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 (29): 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
2025 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2025 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
1. Wapakoneta 50, 2. Shawnee 39, 3. Celina 38, 4. Elida 31, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 31, 6. Bath 19, 7. Defiance 9, 7. St. Marys 9, 9. Van Wert 3, 10. Kenton 1
Individual WBL Champions
1st Singles: Maggie Schmiedebusch, Ottawa-Glandorf
2nd Singles: Riya Naroor, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Brooklyn Mowery, Wapakoneta
1st Doubles: Wapakoneta (Anja Walters/Ava Eley)
2nd Doubles: Wapakoneta (Mylie Moser/Nevaeh Dancer)
Sportsmanship Award: Allyson Harnishfeger, Bath
Overall WBL Standings
1. Wapakoneta 20, 2. Shawnee 17.5, 3. Elida 15, 4. Celina 14.5, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 6. Bath 10, 7. Defiance 7.5, 8. St. Marys 6.5, 9. Van Wert 4, 10. Kenton 2
9/26 WBL Football Scores
Bath 42 Elida 17
Celina 70 Kenton 35
Shawnee 34 Defiance 14
St. Marys 17 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Wapakoneta 42 Van Wert 28
9/25 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 1 Bath 0
Elida 3 Defiance 2
Wapakoneta 7 Kenton 0
Shawnee 2 St. Marys 1
9/25 WBL Volleyball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Elida 0
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Van Wert 1
9/24 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Stone Ridge Golf Club
5 teams and 5 individuals qualify to District from each Sectional.
Teams: 10. Defiance 359
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs Golf Course
5 teams and 5 individuals qualify to District from each Sectional.
Teams: 2. Shawnee 324 (Ashton Wright 73, Sullivan Hasting 83, Bronson Metzger 87, Brandt McGreevy 81, Dominic Martino 92), 6. Wapakoneta 348, 11. Celina 437
Individual District Qualifiers: 9. Anderson Hamel (Wapakoneta) 81; 18. Henry Eley (Wapakoneta) 87
9/23 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Celina 3 Elida 1
Kenton 10 Defiance 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
2025 1st OHSAA Football Computer Ratings
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Sept. 23, 2025 (Entering Week 6)Division III, Region 10
2. Wapakoneta (5-0) 9.85, 5. Lima Shawnee (4-1) 8.65, 15. Defiance (2-3) 3.75, 16. St. Marys Memorial (2-3) 3.7, 22. Celina (1-4) 2.55
Division IV, Region 14
2. Lima Bath (4-1) 8.5, 8. Van Wert (3-2) 6.2, 14. Elida (3-2) 3.6, 22. Kenton (1-4) 1, 23. (tied) Ottawa-Glandorf (0-5) 0
9/22 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Eagle’s Landing Golf Club
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District from each Sectional
Teams: 8. Defiance 393
Individual District Qualifiers: 1. Ava Hesselschwardt*(Defiance) 68
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District from each Sectional
Teams: 8. Celina 425, 10. Wapakoneta 449, 12. Shawnee 460, 14. Kenton 560
Individual District Qualifiers: 9. Brooke Baucher*(Celina) 92
9/22 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Celina 4 Elida 0
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Wapakoneta 2 Shawnee 1
9/22 WBL Volleyball Scores
Shawnee 3 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Defiance 3 Bryan 2
Hardin Northern 3 Elida 2
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
Fort Recovery 3 Wapakoneta 0
9/20 Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 8 Lincolnview 1
Celina 5 Maumee 4
Bryan 7 Defiance 0
Lima Senior 2 Elida 1
Archbold 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Archbishop Alter 2 Shawnee 1
9/20 Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Southview 0
Celina 2 Liberty-Benton 1
Defiance 4 Lima Senior 0
Elida 5 Bluffton 3
Eastwood 5 Shawnee 0
9/19 WBL Football Scores
Bath 48 Kenton 6
Shawnee 35 Celina 21
Van Wert 36 Defiance 27
Elida 24 Ottawa-Glandorf 7
Wapakoneta 42 St. Marys 7