Defiance Bulldogs

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Official Athletic Website

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

Team Schedules
Map to Defiance Schools

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

3/9 OHSAA Boys Bowling State Tournament

2018 OHSAA Division I Bowling State Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Boys
Qualifying Round (Top 8 advance): 4. Celina 3567
State Quarterfinal: Celina 3 Beavercreek 1 (199-275, 201-186, 170-167, 182-164)
State Semifinal: Celina 3 Wadsworth 0 (203-177, 208-175, 239-201)
State Championship: Celina 3 Stow-Monroe Falls 1 (193-153, 216-208, 186-190, 234-200)

Individuals: 7. Josh Wahl, Wapakoneta 660; 11. Nate Langenkamp, Celina; 14. Parker Maurer, Celina; 22. Cole Cisco, Celina; 24. Alex Coble, Defiance 610; 43. Kolyn Wiehe, Celina 566
Team Finals |Team Qualifying | Individual Results

Celina Boys Bowling – 2018 Division I State Champions

March 9th, 2018|Categories: Bowling, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Scores, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: |

3/3 OHSAA Bowling Districts

Division I District Tournament at Star Lanes at the Harbor
Boys
Two (2) teams and two (2) individuals not advancing on a team will participate at State
1. Celina 4183, 3. Wapakoneta 4151, 4. Shawnee 3945
Individual State Qualifiers: 2. Alex Coble, Defiance 676, 3. Josh Wahl, Wapakoneta 670
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results

Girls
One (1) team and one (1) individual not advancing on a team will participate at State
1. Wapakoneta 4016, 2. Shawnee 3762, 6. Celina 3179
Individual State Qualifier: none
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results

March 3rd, 2018|Categories: Bowling, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: |

2018 OHSAA Wrestling Individual Districts

Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Four from each weight class at Norwalk will advance to State
6. Wapakoneta 74, 17. Defiance 45, 18. Van Wert 37.5, 20. Shawnee 32, 28. Bath 20, 30. Elida 16; 35. St. Marys 13, 36. Celina 10, 39. Kenton 3
State Qualifiers:
106: none
113: none
120: none
126: none
132: 3. Gabe Steyer, Van Wert
138: 2. Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert
145: 2. Collin Mell, Bath
152: none
160: none
170: none
182: none
195: 4. Zac Miller, Wapakoneta
220: 1. Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta; 4. Jackson Meter, Defiance
285: 1. Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta; 4. Bobby Grothjan, Shawnee
Brackets | Final Results | Placers

Division III District Tournament at Troy
Four from each weight class at Troy will advance to State
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 99.5
State Qualifiers:
126: none
132: none
145: none
152: none
160: 2. Grant Goecke, Ottawa-Glandorf
170: 2. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 1. Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: none
Brackets | Final Results | Placers

3/2 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals

Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
Defiance 43 Elida 40
Shawnee 48 Wapakoneta 46, OT

Division II Sectional Championships at Findlay
Wauseon 51 Celina 19
Van Wert 72 Bath 61

Division III Sectional Championship at Miller City
Ottawa-Glandorf 89 Spencerville 42

2017-2018 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams

WBL Player of the Year: Jay Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf

First Team
Chad Frey – Bath
Daniel Unruh – Elida
Jaron Sharp – Kenton
Jay Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Owen Hiegel – Ottawa-Glandorf
Johnny Caprella – Shawnee
Jacoby Kelly – Van Wert

Second Team
Kole Murlin – Celina
Tyrel Goings – Defiance
Donte Johnson – Elida
Jake Dible – Ottawa-Glandorf
Adam Scott – Wapakoneta

Third Team
Will Lammers – Defiance
Ethan White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sheridan O’Neal – Shawnee
Austin Wilker – St. Marys
Gage Schenk – Wapakoneta
Drew Bagley – Van Wert

