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
5/17 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division II District Semifinal at UNOH
Defiance 15 Wapakoneta 0, 5 inn.
2018 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Chloe Wohlgamuth – Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Dennis Parrish – Defiance
First Team
Chloe Wohlgamuth – Shawnee – Senior
Teya Castillo – Defiance – Senior
Savannah Oen – Wapakoneta – Senior
Caroline Turner – Defiance – Senior
Annika Heminger – Bath – Senior
Maddy Luebke – Celina – Junior
Jenna Clum – Kenton – Senior
Grace Jolly – Wapakoneta – Sophomore
Emily Poling – Defiance – Senior
Laine Spoor – Van Wert – Senior
Second Team
Kali Armstrong – Bath – Junior
Morgan Golden – Shawnee – Senior
Caleigh Jiminez – Defiance – Junior
Emily Keith – Celina – Junior
Alexis Fowler – St. Marys – Senior
Molly Pees – Kenton – Senior
Lauren Moor – Van Wert – Sophomore
Sam Okuly – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Lexi Jacobs – Wapakoneta – Senior
Third Team
Tara Cooper – Bath – Senior
Molly Bollinger – Shawnee – Senior
Alexis Kiessling – Defiance – Senior
Alex Daum – Wapakoneta – Sophomore
Alivia Purtee – Kenton – Junior
Addie Miller – Elida – Sophomore
Adrianna Grothause – Van Wert – Junior
Taylor Turner – Celina – Sophomore
Alyssa Alexander – St. Marys – Junior
Honorable Mention
Chandler Clark – Bath – Freshman
Kristen Dickerson – Celina – Senior
Morgan Wityg – Defiance – Senior
Erika Suever – Elida – Freshman
Faith Purtee – Kenton – Junior
Katelyn Yoder – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Kylie Lauth – St. Marys – Senior
Laken George – Shawnee – Junior
Katie Dickson – Van Wert – Senior
Audri Coil – Wapakoneta – Senior
5/15 Baseball Scores
Defiance 4 Swanton 1
5/14 Baseball Scores
Defiance at Anthony Wayne (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Patrick Henry (ppd)
Van Wert 4 Coldwater 3
St. Henry 4 Wapakoneta 2
5/12 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Non-League:
Defiance 4 Lincolnview 0
5/12 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional 1
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Defiance, Wapakoneta
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Reece Cape, Defiance; 4. Jordan Moening, Wapakoneta
Doubles District Qualifiers: 3. Defiance (Klausing/Tettenhorst); 4. Wapakoneta (Hughes/Doll)
Division II UNOH Sectional
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, Van Wert
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Jackson Schaaf, Shawnee; 4. Michael Etter, Van Wert
Doubles District Qualifiers: 1. Shawnee (Michael Rutter/Isaac Hanover); 2. Celina (Bryce Langenkamp/Kyle Lochtefeld); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Craig Recker/Kevin Recker); 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Zach Balbaugh/Drew Kuhlman)
5/11 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Maumee 8 Defiance 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Bryan 4 Shawnee 1
Division II Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 3 St. Marys 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Bowling Green 2 Van Wert 1
Division III Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lakota 0
5/11 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Napoleon 3 Bath 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Bryan 8 Van Wert 5
Division II Sectional Championship
Defiance 6 Celina 5
Division II Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 9 Shawnee 4
2018 WBL Track & Field Championships
Boys
1. Celina 112, 2. Elida 103, 3. Defiance 77, 4. Wapakoneta 61, 5. Van Wert 57, 6. Shawnee 39, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 25, 7. Bath 25, 9. Kenton 21, 10. St. Marys 6
Girls
1. Van Wert 99, 2. Elida 88, 3. Celina 68, 4. Bath 63, 5. Defiance 50, 6. Kenton 41, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 41, 8. Shawnee 34, 9. Wapakoneta 23, 10. St. Marys 20
Individual WBL Champions
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: Defiance
110 Meter Hurdles: Xavier Gilkey, Elida
100 Meter Dash: Christian Ford, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: Celina
1600 Meter Run: Bryce Mendenhall, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: Wapakoneta
400 Meter Dash: Christian Ford, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: Xavier Gilkey, Elida
800 Meter Run: Adrian Hurley, Celina
200 Meter Dash: Riley Worthen, Wapakoneta
3200 Meter Run: Mhalicki Bronson, Defiance
4×400 Meter Relay: Celina
High Jump: Blake Henry, Van Wert
Pole Vault: Chris Reichenbach, Wapakoneta
Long Jump: Eli Rager, Van Wert
Discus: Tyler Ross, Celina
Shot Put: Austin Clay, Van Wert
Girls
4×800 Meter Relay: Celina
100 Meter Hurdles: Caitlyn Renner, Bath
100 Meter Dash: Kylie Lewis, Elida
4×200 Meter Relay: Bath
1600 Meter Run: Shay Soukup, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: Elida
400 Meter Dash: Megan Braun, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: Caitlyn Renner, Bath
800 Meter Run: Lauren Jackson, Celina
200 Meter Dash: Kelsey Wallace, Bath
3200 Meter Run: Shay Soukup, Defiance
4×400 Meter Relay: Van Wert
High Jump: Jessica Siefker, Elida
Pole Vault: Cienna Kuhn, Elida
Long Jump: Megan Braun, Van Wert
Discus: Kirsten Clay, Van Wert
Shot Put: Abby Jackson, Van Wert
Celina Boys Track & Field – 2018 WBL Champions
Van Wert Girls Track & Field – 2018 WBL Champions
5/10 Baseball Scores
Coldwater 6 Celina 2
Whitmer 12 Defiance 1, 5 inn.
Archbold 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Fort Recovery 5 St. Marys 1
5/10 WBL Softball Scores
Defiance 15 Elida 3
Non-League:
Spencerville 10 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
5/9 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 3 Napoleon 2
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Bryan 10 Celina 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Defiance 32 Woodward 0, 5 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Maumee 1 Bath 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Van Wert 10 Wauseon 0, 6 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Columbian 5 Kenton 4
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Shawnee 9 Elida 6
5/8 Baseball Scores
St. Henry 7 Celina 0
Archbold 9 Defiance 5
Elida 3 Bryan 2
5/7 WBL Baseball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Shawnee 7
Non-League:
Minster 6 Celina 2
Findlay 11 Defiance 1
Elida 8 Lima Central Catholic 6
Kenton 11 Arlington 3
Marion Local 4 St. Marys 3, 8 inn.
Van Wert 5 Paulding 2
Wapakoneta 10 Coldwater 4
5/7 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee 12 St. Marys 0
Non-League:
Celina 10 Wayne Trace 4
Defiance 4 Wauseon 1
Coldwater 18 Elida 4, 5 inn.
Kenton 14 Benjamin Logan 7
Wapakoneta 5 Minster 3