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 (2): 26, 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
10/6 Volleyball Scores
Celina at Piqua
Defiance at Anthony Wayne
Keegan McKee Memorial Tournament
Kenton, Riverdale, Upper Scioto Valley, Ridgemont
Tri-Match at Bluffton
Liberty-Benton 2 Bath 0
Bath 2 Bluffton 0
10/5 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 60 Bath 14
Wapakoneta 35 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 9 Defiance 7
Van Wert 52 Elida 14
Kenton 38 Shawnee 35
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 6
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 321.5
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 26
Team Passing: Kenton 335.8
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 22
Team Total Offense: Celina 458.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 47.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 93.2
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 5
Team Passing Defense: Shawnee 81.3
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 2
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 15
Team Fumble Recoveries: Defiance 7
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 216.7
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 11.0
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 191
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +17
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Nate Place, Van Wert 791 yards (131.8/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 80 attempts): Nate Place, Van Wert 8.1
Rushing TD’s: Nate Place, Van Wert 11
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1852 yards (308.7/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 22
Passing Efficiency (min 70 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 165.6
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 831 yards (138.5/game)
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 50 rec. (8.3/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 20 receptions): Landon Rush, Kenton 20.3
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 14
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 2144 yards (357.3/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 1125 yards (187.5/game)
Scoring: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 84
Individual Defense
Tackles: Eddie Fowler, St. Marys 82 (13.7/game)
Sacks: Nick Herzog, Defiance 5
Tackles for Loss: Nick Herzog, Defiance 7
Interceptions: Carter Ballweg, St. Marys 6
Fumble Recoveries: Nick Herzog, Defiance 3
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 39 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 5
Extra Points Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 36
Punting (min 15 punts): Jon Weisgerber, Defiance 40.0
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 370 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 265 yards
10/4 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 8 Bath 0
Celina 4 Van Wert 0
Defiance 1 St. Marys 0
Kenton 3 Elida 0
Wapakoneta 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
10/4 WBL Volleyball Scores
Van Wert 3 Bath 2
Celina 3 St. Marys 1
Defiance 3 Wapakoneta 0
Shawnee 3 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Kenton 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 6
The 2nd weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 5 WBL schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
5. Defiance
Division III, Region 12
4. Wapakoneta, 11. Celina, 14. Elida, 19. Shawnee
Division IV, Region 14
1. St. Marys, 4. Kenton, 5. Van Wert, 26. Bath
Division V, Region 18
17. Ottawa-Glandorf
10/3 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Detwiler Park
(Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team)
10. Defiance 450
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Individual Results | Team Results | Complete Results
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs
(Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team)
3. Shawnee 392 (Morgan Altenbach 92, Jeanna Fullom 99, Taylor Burgess 93, Maggie Gray 108, Grace Rhodes 118); 4. Wapakoneta 405; 8. Celina 445
Individual District Qualifiers: 8. Taylor West, Wapakoneta 88
Individual Results | Team Results | Complete Results
10/2 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Mohawk
(District Qualifiers: Top 5 teams and 5 individuals not on a qualifying team)
3. Wapakoneta 330 (Drew Zwiebel 78, Dylan Timmerman 83, Clay Wilsey 94, Jon Hefner 87, Tim Bruns 82); 4. Shawnee 338 (Jake Hutchins 82, John Barker 82, Solomon Smith 90, Justin Altenbach 88, Isaiah Johns 86); 8. Elida 370; 10. Celina 413
Individual District Qualfiers: 16. Lance Mawer, Celina 87; 19. Justin Altenbach, Shawnee 88; 22. Riley Creps, Elida 89
Individual Results | Team Results | Complete Results
Division I Sectional at Stone Ridge
(District Qualifiers: Top 5 teams and 5 individuals not on a qualifying team)
10. Defiance 375
Individual District Qualfiers: 18. Anthony Keehn, Defiance 85
Individual Results | Team Results | Complete Results
10/2 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Shawnee 1
Celina 7 Van Wert 1
St. Marys 2 Defiance 0
Elida 4 Kenton 1
Wapakoneta 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
10/2 WBL Volleyball Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Wapakoneta 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Defiance 0
Van Wert 3 Elida 0
Shawnee 3 Kenton 1
2018 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
1st Team
Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
Britton Hall, Bath
Austin Boley, St. Marys
Will Lammers, Defiance
Austin Radcliff, Ottawa-Glandorf
Rocco Longbrake, Kenton
Lance Mawer, Celina
Jake Hutchins, Shawnee
Reese Sweigart, St. Marys
Clay Quellhorst, St. Marys
Justin Altenbach, Shawnee
Anthony Keehn, Defiance
Alex Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
Honorable Mention
John Barker, Shawnee
Carter Schimmoeller, Ottawa-Glandorf
Peyton Roby, Kenton
Clay Wilsey, Wapakoneta
Nathan Kuffner, St. Marys
Jack Vander Horst, Defiance
Dylan Buetner, Elida
Cole Parlapiano, Bath
Gavin Flickinger, Van Wert
David Kramer, Celina
10/1 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 2 Van Wert 1
St. Marys 5 Celina 2
Wapakoneta 2 Defiance 1
Shawnee 2 Elida 0
Kenton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
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