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
5/21 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 10 Mansfield Madison 1
Division III Sectional Championship at Defiance
Defiance 11 Shawnee 1, 6 inn.
Division III Sectional Championship at Ashland
Ashland 6 Celina 5
Division IV Sectional Championship at Upper Sandusky
Van Wert 4 Upper Sandusky 1
Division IV Sectional Championship at St. Marys
St. Marys 4 Kenton 3
Division IV Sectional Championship at Galion
Elida 6 Galion 2
Division IV Sectional Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 10 Rossford 0, 6 inn.
5/21 OHSAA Softball Districts
Division III District Semifinal at UNOH
Defiance 7 Wapakoneta 2
Division III District Semifinal at UNOH
Celina 8 Shawnee 7
Division IV District Semifinal at Elida
Bath 6 St. Marys 5, 8 inn.
2026 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional – 2
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles teams qualify to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Celina, Shawnee, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Lila Brennan, Shawnee; 3. Brayden Hooker, Wapakoneta; 4. Chase Carpenter, Shawnee
Doubles: 3. Shawnee (Mason Latham/Aidan Latham)
Division II Bryan Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles teams qualify to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Division II UNOH Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles teams qualify to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Bath, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys, Van Wert
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Zach Stoller, Van Wert; 3. Leyton Staley, Elida; 4. Brody Altenbach, Elida
Doubles: 2. St. Marys (Jake Ackroyd/Noah White); 3. St. Marys (Korey Klosterman/Ollie Chisholm); 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Noah Compton/Sam Warnecke)
5/15 WBL Baseball Scores
St. Marys 6 Shawnee 0
Non-League:
Celina 6 Spencerville 0
Toledo St. John’s Jesuit 3 Defiance 2, 10 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lincolnview 1
2026 WBL Track & Field Championships
2026 WBL Track & Field Championships at Kenton
Boys
1. Shawnee 110.5, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 96.5, 3. Celina 77, 4. Elida 70, 5. Defiance 46.5, 6. Kenton 38, 7. Bath 33, 8. Wapakoneta 23, 9. Van Wert 14, 10. St. Marys 12.5
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 135, 2. Celina 121, 3. Van Wert 51, 3. Defiance 51, 5. Kenton 41, 6. Bath 32, 7. St. Marys 28.5, 8. Wapakoneta 26, 9. Shawnee 22, 10. Elida 19.5
WBL Individual Champions
Boys
100 Meters: Jessie Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meters: Elisha Reddick, Elida
400 Meters: Elisha Reddick, Elida
800 Meters: Kasey Hohe, Shawnee
1600 Meters: Colin Buening, Celina
3200 Meters: Colin Buening, Celina
110m Hurdles: Israel Ross, Shawnee
300m Hurdles: Israel Ross, Shawnee
4×100 Relay: Defiance (Trey Bibler/Jordyn Wright/Colben Bachman/Van Foreman)
4×200 Relay: Elida (Cameron Kaufman/Larry Smith/Joseph Reddick/Elisha Reddick)
4×400 Relay: Elida (Joseph Reddick/Brady Bruin/Larry Smith/Elisha Reddick)
4×800 Relay: Shawnee (Ian Delgado/Kamdyn Lauf/Ryan Moreland/Kasey Hohe)
Shot Put: Xander Post, St. Marys
Discus: Brady Miller, Shawnee
High Jump: Oscar Salsburey, Ottawa-Glandorf & Wyatt Croy, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: Zaden Rolfes, Celina
Long Jump: Jarin Bagley, Shawnee
Girls
100 Meters: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meters: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
400 Meters: Emma Heringhaus, Ottawa-Glandorf
800 Meters: Liana Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 Meters: Elle Miesse, Celina
3200 Meters: Addi Manns, Kenton
100m Hurdles: Alison Hemmelgarn, Celina
300m Hurdles: Alison Hemmelgarn, Celina
4×100 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Greta Liebrecht/Alivia Grothause/Savannah Recker/Madeline Liebrecht)
4×200 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gracie Lammers/Emma Heringhaus/Savannah Recker/Alivia Grothause)
4×400 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Brea Recker/Gracie Lammers/Liana Fortman/Emma Heringhaus)
4×800 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Brea Recker/Maci Maag/Alivia Schroeder/Liana Fortman)
Shot Put: Cadence Wilson, Shawnee
Discus: Arwen Troyer, Elida
High Jump: Brooklynn Killion, Defiance
Pole Vault: Gracyn Harris, Celina
Long Jump: Savannah Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
5/14 WBL Softball Scores
Defiance 12 Van Wert 0
Non-League:
Parkway 11 Bath 6
5/12 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Non-League:
Bath 2 Wayne Trace 0
Minster 11 Celina 2
Archbold 5 Defiance 3
Kenton 12 Upper Scioto Valley 2, 6 inn.
