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
8/10 Boys Golf Scores
Defiance Golf Invitational (17 teams)
2. Defiance 338, 10. Celina 375, 11. Ottawa-Glandorf 383, 12. Van Wert 393
Rob Contini Memorial Tournament (11 teams)
2. Shawnee 302, 6. Bath 330, 10. Elida 418
Wapakoneta 169, Fort Recovery 179, Tri-Village 183
8/7 Girls Golf Scores
Celina Invite (18 teams)
4. Wapakoneta 394, 14. Shawnee 499, 18. Defiance 544
8/6 Boys Golf Scores
Liberty-Benton Invitational (11 teams)
3. Bath 335, 5. Kenton 347, 10. Van Wert 428
Hawthorne Hills Tournament (15 teams)
1. Shawnee 303, 6. Defiance 344, 15. Elida 433
2015 OHSAA Track & Field State Championships
2015 OHSAA Track & Field State Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at The Ohio State University, Columbus
Division I
Boys
70. Wapakoneta 1, 70. Defiance 1
4×100 Meter Relay (top 9 qualified for finals): 8. Wapakoneta (Cameron Lauck/Nate Elsass/Collin Lenhart/Alex Lause)
300 Meter Hurdles 36″ (top 9 qualified for finals): 8. Brady Williams, Defiance
High Jump: 11. Will Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: 13. Sam Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Girls
Celina 0
100 Meter Hurdles 33″ (top 9 qualified for finals): 12. Bekah Carr, Celina
300 Meter Hurdles 30″ (top 9 qualified for finals): 15. Bekah Carr, Celina
Pole Vault: 9. Bekah Carr, Celina
Division II
Boys
18. Van Wert 10, 54. Elida 3
4×800 Meter Relay: 9. Ottawa-Glandorf (Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Brad Recker/Ben Wischmeyer)
110 Meter Hurdles 39″ (top 9 qualified for finals): 14. Logan McDermott, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay (top 9 qualified for finals): 16. Van Wert (Kristofer Hart/Keagan Hardmon/Hunter Perl/Quincy Salcido)
400 Meter Dash (top 9 qualified for finals): 4. Keagan Hardmon, Van Wert; 10. Quincy Salcido, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay (top 9 qualified for finals): 4. Van Wert (Quincy Salcido/Hunter Perl/Kristofer Hart/Keagan Hardmon); 6. Elida (Gaerid Littler/Brian Upshaw/Sam Quaintance/Clark Etzler)
Pole Vault: 13. Collin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
4. Ottawa-Glandorf 26, 36. Defiance 6, 43. Elida 5, 43. Van Wert 5
100 Meter Hurdles 33″ (top 9 qualified for finals): 13. Melissa Knott, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Meter Dash (top 9 qualified for finals): 5. Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay (top 9 qualified for finals): 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Danielle Ellerbrock/Melissa Knott/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte)
800 Meter Run: 3. Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash (top 9 qualified for finals): 4. Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay (top 9 qualified for finals): 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Danielle Ellerbrock/Alex Verhoff/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock)
Discus Throw: 8. Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 14. Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert
Long Jump: 3. Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance
Shot Put: 4. Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert; 14. Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: 4. Tori Bowen, Elida; 10. Lauren Howard, Defiance
6/6 OHSAA Baseball State Championship
Division II State Championship at Huntington Park
Defiance 5 Poland Seminary 3 Box Score
6/5 OHSAA Baseball State Final 4
Division II State Semifinal at Huntington Park
Defiance 8 Sunbury Big Walnut 1 Box Score
2015 OHSBCA All-Ohio Baseball Teams
Division II All-Ohio
First Team
Jimmy Luebke, Celina – Catcher
Adam Henderson, Wapakoneta – Outfield
Second Team
Michael Hendricks, Defiance – Pitcher
Shay Smiddy, Defiance – Pitcher
Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys – Catcher
Honorable Mention
Adam Purdy, Elida
5/30 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division II Regional at Dayton
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
5. Van Wert 27, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 26.5, 32. Shawnee 7, 35. Elida 6, 48. St. Marys 1
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 63, 7. Van Wert 33, 17. Defiance 14, 25. Elida 7.5, 36. Bath 3
State Qualifiers:
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Brad Recker/Ben Wischmeyer)
110 Meter Hurdles: 2. Logan McDermott, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 3. Van Wert (Kristofer Hart/Keagan Hardmon/Quincy Salcido/Hunter Perl)
400 Meter Dash: 3. Keagan Hardmon, Van Wert; 4. Quincy Salcido, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Van Wert (Quincy Salcido/Hunter Perl/Kristofer Hart/Keagan Hardmon); 3. Elida (Gaerid Littler/Brian Upshaw/Sam Quaintance/Clark Etzler)
Pole Vault: 2. Collin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
100 Meter Hurdles: 3. Melissa Knott, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Meter Dash: 4. Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (Danielle Ellerbrock/Melissa Knott/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte)
800 Meter Run: 1. Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: 2. Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf (Danielle Ellerbrock/Alex Verhoff/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock)
High Jump: 3. Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance
Shot Put: 1. Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert; 4. Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glanforf
Pole Vault: 2. Lauren Howard, Defiance; 3. Tori Bowen, Elida
2015 OHSAA Baseball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Final 4 at Huntington Park
Defiance
Division II State Championship at Huntington Park
Defiance 5 Poland Seminary 3 Box Score
Division II State Semifinal at Huntington Park
Defiance 8 Sunbury Big Walnut 1 Box Score
Bowling Green Regional
Bath, Defiance
Division II Regional Championship at Bowling Green
Defiance 8 Bellevue 0
Division II Regional Semifinal at Bowling Green
Defiance 3 Bath 1
Bluffton District
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Division II District Championship at Bluffton
Bath 6 Wapakoneta 4
Division II District Semifinals at Bluffton
Bath 3 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 17 Celina 6, 6 inn.
