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
8/13 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Memorial Park GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 154, Kenton 187
Non-League:
Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Liberty-Benton 312, Defiance 325
Tri-Match at Arrowhead GC
Wapakoneta 179, Russia 188
Wapakoneta 179, New Bremen 204
Dual at Celina Lynx
Lima Central Catholic 170, Celina 196
8/13 Girls Golf Scores
Allen East Invitational at Colonial GC (17 teams)
3. Shawnee 411, 9. Wapakoneta 449, 16. Defiance 510
8/13 Girls Tennis Scores
Findlay 5 Defiance 0
St. Peter’s at Kenton (cancelled)
Shawnee 5 Bluffton 0
St. Marys 3 Sidney 2
Van Wert 5 Lehman Catholic 0
8/12 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Defiance 171, Shawnee 180
Non-League:
Tri-Match at Memorial Park GC
Kenton 179, Pandora-Gilboa 192
Kenton 179, Riverdale 203
Waynesfield Invitational at Prairie View GC (11 teams)
4. St. Marys 338
Dual at Willowbend GC
Van Wert 177, Wayne Trace 185
8/12 Girls Golf Scores
Tri-Match at Eagle Rock GC
Shawnee 208, Celina 215
Shawnee 208, Defiance 251
Celina 215, Defiance 251
8/12 Girls Tennis Scores
Celina 4 Bluffton 1
Defiance 4 Wauseon 1
Lima Central Catholic at Elida (ppd to 8/15)
Piqua 3 St. Marys 2
Wapakoneta 4 Bowling Green 1
8/8 Girls Golf Scores
Defiance Girls Golf Invitational at Eagle Rock Golf Course (9 teams)
2. Celina 417, 5. Shawnee 433, 8. Defiance 523
8/7 Boys Golf Scores
Auglaize County Invitational at Celina Lynx GC (6 teams)
2. St. Marys 323, 3. Wapakoneta 339
Kalida Invitational at Moose Landing CC (16 teams)
1. Elida 317, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 326, 7. Shawnee 352, 8. Defiance 357, 10. Kenton 373, 11. Bath 374, 12. Van Wert 377
2019 OHSAA State Track & Field Championships
State Track & Field Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Division I
Boys
42. Shawnee 5
100 Meter Dash: 6. Christian Ford, Shawnee
200 Meter Dash: 7. Christian Ford, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: 5. Mhalicki Bronson, Defiance
Division II
Boys
17. Van Wert 11, 61. Elida 2
110 Meter Hurdles: 9. KeShawn Spivey, Elida
4×100 Meter Relay: 7. Elida (Dravyn Jones/Cameron Fetter/Nazareus Wright/Arzaiah Little)
High Jump: 4. Blake Henry, Van Wert
Long Jump: 9. Ty Howell, St. Marys
Shot Put: 3. Austin Clay, Van Wert
Pole Vault: 16. Jacob Michael, Elida
Girls
7. Van Wert 22, 63. Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 69. Elida 1
4×800 Meter Relay: 12. Defiance (Emily Wahl/Lauren Morales/Katie Crites/Shay Soukup)
800 Meter Run: 11. Shay Soukup, Defiance; 16. Caylee Phillips, Van Wert
4×100 Meter Relay: 8. Elida (Jency Jenkins/Jasmine Jones/Epifany Johnson/Kylie Lewis)
Discus Throw: 1. Kirsten Clay, Van Wert – State Champion; 7. Grace Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Shot Put: 2. Jill Gemmer, Van Wert; 5. Kirsten Clay, Van Wert
Kirsten Clay, Van Wert – 2019 Division II Discus Throw State Champion
2019 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Maddy Luebke – Celina – Senior
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Dennis Parrish – Defiance & Nicole Driggs – Celina
First Team
Kali Armstrong – Bath – 12
Maddy Luebke – Celina – 12
Emily Keith – Celina – 12
Laken George – Shawnee – 12
Caileigh Jimenez – Defiance – 12
Alex Daum – Wapakoneta – 11
Emalee McKenzie – Defiance – 11
Kennedi Sullivan – Bath – 12
Abbey Ambroza – Shawnee – 11
Lauren Moore – Van Wert – 11
Second Team
McKenzie Miller – Elida – 10
Chandler Clark – Bath – 10
Taylor Turner – Celina – 11
Katelyn Yoder – Ottawa-Glandorf – 12
Alyssa Alexander – St. Marys – 12
Selena Garcia – Defiance – 11
Jasmine Reisinger – Kenton – 10
Shalom McNeal – Shawnee – 10
Allie Wilson – Wapakoneta – 9
Third Team
Riley Liames – Bath – 12
Maddie Dosseck – Wapakoneta – 10
Carlee Smiddy – Defiance – 11
Addie Miller – Elida – 11
Carmi Winegardner – Shawnee – 10
Alexis Metz – Van Wert – 12
Lacie Nichols – Kenton – 10
Emma Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf – 12
Kiley Tennant – St. Marys – 10
Honorable Mention
Tori Dackin – Bath – 12
Sydney Lehman – Celina – 10
Jordan Davis – Defiance – 11
Abby Smith – Elida – 12
Chesney Moore – Kenton – 12
Erica Annesser – Ottawa-Glandorf – 11
Karsyn McGlothen – St. Marys
Emma Tippie – Shawnee – 12
Olivia Kline – Van Wert – 12
Corrin Wilder – Wapakoneta – 10
2019 OHSAA Baseball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bowling Green Regional
Van Wert
Tiffin District
Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Archbold District
Defiance
Division III
Elida District
Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf
Shawnee wins 2018-2019 Superior Credit Union WBL All Sports Trophy
With the completion of the 2018 – 2019 sports season the Western Buckeye League would like to announce that the Shawnee Indians are this year’s winner of the Superior Credit Union All Sports Trophy.
