long Jump: 1. Kayshaun Booher, Shawnee
Shot Put: 1. Shandon Sewell, Shawnee
Pole Vault: 1. Conner Douglass, Elida
Girls
9. Shawnee 27.5, 12. Elida 13, 13. Wapakoneta 9
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Hurdles: 4. Karrington Green, Shawnee
1600 Meter Run: 4. Lilly Cleaves, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Nikane Ambos, Wapakoneta
Division II District Track & Field at Ontario
First four boys & girls in each event will qualify to the Regional in Lexington
Boys
8. Kenton 39
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 2. Jayden Cornell, Kenton; 3. Jarrett Jolliff, Kenton
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Kenton (Colby Quay/Tim Wilkinson/Jarrett Jolliff/Jayden Cornell)
Discus Throw: 4. Parker Rarey, Kenton
Girls
8. Kenton 43
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 3. Abi Temple, Kenton
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Kenton (Makenzie Bays/Avery Smith/Addy Modd/Abi Temple)
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Addy Modd, Kenton
Discus Throw: 3. Tatum Miller, Kenton
2021 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division I
Maumee Sectional/District
Wapakoneta
Division II
Tiffin Regional
Shawnee
University of Northwest Ohio Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert
Division III
Bath Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf
5/21 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Shawnee 4 Celina 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Elida 8 Galion 6
Division II Sectional Championship
St. Marys 6 Lexington 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Defiance 7 Rossford 3
Division II Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 9 Van Wert 3
Division III Sectional Championship
Minster 15 Bath 2
5/21 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division II District Track & Field at Defiance
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Piqua
Boys
1. Van Wert 121, 5. St. Marys 60.5, 6. Bath 58, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 57
Regional Qualifiers:
Pole Vault: 2. Easton Osting, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Jason Balash, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: 1. Dru Johnson, Van Wert; 2. Ethan Brown, Van Wert
High Jump: 2. Griffen Mikesell, Bath
Discus Throw: 1. Hunter Fultz, St. Marys; 2. Lucas Prichard, Bath; 3. Tanner Delacerda, Bath
Shot Put: 1. Blaze Maynard, Bath; 2. Hunter Fultz, St. Marys; 4. Morgan Seewer, St. Marys
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Gage Wannamacher/Trey Laudick/Gage Springer/Hunter Sherer)
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Gavin Hedrick, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys; 4. Tyson Jackson, Van Wert
100 Meter Dash: 1. Kyran Johnson, Bath; 3. Trevor Cantrell, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Ethan Brown/Trey Laudick/Nate Phillips/Nathan Jackson); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Gavin Hedrick/Landon Morman/Alec Schroeder/Trevor Cantrell); 4. St. Marys (Austin Hertenstein/Marcus McClain/Eugene Ferrel Jr./Spencer Trogdlon)
1600 Meter Run: 2. Gage Wannamacher, Van Wert
4×100 Meter Relay: none
400 Meter Dash: 1. Ethan Brown, Van Wert; 3. Connor Pratt, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
800 Meter Run: 1. Hunter Sherer, Van Wert; 3. Gage Springer, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: 2. Trevor Cantrell, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Trey Laudick, Van Wert
3200 Meter Run: none
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Ethan Brown/Nate Phillips/Trey Laudick/Connor Pratt); 3. St. Marys (Austin Hertenstein/Brandon Bowers/Spencer Trogdlon/Javier Gonzalez)
Girls
1. Celina 112, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 84, 3. Van Wert 79, 4. St. Marys 78.5, 6. Bath 63.5, 10. Defiance 24
Regional Qualifiers:
Pole Vault: 2. Lily Haselman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Nevaeh Huser, Celina
Long Jump: 1. Alexandria Renner, Bath; 2. Dasia Hardison, Bath; 4. Allison Schwieterman, Celina
High Jump: 1. Lucy Deters, Bath; 2. Olivia Rider, Celina; 3. Ella Okuley, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Myka Aldrich, Ottawa-Glandorf
Discus Throw: 1. Amelia Lutz, Celina
