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
10/6 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 4 Kenton 1
Celina 6 Shawnee 2
Van Wert 2 Defiance 1
Elida 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Wapakoneta 2 St. Marys 1
10/6 Girls Soccer Scores
Bryan at Defiance
Shawnee 1 Napoleon 1
Riverdale 0 Wapakoneta 0
10/6 WBL Volleyball Scores
Shawnee 3 Bath 1 (25-23, 25-14, 19-25, 25-14)
Celina 3 Van Wert 0 (25-12, 25-14, 26-24)
St. Marys 3 Defiance 1
Elida 3 Kenton 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20)
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Wapakoneta 0 (25-5, 25-14, 25-6)
10/5 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Detwiler
Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
10. Defiance 467
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Team District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs
Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
5. Shawnee 408, 7. Wapakoneta 481, 8. Celina 484
Individual District Qualifiers: Morgan Altenbach, Shawnee 98
Team District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
10/4 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Stone Ridge
Top 5 teams and 5 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
10. Defiance 366
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Team District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
Division I Sectional at Mohawk
Top 5 teams and 5 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
4. Wapakoneta 333, 9. Elida 411, 10. Celina 433
Individual District Qualifiers: Drew Sarno, Elida 90
Team District Qualifiers: Wapakoneta (Logan Miller 78, Jared Miller 79, Tanner Sweede 83, Dusty Haggard 93, Drew Zwiebel 98)
Team Results | Individual Results
10/4 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 3 Kenton 2
Celina 1 Shawnee 1
Defiance 1 Van Wert 0
Elida 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Wapakoneta 4 St. Marys 1
10/4 WBL Volleyball Scores
Van Wert 3 Bath 1
Celina 3 St. Marys 0
Defiance defeated Wapakoneta
Shawnee 3 Elida 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Kenton 1
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament – Final Results
1. Wapakoneta 56, 2. Shawnee 50, 3. St. Marys 40, 4. Celina 34, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 6. Defiance 12, 7. Bath 9, 8. Van Wert 8, 9. Elida 4, 9. Kenton 4
Final Brackets: 1st Singles | 2nd Singles | 3rd Singles |1st Doubles | 2nd Doubles
WBL Tournament Individual Results
1st Singles
Champion- Madison Watt – Wapakoneta
2nd place- Clare Caywood – St. Marys
3rd place- Alotus Wei – Shawnee
4th place- Cami Mohler – Celina
2nd Singles
Champion- Allie Zofkie – Wapakoneta
2nd place- Hannah Felver – St. Marys
3rd place- Sanjana Ravasekaran – Shawnee
4th place- Ally Harris – Celina
3rd Singles
Champion- Whitney Baxter – Shawnee
2nd place- Cassidy Hughes – Wapakoneta
3rd place- Renee Zuercher – Celina
4th place- Jennifer Brown – St. Marys
1st Doubles
Champion- Kate Henderson/MaKayla Schroeder – Wapakoneta
2nd place- Rishika Avvari/Meghana Schroeder – Shawnee
3rd place- Jillian Wine/Kara Danaher – St. Marys
4th place- Breanna Jenkins/Miranda Rable – Celina
2nd Doubles
Champion- Bree Barker/Rachel Brogee – Shawnee
2nd place- Lauren Snider/Madison Schroeder – Wapakoneta
3rd place- Allie Lehman/Christina Harting – Celina
4th place- Bailey Lininger/Grace Dicke – St. Marys
WBL Team Champion Coach: Jason Johnson
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Madison Heckman – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Overall Final Standings
1. Wapakoneta 20, 2. Shawnee 18, 3. St. Marys 15, 3. Celina 15, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 11.5, 6. Defiance 10.5, 7. Bath 7.5, 8. Van Wert 6.5, 9. Elida 3.5, 10. Kenton 2.5
2016 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
WBL Coach of the Year: Mike Brown, Wapakoneta
First Team
Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
Jared Miller, Wapakoneta
Sam Reed, Shawnee
Logan Miller, Wapakoneta
Drew Sarno, Elida
Keaton McKinley, Shawnee
Jake Hollman, St. Marys
Jacob Black, Defiance
Jill Schmitmeyer, St. Marys
Tanner Sweede, Wapakoneta
Austin Radcliffe, Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Cook, St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Trevor Rose, Defiance
Hunter Iiames, Bath
Andrew Boone, Shawnee
Logan Long, Elida
Erik Verhoff, Ottawa-Glandorf
Dusty Haggard, Wapakoneta
Lance Mawer, Celina
Rocco Longbrake, Kenton
Josh Wingett, St. Marys
Colton Deschner, Van Wert
9/30 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 34 Bath 0
Wapakoneta 42 Celina 21
Ottawa-Glandorf 41 Defiance 6
Elida 43 Van Wert 0
Kenton 62 Shawnee 28
2016 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 376.8
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 27
Team Passing: Kenton 336.8
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 15
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 433.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 45.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 77.0
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Team Passing Defense: Bath 105.8
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 2
Team Interceptions: Ottawa-Glandorf 9
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 200.4
Scoring Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 8.0
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys & Wapakoneta +8
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 139.0
Rushing TD’s: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 8
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 304.4
Passing TD’s: Trent Hites, Kenton 14
Passing Efficiency: Jay Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf 236.9
Receiving Yards: Chris Deardorff, Kenton 142.6
Receptions: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 8.0
Receiving TD’s: Chris Deardorff, Kenton 7
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 347.6
All-Purpose Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 207.6
Scoring: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 68 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Austin Buroker, Kenton 15.4/game
Interceptions: Trent Basinger, Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Fumble Recoveries: 5 players tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 35 points
Field Goals: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 6
Punting: Matt Patten, St. Marys 43.6
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 341 yards
Punt Returns: De’Angelo Woods, Elida 189 yards
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament – Day 1
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament – Day 1 Results
1st Singles
2nd Singles
3rd Singles
1st Doubles
2nd Doubles
2016 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5
The second weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and multiple WBL schools are ranked high in their regions.
Division III Region 10
17. Elida, 24. Defiance, 26. Shawnee
Division III Region 12
3. St. Marys, 5. Wapakoneta, 14. Celina
Division IV Region 14
3. Ottawa-Glandorf, 16. Kenton, 21. Bath, 24. Van Wert
9/27 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 1
Celina 2 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 1
Shawnee 1 Elida 0
Kenton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
9/27 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Defiance 0 Wapakoneta 0