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
9/29 Cross Country Results
Best in the West Invitational
Boys (18 teams)
7. St. Marys 170
Complete Results
Kalida Invitational
Boys (17 teams)
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 98, 3. Wapakoneta 121, 6. Elida 203, 14. Bath 321
Complete Results
Girls (10 teams)
4. Wapakoneta 108, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 144, 7. Bath 170
Complete Results
Kettering Firebird Invitational
Boys
3. Defiance, 4. Celina
Girls
5. Defiance, 11. Celina
9/29 Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 3 Central Catholic 1
Defiance 7 Paulding 0
Elida 5 Fort Jennings 0
Liberty-Benton 2 Shawnee 0
Anna 7 St. Marys 1
Van Wert 0 Crestview 0
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
1. Shawnee 60 (10), 2. Wapakoneta 38 (9), 3. St. Marys 30 (8), 4. Bath 26 (7), 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 24 (6), 6. Defiance 17 (5), 7. Kenton 15 (3.5), 7. Van Wert 15 (3.5), 9. Celina 5 (2), 10. Elida 0 (1)
2018 WBL Tournament Individual Champions
1st Singles
Champion- Aria Patel, Shawnee; 2nd place- Esther Bolon, Bath; 3rd place- Clare Caywood, St. Marys; 4th place- Mykaela Schriber, Kenton
2nd Singles
Champion- Kunmi Ojo, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ruby Bolon, Bath; 3rd place- Allie Vanderhorst, St. Marys; 4th place- Madison Snider, Wapakoneta
3rd Singles
Champion- Alotus Wei, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ellie Schroer, Wapakoneta; 3rd place- Brianna Shank, Defiance; 4th place- Emma Schmiedebusch, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Doubles
Champion- Rajasekaran/Clark, Shawnee; 2nd place- Minnig/Good, Wapakoneta; 3rd place- Danaher/Dabis, St. Marys; 4th place- Kline/Moonshower, Van Wert
2nd Doubles
Champion- Atkinson/Onamusi, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ellerbrock/Verhoff, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3rd place- Schroeder/Stiles, Wapakoneta; 4th place- Buckner/Rutkowski, Van Wert
WBL Team Champion: Shawnee
WBL Team Champion Coach: Nate Higgins
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Annie Sayoto – Elida
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Final Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Wapakoneta 17, 2. St. Marys 17, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 5. Bath 10.5, 6. Kenton 9, 6. Van Wert 9, 8. Defiance 8.5, 9. Celina 4, 10. Elida 2
9/28 WBL Football Scores
Wapakoneta 49 Bath 7
Defiance 28 Celina 14
St. Marys 63 Elida 13
Van Wert 60 Kenton 33
Shawnee 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 7
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 349.2
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 21
Team Passing: Kenton 319.2
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 17
Team Total Offense: Celina 478.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 43.8
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 76.8
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 4
Team Passing Defense: Shawnee 76.8
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 2
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 10
Team Fumble Recoveries: Kenton 6
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 233.8
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 11.8
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 125
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +12
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 584 yards (116.8/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 50 attempts): Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 10.3
Rushing TD’s: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 8
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1470 yards (294.0/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 17
Passing Efficiency (min 50 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 167.3
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 582 yards (116.4/game)
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 38 rec. (7.6/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 20 receptions): Landon Rush, Kenton 21.5
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 12
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1814 yards (362.8/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 885 yards (177.0/game)
Scoring: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 72
Individual Defense
Tackles: Eddie Fowler, St. Marys 67 (13.4/game)
Sacks: Nick Herzog, Defiance 4
Tackles for Loss: Nick Herzog, Defiance 6
Interceptions: Zach Parrish, Defiance & Carter Ballweg, St. Marys 3
Fumble Recoveries: 4 tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 30 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 5
Extra Points Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 27
Punting (min 10 punts): Jon Weisgerber, Defiance 39.8
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 310 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 240 yards
9/27 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 5 Celina 1
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 1
Shawnee 1 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Kenton 2
9/27 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Wapakoneta 0
Defiance 3 Celina 2
St. Marys 3 Elida 1
Van Wert 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Shawnee 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5
The 1st weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 4 WBL schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
9. Defiance
Division III, Region 12
3. Wapakoneta, 6. Celina, 14. Elida, 21. Shawnee
Division IV, Region 14
1. St. Marys, 3. Kenton, 9. Van Wert, 25. Bath
Division V, Region 18
16. Ottawa-Glandorf
9/25 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Wapakoneta 5 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Defiance 1
Elida 4 Van Wert 0
Kenton 2 Shawnee 1
9/25 Volleyball Scores
Coldwater 3 Celina 1
Defiance 3 Findlay 2
Ridgemont 3 Kenton 2
Wapakoneta 3 Upper Scioto Valley 0
9/24 Girls Golf Scores
Dual at Pike Run GC
Wapakoneta 195, Leipsic 208
Dual at Lynx GC
Celina, Lincolnview
Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Defiance, Shawnee (ppd to 9/25)
9/24 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
St. Marys 5 Bath 1
Celina 4 Wapakoneta 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Defiance 1
Elida 8 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 3 Kenton 0
9/24 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Van Wert 4 Defiance 1
Shawnee at Kenton (ppd to 9/25)
Non-League:
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan (ppd)
St. Marys at Bluffton
9/24 Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Marion Harding 1
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Ada 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ottoville 0
Columbus Grove 3 Shawnee 1
Crestview 3 Van Wert 1
9/22 Boys Soccer Scores
Defiance 2 Bryan 0
Elida 7 Lima Senior 0
Bowling Green at Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bluffton 1
Van Wert 2 Lincolnview 1
Wapakoneta 8 Greenville 1