Defiance Bulldogs

Defiance Bulldogs2026-06-07T19:01:11-04:00

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

5/13 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals

Division I Findlay Sectional 1 Tournament
District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Defiance, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers
Singles: none
Doubles: 4. Drew Klausing/Zachery Tettenhorst, Defiance

Division II UNOH Sectional Tournament
District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, Van Wert
District Qualifiers
Singles: 1. Jackson Schaaf, Shawnee; 2. Drew Sarno, Elida
Doubles: 1. Rutter/Hanover, Shawnee; 2. Weininger/Laux, Celina; 3. Jones/Kesner, Shawnee; 4. Goodin/Kobayashi, Kenton

2017 WBL Track & Field Championships

Congrats to the Celina boys and girls teams on winning the 2017 WBL Track & Field Championships.

Boys
1. Celina 96, 2. Elida 88, 3. Defiance 81, 4. Van Wert 75, 5. Shawnee 70, 6. Wapakoneta 42, 7. St. Marys 29, 8. Kenton 20, 9. Bath 13, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 13

Girls
1. Celina 107, 2. Defiance 83, 3. Wapakoneta 68, 4. Elida 56, 5. Van Wert 52, 6. Shawnee 50, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 43, 8. St. Marys 29, 9. Kenton 22, 10. Bath 16

Complete Results

WBL Individual Champions
Boys
100 Meter Dash: Christian Ford – Sophomore – Shawnee
200 Meter Dash: Christian Ford – Sophomore – Shawnee
400 Meter Dash: Sam Quaintance – Senior – Elida
800 Meter Run: Jesse Schlatter – Senior – Defiance
1600 Meter Run: Bryce Mendenhall – Sophomore – Defiance
3200 Meter Run: Zach Lockmiller – Senior – Defiance
110 Meter Hurdles: Xavier Gilkey – Junior – Elida
300 Meter Hurdles: Brandon Hernandez – Senior – Van Wert
4×100 Meter Relay: Elida
4×200 Meter Relay: Elida
4×400 Meter Relay: Shawnee
4×800 Meter Relay: Defiance
High Jump: Blake Henry – Sophomore – Van Wert
Pole Vault: Chris Reichenbach – Junior – Wapakoneta
Long Jump: Brennen Piper – Senior – Celina
Shot Put: Tyler Ross – Junior – Celina
Discus Throw: Tyler Ross – Junior – Celina

Girls
100 Meter Dash: Kylie Lewis – Freshman – Elida
200 Meter Dash: Kelsey Wallace – Junior – Bath
400 Meter Dash: Faith Baxter – Junior – Shawnee
800 Meter Run: Lauren Jackson – Junior – Celina
1600 Meter Run: Lauren McDonough – Senior – Celina
3200 Meter Run: Lauren McDonough – Senior – Celina
100 Meter Hurdles: Melissa Knott – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
300 Meter Hurdles: Melissa Knott – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: Elida
4×200 Meter Relay: Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: Van Wert
4×800 Meter Relay: Celina
High Jump: Alyssa Hoyng – Senior – Celina
Pole Vault: Sidney Sutton – Senior – Wapakoneta
Long Jump: Megan Braun – Junior – Van Wert
Shot Put: Paige Sutter – Senior – Celina
Discus Throw: Kaeli Schrolucke – Senior – Celina

Celina Boys & Girls Track & Field Teams – 2017 WBL Champions

5/10 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals

Division II Sectional Semifinals
Kenton 5 Ontario 2
Wapakoneta 30 Woodward 0, 5 inn.
Bath 3 St. Marys 0
Celina 15 Rogers 0, 5 inn.
Shawnee 7 Napoleon 3
Bowling Green 5 Elida 2
Defiance 8 Wauseon 1
Bryan 1 Van Wert 0

2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament

Congrats to Shawnee on winning the 2017 WBL Championship after sweeping the regular season and tournament. Shawnee’s Steve Jones was WBL Coach of the Year and Kenton’s Mason Bloom won the Sportsmanship Award.

2017 WBL Tournament
1. Shawnee 60, 2. Celina 40, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 36, 4. Elida 21, 4. Kenton 21, 4. Van Wert 21, 7. St. Marys 17, 8. Wapakoneta 9, 9. Defiance 4, 10. Bath 1

Final Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Celina 18, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 16, 4. Van Wert 13, 5. St. Marys 12, 6. Elida 10, 6. Kenton 10, 8. Wapakoneta 7, 9. Defiance 4, 10. Bath 2

Final Standings | 2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament Brackets

1st Singles
Champion- Michael Rutter, Shawnee
2nd place- Drew Sarno, Elida
3rd place- Garrett Weinger, Celina
4th place- Kyle Goodin, Kenton

2nd Singles
Champion- Isaac Hanover, Shawnee
2nd place- Kenji Kobayashi, Kenton
3rd place – Heath Laux, Celina
4th place- Craig Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf

3rd Singles
Champion- Jackson Schaaf, Shawnee
2nd place- Ryan Keber, Van Wert
3rd place- Kevin Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
4th place- Drew Rosengarten, Celina

1st Doubles
Champion- Max Jones / Danny Kesner, Shawnee
2nd place- Drew Kuhlman / Zach Balbugh, Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd place- Bryce Langenkamp / Kyle Lochtefeld, Celina
4th place- C.J. Vanderhorst / Howie Spencer, St. Marys

2nd Doubles
Champion- Harsha Battula / Mitchell Shirk, Shawnee
2nd place- Sohaib Saleem / Garrett Forlow, Celina
3rd place- Ben Schaub / Anthony Baughman, Ottawa-Glandorf
4th place- Riley Creps / Jacob Ramirez, Elida

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