Honorable Mention
Harrison Gough – Bath
Brett Schwieterman – Celina
Easton Gerken – Defiance
Skyler Smith – Elida
Landon Rush – Kenton
Bryce Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Riley Rosado – Shawnee
Braeden Dunlap – St. Marys
Nate Place – Van Wert
Jace Copeland – Wapakoneta

2017-2018 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams

WBL Player of the Year: Kadie Hempfling – Ottawa-Glandorf

First Team
Jaidyn Hale – Bath
Emily Poling – Defiance
Shyah Wheeler – Elida
Kadie Hempfling – Ottawa-Glandorf
Lexi Jacobs – Wapakoneta
Alissa Stahler – Shawnee

Second Team
Ellie Miller – Kenton
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Lindsay Singhaus – Bath
Makenna Mele – St. Marys
Sarah Pothast – Wapakoneta

Third Team
Layne Taylor – Kenton
Sydney Cisco – St. Marys
Cassidy Meyers – Van Wert
Kennedy Replogle – Defiance
Ashley Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf

Honorable Mention
Lauren Jackson – Celina
Morgan Wityk – Defiance
Abby Jackson – Van Wert
Lauren Cisco – St. Marys
Bette Andrews – Bath
Paige Sutter – Ottawa-Glandorf
ljah Austin – Shawnee
Amira Freeman – Elida
Makenzie Wilson – Wapakoneta
Kori Barrett – Kenton

2/24 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals

Division II Sectional Championships at Spencerville
St. Marys 45 Bath 36
Defiance 41 Elida 36

Division II Sectional Championship at Leipsic
Kenton 48 Wapakoneta 33

Division III Sectional Championship at Bluffton
Ottawa-Glandorf 50 Lima Central Catholic 16

2/24 OHSAA Bowling Sectionals & Districts

Division I Girls Sectional at 20th Century Lanes
Six (6) teams and six (6) individuals advance to Districts
1. Wapakoneta 3680, 2. Shawnee 3447, 5. Celina 3253, 8. Defiance 2825, 12. Elida 2545
Individual District Qualifiers: 12. Brooke Slattman, Defiance; 17. Mikayla Goller, Defiance
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results

Division II Girls District at Interstate Lanes
Three (3) teams and three (3) individuals not advancing on a team will participate at State.
2. St. Marys 3648, 5. Bath 3200
Individual State Qualifiers: 3. Bryana Twining, Bath; 4. Lorrie Decker, Van Wert
Complete Team Results | Complete Individual Results

2018 OHSAA Swimming & Diving State Tournament

2018 OHSAA Swimming & Diving State Tournament at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Division II
Boys
23. Wapakoneta 31, 28. Celina 25, 37. Shawnee 11
1 mtr Diving: DNQ for Finals: John Robinson, Celina; Charlie Spyker, Shawnee; Holden Cubberley, Celina; Shannon Donaghey, Wapakoneta
200 Yard Medley Relay: 15. Wapakoneta (Michael Johnston/Tristan Gesler/Joey Metzger/Nate Miller), 16. Shawnee (Charlie Spyker/Gabe Williams/Brett Basinger/Jacob Magula)
50 Yard Freestyle: 6. Keaton McMurray, Celina; 15. Jacob Magula, Shawnee
100 Yard Butterfly: DNQ for Finals: Michael Johnston, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Freestyle: 16. Jacob Magula, Shawnee
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 13. Wapakoneta (Nate Miller/Nate Metzger/Kurt Schlenker/Joey Metzger); 14. Shawnee (Charlie Spyker/Cooper Conley/Ben Curl/Jacob Magula)
100 Yard Backstroke: 7. Keaton McMurray, Celina; 10. Michael Johnston, Wapakoneta
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 11. Wapakoneta (Nate Miller/Kurt Schlenker/Joey Metzger/Michael Johnston)