Shawnee won the Superior Credit Union All Sports Trophy with a total of 142.5 points. The Indians won two WBL team titles (Girls Tennis, Boys Swimming) while achieving six runner ups positions (Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Girls CC, Boys Golf, Boys Basketball and Girls Track).
Finishing second with 139.5 points were the St. Marys Roughriders. St. Marys won four outright team titles (Boys CC, Boys Golf, Boys & Girls Bowling) and shared one title (Football).
Only one point separated the third – fourth – and fifth place finishers. Wapakoneta was third with 129.5 points, Ottawa-Glandorf was fourth with 129 points and Defiance was fifth with 128.5 points.
Wapakoneta won one outright (Wrestling) team title and shared the Football title. Ottawa-Glandorf won five outright titles (Volleyball, Boys & Girls Basketball, Girls Swimming, and Boys Tennis). This was the most by any school. Defiance won three outright titles (Boys & Girls Cross Country, and Girls Track. They also shared two titles (Baseball & Softball).
Points are awarded for each sport according to the conference standings. First place is awarded 10 points, second 9, third 8, etc. Other schools winning/ sharing individual team titles were: Celina – Softball, Kenton – Boys Soccer, Van Wert – Baseball.
2019 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Regional at Amherst
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
22. Shawnee 11, 27. Defiance 8, 42. Celina 1
State Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 4. Christian Ford, Shawnee
200 Meter Dash: 3. Christian Ford, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: 2. Mhalicki Bronson, Defiance
Girls
Shawnee 0
State Qualifiers:
none
Complete Results
Division II Regional at Piqua
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
7. Elida 28, 10. Van Wert 25, 28. St. Marys 8, 44. Ottawa-Glandorf 1
State Qualifiers:
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. KeShawn Spivey, Elida
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Elida (Dravyn Jones/Cameron Fetter/Nazareus Wright/Arzaiah Little)
High Jump: 2. Blake Henry, Van Wert
Shot Put: 1. Austin Clay, Van Wert
Girls
5. Van Wert 36, 10. Defiance 19, 18. Elida 13.60, 26. Ottawa-Glandorf 6, 32. Bath 4, 38. Celina 3
State Qualifiers:
800 Meter Run: 1. Caylee Phillips, Van Wert; 3. Shay Soukup, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Elida (Jency Jenkins/Jasmine Jones/Epifany Johnson/Kylie Lewis)
Discus Throw: 2. Kirsten Clay, Van Wert; 3. Grace Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Complete Results
2019 WBL Baseball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Noah Adcock – Elida – Senior
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Charlie Witten – Van Wert & Tom Held – Defiance
1st Team
Noah Adcock – Elida – 12
Lawson Blackmore – Van Wert – 12
Lex Boedicker – Bath – 10
Jordan Davis – Elida – 11
Logan Maxwell – Shawnee – 10
Blayne Robinson – Defiance – 12
Brandon Shafer – Defiance – 12
Jaxson Amweg – Van Wert – 12
Parker Maurer – Celina – 12
Brady Erb – Wapakoneta – 12
2nd Team
Owen Treece – Van Wert – 10
Luke Burger – Elida – 11
Brayden Lybarger – Elida – 10
Jacob Howard – Defiance – 9
Henry Spencer – St. Marys – 11
Dylan Trogdlon – St. Marys – 10
Justin Behnke – Shawnee – 12
Adalberto Vega – Defiance – 12
Ryan Carrico – Wapakoneta – 12
3rd Team
Kale Ebling – Shawnee – 12
Jalen McCracken – Van Wert – 12
Hayden Maples – Van Wert – 12
Bransen Miller – Celina – 12
Jacob Balbaugh – Ottawa-Glandorf – 10
Cole Parlapiano – Bath – 12
Trey Fisher – St. Marys – 11
Jett Makar – Wapakoneta – 12
Cooper Talowsky – Wapakoneta – 10
Honorable Mention
Carter Parlapiano – Bath – 9
Grant Wagner – Celina – 12
Cameron McDonald – Defiance – 11
TJ Whipple – Elida – 12
Garrett Thomas – Kenton – 11
Ethan Alt – Ottawa-Glandorf – 11
Jake Hutchins – Shawnee – 12
Braedan Trogdlon – St. Marys – 10
Parker Conrad – Van Wert – 11
Nate Ambos – Wapakoneta – 12
Van Wert, Shawnee & Defiance are ranked in the final weekly OHSBCA State Baseball Poll.
Van Wert is ranked 8th, Shawnee is ranked 16th and Defiance is ranked 19th in Division II in the final weekly 2019 OHSBCA State Poll.