St. Marys 4 Fort Recovery 1
Wapakoneta 12 Lima Senior 2, 5 inn.
5/12 Boys Tennis Scores
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bath 2
Napoleon 3 Defiance 2
Kenton 5 Emmanuel Christian 0
St. Marys at Bluffton
5/11 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert 16 Shawnee 1, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Celina 11 Lima Central Catholic 0, 5 inn.
Perrysburg 7 Defiance 0
Lincolnview 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 10 Patrick Henry 0, 6 inn.
Marion Local 6 St. Marys 0
Coldwater 5 Wapakoneta 2
2026 OHSAA Baseball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Regional
Defiance
Northwest 1 Tiffin Sectional/District
Wapakoneta
Northwest 2 Oak Harbor Sectional/District
Celina, Defiance, Shawnee
Division IV
Regional
Van Wert
Northwest 1 Archbold Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Northwest 2 Fort Jennings Sectional/District
Bath, Van Wert
Northwest 3 Willard Sectional/District
Elida, Kenton, St. Marys
5/9 WBL Baseball Scores
Celina at Bath (ppd to 5/16)
Non-League:
Olentangy Berlin 3 Defiance 0
Coldwater 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Shawnee 2 Lima Senior 1
St. Marys 6 Delphos St. John’s 2
Wapakoneta 9 Licking Valley 3
2026 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
2026 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament at UNOH
1. Shawnee 50, 2. St. Marys 48, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 36, 4. Elida 34, 5. Celina 21, 6. Van Wert 12, 7. Wapakoneta 11, 8. Defiance 6, 8. Kenton 6, 8. Bath 6
Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. St. Marys 18, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 15, 4. Elida 13, 5. Celina 11, 6. Kenton 9.5, 7. Wapakoneta 8, 8. Van Wert 7.5, 9. Defiance 4.5, 10. Bath 3
WBL Boys Tennis Tournament Individual Champions
1st Singles: Leyton Staley, Elida
2nd Singles: Mason Latham, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Xander Verhoff, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Doubles: Shawnee (Aidan Latham/Sailor Drury)
2nd Doubles: Shawnee (Brandt McGreevy/Sam Conrad)
5/8 WBL Baseball Scores
Elida at Celina (ppd)
Non-League:
Bath at Van Buren (ppd)
Defiance 5 Bryan 1
Cory-Rawson at Kenton (ppd)
Tinora 8 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
New Bremen at Shawnee (ppd)
Minster 13 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
5/8 WBL Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 8 Bath 7 (susp. in top of 3rd)
Defiance at Van Wert (ppd)
St. Marys at Shawnee (ppd)
Non-League:
Ansonia at Celina (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Delphos Jefferson (ppd)
5/7 WBL Baseball Scores
Elida 3 Defiance 2
Wapakoneta 8 Van Wert 6
Non-League:
Bath 8 Lima Senior 4
Celina 3 Greenville 2
Kenton 7 Ada 5
Bryan 9 Shawnee 1