
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 (29): 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
2025 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
2025 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament at Elida
1. Elida 56, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 48, 3. St. Marys 34, 4. Shawnee 24, 5. Bath 18, 5. Van Wert 18, 7. Celina 10, 8. Kenton 6, 9. Wapakoneta 5, 10. Defiance 3
Tournament Scoring and Standings
WBL Individual Champions
1st Singles: Ben Osmon, Elida
2nd Singles: Jaden Neuman, Elida
3rd Singles: Eben Jackson, Elida
1st Doubles: Elida (Leyton Staley/Baylor Altenbach)
2nd Doubles: Elida (Tanner Layman/Carson Wright)
Team Champion Coach: Michael Sarno, Elida
Sportsmanship Award: Eben Jackson, Elida
Overall Standings
1. Elida 20, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 18, 3. St. Marys 16, 4. Shawnee 14, 5. Van Wert 11.5, 6. Bath 10.5, 7. Celina 7.5, 8. Kenton 4.5, 8. Defiance 4.5, 10. Wapakoneta 3.5
5/9 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert 12 Kenton 1, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Van Buren 6 Bath 1
Defiance 11 Bryan 7
Elida 6 Lima Senior 3
Tinora 15 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 6 inn.
St. Henry 7 Shawnee 2
St. Marys 8 Minster 2
5/9 WBL Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 11 Bath 1, 6 inn.
Celina 6 St. Marys 0
Defiance 3 Shawnee 1
Non-League:
Delphos Jefferson 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
5/8 WBL Baseball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Celina 4
Elida 2 Wapakoneta 0
Non-League:
Defiance 4 Perrysburg 3
Kenton 6 Ada 3
Shawnee 9 Bryan 2
5/8 WBL Softball Scores
St. Marys 7 Elida 6
Non-League:
Defiance 5 Liberty-Benton 2
Ada 13 Kenton 3, 5 inn.
Pandora-Gilboa 11 Ottawa-Glandorf 8
5/6 WBL Softball Scores
Defiance 13 Bath 1, 5 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina (ppd)
Wapakoneta 8 Elida 7, 9 inn.
St. Marys at Kenton (ppd)
Van Wert at Shawnee (ppd)
5/5 WBL Baseball Scores
Kenton at Bath (ppd to 5/7)
Defiance 10 Celina 0, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Fairview 5 Elida 1
Coldwater 11 St. Marys 6
New Haven (IN) 10 Van Wert 0, 5 inn.
5/5 WBL Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 2
Non-League:
Celina 8 St. Henry 3
Elida 15 Wayne Trace 4, 5 inn.
Ottoville at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
St. Marys at Coldwater (ppd)
Paulding at Van Wert (ppd)
2025 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Regional
Wapakoneta
Northwest 2 District
Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, Wapakoneta
Division IV
Northwest 1 District
Bath, Kenton, St. Marys, Van Wert
Division V
Northwest 3 District
Ottawa-Glandorf
5/2 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 7 Celina 6, 11 inn.
Defiance 10 Elida 0, 6 inn.
Wapakoneta 13 Kenton 0, 5 inn.
Van Wert 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
St. Marys 15 Shawnee 6, 8 inn.
5/2 WBL Softball Scores
Celina 6 Bath 0
Elida 18 Defiance 16
Wapakoneta 16 Kenton 6, 5 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 9 Van Wert 6
St. Marys 3 Shawnee 1
5/2 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Shawnee 5 Defiance 0
Wapakoneta 3 Kenton 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Van Wert 0
5/1 WBL Baseball Scores
St. Marys at Elida (ppd)
Non-League:
Defiance 8 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Liberty-Benton at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
5/1 WBL Softball Scores
Celina 6 Defiance 5
Non-League:
Indian Lake at Bath (ppd)
Kalida at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Shawnee 9 New Bremen 2
Sidney at Wapakoneta (ppd)
5/1 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Shawnee at Defiance (ppd to 5/2)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert (ppd)
Non-League:
St. John’s Jesuit at Elida
Kenton at Lima Senior (ppd)
St. Marys at Lima Central Catholic
Wapakoneta at Bluffton (ppd)