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 Boys Golf Tournament
2025 WBL Boys Golf Tournament at Wapakoneta Country Club, Wapakoneta
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 314, 2. Shawnee 328, 3. Wapakoneta 330, 4. St. Marys 332, 5. Van Wert 338, 6. Kenton 352, 7. Elida 359, 8. Defiance 359, 9. Bath 367, 10. Celina 417
Gold Medalist: Ashton Wright, Shawne 76 (5 hole playoff)
Silver Medalist: Davis Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 76
Bronze Medalist: Tyler Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf 79 (beat Hayden Roby, St. Marys and Collin Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf in a three-way playoff)
Overall WBL Final Standings
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 20, 2. St. Marys 15.5, 2. Shawnee 15.5, 4. Van Wert 14.5, 4. Wapakoneta 14.5, 6. Elida 8.5. 7. Defiance 7.5, 7. Kenton 7.5, 9. Bath 4.5, 10. Celina 2
WBL Tournament Team/Individual Results
Bath – 367
Kadyn Hall 89, Jacob Lee 96, Rickey Phillips 85, Eli Steed 107, Owen Schwarm 97, Easton Benjamin 99
Celina – 417
Carter Shannon 95, Ethan Winner 100, Aden Wiessinger 104, Nick Johnson 127, Dane Stucke 121, Matt Browder 118
Defiance – 359
Jaren Honsberger 87, Brayden Weaver 88, Drew Hoeffel 88, Johnny Kissner 96, Nate Hayman 113, Dallas Mendez 111
Elida – 359
Tobin Amspoker 85, Ayden Bailey 88, Colton Graham 92, Brody Altenbach 103, Doug Noble 94, Gavin Tickle 96
Kenton – 352
Oliver Sneary 88, Landon Plaugher 89, Austin Root 81, Jack Whitmer 94, Cale Harshfield 98, Parker Benson 96
Ottawa-Glandorf – 314
Davis Maag 76, Tyler Heckman 79, Alex Bellman 84, Grant Leopold 80, Collin Ellerbrock 79, Logan Birkimeier 89
Shawnee – 328
Ashton Wright 76, Bronson Metzger 82, Sullivan Hasting 83, Brandt McGreevy 87, Dominic Martino 94, Everett Pasion 110
St. Marys – 332
Blake Dingledine 83, Braylon Lampert 80, Hayden Roby 79, Caleb Rohbach 90, Gaige Newbauer 93, Chace Luedeke 91
Van Wert – 338
Griff McCracken 80, Carter Wright 86, Brock Stoller 92, Zach Stoller 82, Noah Krites 90, Cal Byrum 95
Wapakoneta – 330
Henry Eley 82, Anderson Hamel 84, Ethan Frost 82, Graham Minnig 82, Kaleb Engle 89, Cooper Cecil 92
9/18 Girls Golf Scores
Wayne Trace Invitational at Pleasant Valley GC (8 teams)
3. Defiance 204, 5. Celina 212
9/18 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 2 Elida 1
Celina 1 Kenton 0
Shawnee 9 Defiance 0
St. Marys 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
9/18 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Celina 5 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Defiance 0
Non-League:
Shawnee 3 Findlay 2
Lima Central Catholic 3 St. Marys 2
9/18 WBL Volleyball Scores
Elida 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Defiance 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 3 Van Wert 0
9/16 Boys Golf Scores
Quad-Match at Ironwood GC
Wauseon 153, Bryan 156, Defiance 168, Liberty Center 176
Dual-Match at Tamarac GC
Ottoville 160, Elida 173
Dual-Match at Ironwood GC
Ottawa-Glandorf, Archbold
Dual-Match at Memorial Park GC
Waynesfield-Goshen, Kenton
2025 WBL Girls Golf Tournament
2025 WBL Girls Golf Tournament at Northmoor Golf Course, St. Marys
1. St. Marys 378, 2. Defiance 383, 3. Celina 390, 4. Wapakoneta 408, 5. Shawnee 416, 6. Bath 459, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 519, 8. Kenton 547
Gold Medalist: Ava Hasselschwardt, Defiance 75
Silver Medalist: Aubrey Gerten, Bath 88
Bronze Medalist: Brooke Baucher, Celina 89
Overall WBL Final Standings
1. Defiance 15, 1. St. Marys 15, 3. Celina 12, 4. Wapakoneta 10, 5. Shawnee 7.5, 6. Bath 6.5, 7. Kenton 3, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 3
WBL Tournament Team/Individual Results
Bath – 459
Aubrey Gerten 88, Bryce Neff 133, Katie Gerten 122, Ella Miller 118, Haiden Williamson 141, Emily Rigel 131
Celina – 390
Brooke Baucher 89, Claire Kuehne 102, Bryn Baucher 99, Jada Sharkey 128, Ava Kelley 100, Morgan Link 111
Defiance – 383
Ava Hesselschwardt 75, Ruth Green 107, Kenley Manriquez 98, Arianna Helland 118, Emily Anderson 103, Briley Rutherford 154
Elida – NTS
Makenna Weiging 114
Kenton – 547
Kiyah Howe 137, CJ Newberry 122, Georgia Cameron 143, Caley Byers 155, Brooklyn Browning 145
Ottawa-Glandorf – 519
Gretchen Whitacre 121, Molly Hanneman 131, Sienna Young 141, Miley Settlemire 126
St. Marys – 378
Lilleigh Sampson 92, Kallie McKinely 91, Sophia Menker 96, Rilyn McGlothen 103, Lynex McGlothen 99, Makenna Meinerding 100
Shawnee – 416
Taylor Lichty 94, Addison Melson 107, Claire Bender 107, Madalyn Fuerst 109, Courtlyn Hilden 108, Myla Hawkins 118
Wapakoneta – 408
Hannah Lee 91, Mya Selby 97, Emily Klopfenstein 107, Maci Neumeier 113, Lauren Palmer 113, Susie LaMarr 135
9/16 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Elida 4 Bath 2
Celina 3 Kenton 0
Defiance 1 Shawnee 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 1 St. Marys 0
Non-League:
Wapakoneta 6 Ottoville 0
9/16 Girls Tennis Scores
Bath 4 Lehman Catholic 1
Ottawa Hills 5 Defiance 0
River Valley 5 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Bluffton 4 Van Wert 1
9/15 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Van Wert 164, Defiance 167
Non-League:
Dual-Match at Shawnee CC
Kalida, Shawnee
Dual-Match at Mercer Co. Elks GC
Wapakoneta, Coldwater
9/15 WBL Girls Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Hidden Creek GC
Bath 217, Ottawa-Glandorf 275
Non-League:
Dual-Match at The Lynx GC
St. Henry 190, Celina 197
Dual-Match at Moose Landing CC
Kalida 193, Defiance 212
Dual-Match at Wapakoneta CC
Coldwater 210, Wapakoneta 222
9/15 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Wapakoneta 5 Bath 0
Celina 5 Defiance 0
Elida 5 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 3 Kenton 2
Shawnee 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
9/15 Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Temple Christian 2
Coldwater 3 Defiance 0
Kenton at Delphos Jefferson
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ayersville 0
St. Marys 3 Spencerville 1
Wayne Trace 3 Van Wert 0
Findlay 3 Wapakoneta 0
9/13 Boys Soccer Scores
Botkins 3 Celina 1
Archbold 5 Defiance 0
Wapakoneta 2 Toledo Central Catholic 0
9/13 Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Anna 1
Defiance 5 Whitmer 0
Elida 6 Delphos St. John’s 0
Rossford 3 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 1
Shawnee 3 Bowling Green 1
Wapakoneta 4 Botkins 0