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
4/5 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 4 St. Marys 3
Elida 6 Kenton 2
Non-League:
Bath 3 Findlay 2
Celina 4 Patrick Henry 3
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Liberty-Benton 3, 6 inn.
Wapakoneta 15 Perry 1
4/5 WBL Softball Scores
Van Wert at Celina (ppd)
Defiance 20 St. Marys 2, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta 20 Ottawa-Glandorf 4, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Napoleon 5 Bath 2
Parkway 23 Elida 3, 5 inn.
Kenton 14 Upper Scioto Valley 4
4/5 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Shawnee 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Celina 4 Bluffton 1
Defiance at Maumee Valley Country Day
Ada 5 Wapakoneta 0
4/2 Baseball Scores
Lincolnview 3 Bath 2
Celina at St. Henry (ppd)
Defiance 10 Paulding 0, 6 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Fort Jennings 1
Shawnee 10 Delphos St. John’s 0, 5 inn.
New Bremen at St. Marys (ppd)
Van Wert at Parkway (ppd)
Wapakoneta at Minster (ppd)
4/2 Softball Scores
Bath 9 Spencerville 5
Versailles at Celina (ppd)
Defiance 5 Tinora 2
Bluffton 4 Elida 1
Shawnee at Kalida (ppd)
Van Wert 26 Delphos Jefferson 3
Wapakoneta at New Bremen (ppd)
4/2 Boys Tennis Scores
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bath 2
Celina 3 Lehman Catholic 2
Defiance 4 Bluffton 1
Elida 4 Van Wert 1 (non-league)
Wauseon 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Shawnee 5 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Sidney 3 Wapakoneta 2
3/31 Baseball Scores
Lexington 3 Bath 2
Lexington 3 Bath 2
Greenville at Celina
Defiance 14 Napoleon 4
Elida 4 Kalida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Paulding 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Paulding 2
Shawnee 8 Lima Senior 3
Shawnee 7 Lima Senior 3
Minster 13 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
Minster 8 St. Marys 2
Van Wert at Bryan (DH) (ppd)
Triad at Wapakoneta (ppd)
3/31 Track & Field Results
Celina Invitational
Boys (7 teams)
1. Celina 175, 2. Elida 124, 3. Defiance 123, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 50, 6. Bath 16, 7. St. Marys 11
Girls (7 teams)
1. Elida 130, 2. Celina 113, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 95, 4. Defiance 81.5, 5. Bath 66, 6. St. Marys 37.5
Lima Senior Spartan Invitational
Boys (13 teams)
2. Wapakoneta 70
Girls (15 teams)
3. Wapakoneta 77
3/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Van Wert at Bath (ppd to TBA)
Celina at St. Marys (ppd to TBA)
Defiance at Wapakoneta (ppd to TBA)
Shawnee at Elida (ppd to 4/5)
Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to TBA)
3/26 Baseball Scores
Lima Central Catholic 10 Bath 0
Fort Recovery 10 Celina 1
Defiance 5 Wauseon 4, 9 inn.
Fort Jennings 3 Elida 1
Kenton 6 Upper Sandusky 3
Bryan 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Paulding 10 Shawnee 7
Parkway 5 St. Marys 4
Van Wert 14 Spencerville 0
Wapakoneta 10 Delphos St. John’s 0, 5 inn.
3/26 Boys Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Bath 2
Celina 5 Sidney 0
Wauseon 3 Defiance 2
Elida 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
Upper Sandusky 4 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lima Senior 0
Beavercreek at Shawnee
Greenville 3 Wapakoneta 2
2017-18 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) Girls Basketball All-Ohio Teams
Division II
3rd Team: Emily Poling, Defiance
Honorable Mention: Shyah Wheeler, Elida; Alissa Stahler, Shawnee
Division III
1st Team: Kadie Hempfling, Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Ada District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Bowling Green Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Paulding District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
State Final 4
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada/Lexington Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Wrestling Individual State Tournament
2018 OHSAA Individual State Tournament at the Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Division II
47. Shawnee 7, 51. Wapakoneta 6, 68. Van Wert 2, 68. Bath 2
132: Gabe Steyer, Van Wert won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, lost in Consolation 2nd round
138: Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
145: Collin Mell, Bath won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, lost in Consolation 2nd round
195: Zac Miller, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
220: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, won in Consolation 2nd round, won in Consolation 3rd round, lost in Consolation 4th round, lost in 4/5 place match – 5th place in State
220: Jackson Meter, Defiance lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
285: Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
285: Bobby Grothjan, Shawnee lost in 1st round, won in Consolation 1st round, won in Consolation 2nd round, lost in Consolation 3rd round, lost in 7/8 place match – 8th place in State
Division III
17. Ottawa-Glandorf 30.5
160: Grant Goecke, Ottawa-Glandorf lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
170: Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, won in Consolation 2nd round, lost in Consolation 3rd round, won 7/8 place match – 7th place in State
182: Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf won in 1st round, won in 2nd round, won in Semifinal, won in 1/2 place match – State Champion
Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf – Division III 182 pound State Champion