Division II Sectional Championship
St. Marys 3 Kenton 0
Bath 13 Upper Sandusky 0
Celina 4 Shawnee 0
Wapakoneta 4 Tiffin Columbian 2
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Kenton 8 Elida 3
Shawnee 5 Fostoria 3
Archbold District
Defiance
Division II District Championship at Archbold
Defiance 5 Bryan 1
Division II District Semifinal at Archbold
Defiance 5 Maumee 4
Division II Sectional Championship
Defiance 16 Toledo Rogers 0
Division III
Elida Regional
Van Wert
Division III Regional Semifinal at Elida
Huron 3 Van Wert 0
Ada District
Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Division III District Championship at ONU
Van Wert 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Division III District Semifinals at ONU
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 St. Henry 0
Van Wert 1 Coldwater 0
Division III Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Parkway 1
Van Wert 11 Paulding 1
Division III Sectional Semifinal
Van Wert 3 Liberty-Benton 0
5/29 OHSAA Baseball Regionals
Division II Regional Championship at Bowling Green
Defiance 8 Bellevue 0
5/29 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Regional at Amherst
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
14. Wapakoneta 17.5, 23. Defiance 12
Girls
11. Celina 22, 24. Wapakoneta 9
State Qualifiers:
Boys
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Wapakoneta (Cameron Lauck/Nate Elsass/Collin Lenhart/Alex Lause)
300 Meter Hurdles: 4. Brady Williams, Defiance
High Jump: 4. Will Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: 3. Sam Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Girls
100 Meter Hurdles: 4. Bekah Carr, Celina
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Bekah Carr, Celina
Pole Vault: 3. Bekah Carr, Celina
2015 OHSAA Boys State Tennis Tournament
Division II Boys State Tennis Tournament at The Ohio State University Varsity Outdoor Tennis Courts
Singles
Daniel Lasarte, Defiance lost to Alec Bird, Canton Central Catholic 6-4, 6-1
Dale Oates, Kenton lost to Adam Krueger, Bay Village Bay 6-4, 6-2
Complete Singles Bracket
2015 Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game
The 16th annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game hosted by the Van Wert Booster Club will be held Friday June 12th, at Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert, Ohio. The gates will open at 6:30 with player introductions taking place at 7:20. The game will kick off at 7:30pm.
Thirty three players from the Western Buckeye League will compete against a combined squad of thirty three players from the Lima Area & Northwest Conference.
All Tickets Are $ 5.00 at the gate – No Pre Sale.
This is a fundraiser for the Booster Club. Come out and enjoy some football.
5/28 OHSAA Baseball Regionals
Division II Regional Semifinal at Bowling Green
Defiance 3 Bath 1
Division III Regional Semifinal at Elida
Huron 3 Van Wert 0
2015 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bucyrus Regional
Bath
Division II Regional Semifinal at Bucyrus
Edison 6 Bath 1
Miller City District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division II District Championship at Miller City
Bath 11 Shawnee 0, 5 inn.
Division II District Semifinal at Miller City
Shawnee 9 Defiance 0
Division II District Semifinal at Miller City
Bath 4 Wapakoneta 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Bath 10 Bryan 0
Wapakoneta 11 Celina 5
Shawnee 8 Napoleon 2
Defiance 8 Elida 2
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Bryan 11 St. Marys 1, 5 inn.
Defiance 10 Van Wert 2
Division III
Bath District
Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf
Division III District Semifinal at Bath
Fairview 8 Kenton 0
Division III Sectional Championship
Kenton 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Division III Sectional Semifinal
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Allen East 2