Shot Put: 1. Amelia Lutz, Celina
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Kyra Welch/Tyra McClain/Carly Smith/Saylor Wise); 2. St. Marys (Maria Jutte/Brynn Knapke/Karlie Lucas/Ellen Schloemer); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Madelyn Hovest/Olivia Fenbert/Alexa Fortman/Lily Haselman); 4. Celina (Emily Schwieterman/Joscelyn Dameron/Raven Harris/Kaylie Dameron)
100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Alexandria Renner, Bath; 2. Natalie Dross, Celina; 3. Jewel Niekamp, St. Marys; 4. Ella Okuley, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Meter Dash: 2. Syerra Greber, St. Marys; 4. Lydia Will, St. Marys
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. St. Marys (Ella Jacobs/Syerra Greber/Lydia Will/Lilly Ankerman); 2. Bath (Alexandria Renner/Abby Rakay/Gracie Renner/Tatum Walsh); 3. Van Wert (Macy Johnson/Danesha Branson/Saylor Wise/Sofi Houg); 4. Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Kira Dirkson/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser)
1600 Meter Run: 1. Kaylie Dameron, Celina; 2. Ellen Schloemer, St. Marys; 3. Joscelyn Dameron, Celina
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. St. Marys (Ella Jacobs/Syerra Greber/Lydia Will/Lilly Ankerman); 3. Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Kira Dirkson/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser); 4. Bath (Alexandria Renner/Abby Rakay/Gracie Renner/Tatum Walsh)
400 Meter Dash: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Sofi Houg, Van Wert; 4. Macy Johnson, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Emily Schwieterman, Celina; 4. Ella Okuley, Ottawa-Glandorf
800 Meter Run: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Kyra Welch, Van Wert; 3. Emily Wahl, Defiance; 4. Saylor Wise, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: 1. Sofi Houg, Van Wert; 2. Macy Johnson, Van Wert; 4. Lydia Will, St. Marys
3200 Meter Run: 2. Kaylie Dameron, Celina; 4. Joscelyn Dameron, Celina
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert/Myka Aldrich/Lily Haselman/Alexa Fortman); 2. Van Wert (Macy Johnson/Kyra Welch/Saylor Wise/Sofi Houg); 4. Bath (Tatum Walsh/Ireland Lawrence/Karlie Wallace/Gracie Renner)
5/18 Baseball Scores
Defiance 11 Bryan 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Kalida 1
Coldwater 8 St. Marys 3
5/17 Baseball Scores
Indian Lake 4 Bath 3
Liberty-Benton 4 Defiance 3
Elida 2 Delphos Jefferson 0
Findlay 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Shawnee 12 Columbus Grove 2, 5 inn.
Coldwater 10 Van Wert 3
2021 WBL Baseball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Logan Maxwell – Shawnee
WBL Co-Coach of the Year: Tom Held – Defiance
WBL Co-Coach of the Year: Charlie Witten – Van Wert
1st Team
Logan Maxwell – Senior – Shawnee
Lex Boedicker – Senior – Bath
Owen Treece – Senior – Van Wert
Bradyn Shaw – Sophomore – Defiance
Jayden Jerger – Junior – Defiance
Jarin Bertke – Senior – Shawnee
Dylan Trogdlon – Senior – St. Marys
Jaxon Buddelmeyer – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Braeden Goulet – Junior – Wapakoneta
Caden Vermillion – Senior – Shawnee
2nd Team
Jacob Howard – Junior – Defiance
Austin Williams – Junior – Bath
Nate Maag – Junior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Hayes Burton – Senior – Elida
Jacob Place – Senior – Van Wert
Ty Kiehl – Junior – St. Marys
Ethan Rupert – Junior – Van Wert
Quinn Andrew – Junior – Celina
Carter Palapiano – Junior – Bath
Sage Ebling – Sophomore – Shawnee
3rd Team
Camden Roth – Senior – Defiance
Adam Tobin – Senior – St. Marys
Jacob Balbaugh – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Luke Cowan – Junior – Shawnee
Brayden Lybarger – Senior – Elida
Turner Witten – Junior – Van Wert
Jarron Willoby – Sophomore – Kenton
Luke Wessell – Sophomore – Van Wert
Keaton Cooper – Junior – Shawnee
David Jimenez – Sophomore – Defiance
Honorable Mention
Trey Johnson – Senior – Bath
Brandon Staugler – Senior – Celina
Jack Mortier – Senior – Defiance
Nick Niebel – Senior – Elida
Trevor Robinson – Sophomore – Kenton
Wes Davidson – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Derek Lyons – Freshman – Shawnee
Tanner Howell – Junior – St. Marys
TJ Stoller – Sophomore – Van Wert
Cooper Talowsky – Senior – Wapakoneta