Girls
14. Celina 57, 47. Defiance 2
1 mtr Diving: 15. Addison Fleischman, Defiance
200 Yard Medley Relay: 9. Celina (Kenzie Conn/Claire Gass/Amanda Slechter/Kennedy Newell); DNQ for Finals: Ottawa-Glandorf (Maddie White/Brooke Kleman/Sydney Porinchok/Ann Samuelson)
50 Yard Freestyle: 13. Kennedy Newell, Celina
100 Yard Freestyle: 14. Kennedy Newell, Celina; DNQ for Finals: Kenzie Conn, Celina
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 12. Celina (Kenzie Conn/Zoe Rolfes/Emma Guggenbiller/McKenna Black), DNQ for Finals: Ottawa-Glandorf (Brooke Kleman/Ann Samuelson/Maddie White/Sydney Porinchok)
100 Yard Backstroke: 9. Kenzie Conn, Celina
100 Yard Breaststroke: 6. Claire Gass, Celina; DNQ for Finals: Sydney Porinchok, Ottawa-Glandorf
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: DNQ for Finals: Celina (Zoe Rolfes/Emma Guggenbiller/Kennedy Newell/McKenna Black)

Division II Boys Diving ResultsDivision II Girls Diving Results | Division II Swimming Prelim Results | Division II Swimming Final Results | Results – All Sessions

2018 OHSAA Wrestling Individual Sectionals

Division II Sectional Tournament at Napoleon
Four from each weight class at Napoleon, Sandusky, and Clyde will advance to the District at Norwalk
3. Wapakoneta 143, 4. St. Marys 131, 6. Defiance 111, 7. Shawnee 99.5, 8. Van Wert 96.5, 9. Celina 65, 10. Bath 61, 11. Elida 51
District Qualifiers:
106: 3. Clayton Drummond, St. Marys
113: 3. Tristan Villarreal, Defiance; 4. Nathan Wilson, Celina
120: 4. Lupe Martinez, Defiance
126: 2. Luke Beach, Wapakoneta; 4. Bailey Gibson, Elida
132: 2. Gabe Steyer, Van Wert
138: 1. Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert; 3. Preston Wiechart, St. Marys
145: 2. Collin Mell, Bath; 4. Trent Fairburn, Shawnee
152: 3. Tommy Mabry, St. Marys; 4. Cain Bentz, Shawnee
160: 2. Izaiah Diaz, Defiance; 3. Ethan Anderson, Shawnee
170: 2. Clay Adlesh, Shawnee; 3. Logan Muhlenkamp, Celina
182: 2. Lawrence Slygh, Elida; 3. Tyler Miller, St. Marys; 4. Luke Muhlenkamp, Celina
195: 1. Zac Miller, Wapakoneta; 3. Noah Arnett, Defiance; 4. Austin Giesige, St. Marys
220: 1. Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta; 3. Jackson Meter, Defiance
285: 1. Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta; 2. Jonah Schlegel, Defiance; 3. Bobby Grothjan, Shawnee; 4. Seth Huston, Celina
Brackets | Final Results | Placers

Division II Sectional Tournament at Clyde
Four from each weight class at Napoleon, Sandusky, and Clyde will advance to the District at Norwalk
6. Kenton 107
District Qualifiers:
120: 2. Mason Rhoades, Kenton
145: 2. Carter Bays, Kenton
160: 4. Ayden Mundy, Kenton
170: 4. Ethan Manns, Kenton
195: 1. Noah Eikenbary, Kenton
Brackets | Final Results | Placers

Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
Four from each weight class at LCC will advance to the District Tournament in Southwest Ohio
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 187
District Qualifiers:
126: 2. Isaac Hernandez, Ottawa-Glandorf
132: 1. Evan Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
145: 3. Brent Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf
152: 2. Kobe Noirot, Ottawa-Glandorf
160: 1. Grant Goecke, Ottawa-Glandorf
170: 1. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 1. Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: 3. Matt Schmersal, Ottawa-Glandorf
Brackets | Final Results | Placers

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