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
2017 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Brown, Wapakoneta & Aaron Patterson, Shawnee
1st Team
Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
Jill Schmitmeyer, St. Marys
Tanner Sweede, Wapakoneta
Keaton McKinley, Shawnee
Isaiah Bolon, Bath
Austin Radcliff, Ottawa-Glandorf
Logan Miller, Wapakoneta
Jacob Black, Defiance
Hunter Iiames, Bath
Rocco Longbrake, Kenton
Sam Reed, Shawnee
Will Lammers, Defiance
Honorable Mention
Logan Long, Elida
Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
Jeremiah Bolon, Bath
Lance Mawer, Celina
John Barker, Shawnee
Austin Boley, St. Marys
Austin Bissonette, Van Wert
Jack Vanderhorst, Defiance
Cole Dearing, Kenton
Evan Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
10/12 OHSAA Boys Golf Districts
Division I District at Red Hawk
2 teams and 2 individuals qualify to State Championship at OSU Scarlet Golf Course Oct. 20 & 21
9. Shawnee 348, 10. Wapakoneta 358, Defiance NTS
Individual State Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
10/12 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Kenton 1
Shawnee 3 Celina 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Elida 0
St. Marys 3 Wapakoneta 1
Non-League:
Liberty-Benton 3 Defiance 1
2017 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 7
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 331.3
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 28
Team Passing: Kenton 334.9
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 21
Team Total Offense: Elida 463.6
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 40.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 122.1
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta & St. Marys 11
Team Passing Defense: Bath 90.4
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Team Interceptions: Kenton & St. Marys 8
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 269.7
Scoring Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 18.1
Penalty Yards: Ottawa-Glandorf 226
Turnover Ratio: Elida & St. Marys +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf 138.7
Rushing TD’s: Kole Murlin, Celina 11
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 324.1
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 19
Passing Efficiency (min 50 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 153.0
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 100.6
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton, Daniel Unruh, Elida & Drew Bagley, Van Wert 6.4
Receiving TD’s: Cole Harmon, Elida & Jayden Cornell, Kenton 7
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 431.7
All-Purpose Yards: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 186.7
Scoring: Kole Murlin, Celina 103
Individual Defense
Tackles: Peyton Wilson, Shawnee 14.6/game
Interceptions: Dillon Hoying, Celina 4
Fumble Recoveries: 7 tied with 2
Sacks: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 9.5
Tackles for Loss: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 13
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 46 points
Field Goals Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 4
Extra Points Made: Noah Adcock, Elida & Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 34
Punting: John Weisgerber, Defiance 41.3
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 491 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 233 yards
2017 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 7
The 4th weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 2 WBL schools are in top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
22. Defiance 1.1143
Division III, Region 12
8. Celina 9.8429, 10. Wapakoneta 9.15, 11. Elida 8.8071, 16. Shawnee 6.1714
Division IV, Region 14
3. St. Marys 13.6071, 12. Van Wert 7.2429, 17. Kenton 5.7357, 26. Bath 1.3714
Division V, Region 18
16. Ottawa-Glandorf 4.6357
10/10 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Kenton 3 Bath 2
Shawnee 1 Celina 1
Defiance 2 Van Wert 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Elida 2
Wapakoneta 1 St. Marys 0
10/10 WBL Volleyball Scores
Shawnee 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Van Wert 0
Defiance 3 St. Marys 1
Kenton 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Wapakoneta 0
10/9 Boys Soccer Scores
Liberty-Benton 4 Celina 3
Defiance 2 Paulding 1
Elida 2 Lima Central Catholic 1
Van Wert 2 Spencerville 1
10/7 OHSAA Girls Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional 1
Four singles and four doubles teams to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
Singles District Qualifiers: 4. Aria Patel, Shawnee
Doubles District Qualifiers: 3. Wapakoneta (Mk. Schroeder/Md. Schroeder); 4. Shawnee (Rajasekaran/Clark)
Division II UNOH Sectional
Four singles and four doubles teams to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys, Van Wert
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Clare Caywood, St. Marys; 3. Mykaela Schriber, Kenton; 4. Charis Barnes, Bath
Doubles District Qualifiers: 1. Bath (Ruby Bolon/Esther Bolon); 3. St. Marys (Grace Dicke/Bailey Lininger); 4. Defiance (Shaelyn Hughes/Audree Thompson)
10/7 Volleyball Scores
Liberty-Benton 2 Bath 0
Bath 2 Bluffton 0
Celina 3 Piqua 0
Anthony Wayne at Defiance
Waynesfield-Goshen 3 Kenton 0
Allen East 3 Shawnee 0
10/6 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 49 Bath 0
Celina 34 Wapakoneta 28, OT
Ottawa-Glandorf 48 Defiance 12
Elida 35 Van Wert 27
Kenton 43 Shawnee 37
2017 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 6
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 348.8
Team Rushing TD’s: Celina & St. Marys 23
Team Passing: Kenton 304.7
Team Passing TD’s: Elida & Kenton 16
Team Total Offense: Elida 465.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 38.5
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 108.3
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 9
Team Passing Defense: Bath & Ottawa-Glandorf 101.5
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf 4
Team Interceptions: Kenton, St. Marys & Van Wert 7
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 278.0
Scoring Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 19.2
Penalty Yards: Celina 170
Turnover Ratio: Elida & St. Marys +4
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf 117.7
Rushing TD’s: Kole Murlin, Celina 11
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 292.2
Passing TD’s: Isaac McAdams, Elida 16
Passing Efficiency (min 50 attempts): Isaac McAdams, Elida 155.4
Receiving Yards: Cole Harmon, Elida 89.5
Receptions: Daniel Unruh, Elida & Cole Harmon, Elida 6.2
Receiving TD’s: Cole Harmon, Elida & Landon Rush, Kenton 6
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 400.7
All-Purpose Yards: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 192.7
Scoring: Kole Murlin, Celina 99
Individual Defense
Tackles: Peyton Wilson, Shawnee 17.0/game
Interceptions: Dillon Hoying, Celina 4
Fumble Recoveries: 5 tied with 2
Sacks: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 9.5
Tackles for Loss: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 13
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 40 points
Field Goals Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 4
Extra Points Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 29
Punting: John Weisgerber, Defiance 41.3
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 435 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 211 yards
10/5 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 6 Bath 0
Celina 4 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 3 Defiance 0
Elida 1 Kenton 0
Wapakoneta 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
10/5 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 3 Celina 0
Defiance 3 Wapakoneta 1
Shawnee 3 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Kenton 0
2017 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 6
The 3rd weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 2 WBL schools are in top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
21. Defiance 1.2333
Division III, Region 12
8. Wapakoneta 8.6, 12. Elida 6.5667, 13. Celina 6.3333, 14. Shawnee 6.1167
Division IV, Region 14
3. St. Marys 11.5, 9. Van Wert 6.65, 17. Kenton 3.75, 26. Bath 1.0167
Division V, Region 18
18. Ottawa-Glandorf 3.6