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 (2): 26, 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
2015 AP Ohio Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams
Division II All-Ohio Teams
Second Team: Katwan Singleton, Defiance; Ryan Hoyng, Celina
Honorable Mention: Austin Allemeier, Elida
Complete Division II All-Ohio Teams
Division III All-Ohio Teams
Second Team: Noah Bramlage, Ottawa-Glandorf
Complete Division III All-Ohio Teams
2015 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Semifinal
Defiance
Bowling Green Regional
Celina, Defiance
Findlay District
Celina, Elida, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Lima Senior Sectional
Bath, Celina, Elida
Riverdale Sectional
Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Toledo District
Defiance
Sylvania Southview Sectional
Defiance
Division III
Bowling Green Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada District
Findlay Sectional
Van Wert
Whitehouse District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Wauseon Sectional
Ottawa-Glandorf
3/21 OHSAA Boys Basketball Regionals
Division II Regional Championship at BGSU
Defiance 58 Holy Name 33
3/19 OHSAA Boys Basketball Regionals
Division II Regional Semifinal at BGSU
Defiance 48 Celina 43
2015 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Ontario Regional
Bath
Paulding District
Bath, Defiance, Wapakoneta
Spencerville Sectional
Celina, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Hicksville Sectional
Bath, Defiance, Elida, Van Wert
Division III
State Semifinals
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Wapakoneta Sectional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Riverdale Sectional
Kenton
2015 OHSAA Wrestling State Individual Tournament
Division II
18. Wapakoneta 25, 24. Defiance 18, 68. Elida 2, Shawnee 0
106: Danny Assaf, Defiance
Championship Preliminaries: lost by maj. dec. to Justin Stickley, St. Paris Graham Local 15-2
Consolation Round One: lost dec. to Hunter Ryan, Mentor Lake Cath. 9-4
113: Blaine Hunter, Elida
Championship Preliminaries: dec. Jaylin Cameron, Urbana 4-2
Championship Quarterfinals: lost maj. dec. to Tony DeCesare, Parma Padua Franciscan 9-0
Consolation Round Two: lost dec. to Gunnar Carpenter, Newark Licking Valley 10-6
132: Tyler Copeland, Wapakoneta – 5th place
Championship Preliminaries: pin Chandler Golec, Uhrichsville Claymont 5:24
Championship Quarterfinals: lost dec. to Cameron Kelly, Bellbrook 9-2
Consolation Round Two: pin Shawn Murphy, Wash. C.H. Washington 3:48
Consolation Quarterfinals: dec. Jason Keyes, Lisbon Beaver 7-3
Consolation Semifinals: lost dec. to Brandon Leynaud, Lexington 3-0
Fifth Place Finals: over Luke Leonard, Bellevue default
152: Derek Kuhlman, Shawnee
Championship Preliminaries: lost dec. to Zack Lake, Akron Coventry 8-5
Consolation Round One: lost dec. to Tyler Sowards, Spring. Kenton Ridge 5-2
160: Robbie Bowers, Defiance – State Runner-Up
Championship Preliminaries: dec. Jared Torch, Dover 9-4
Championship Quarterfinals: dec. Corey Williams, Spring. Greenon 5-4
Championship Semifinals: dec. Dalton Hartshorn, Minerva 7-3
State Championship: lost by tech. fall to Alex Marinelli, St. Paris Graham Local 23-7
170: Heath Newman, Wapakoneta
Championship Preliminaries: maj. dec. Owen Mellon, Akron Arch. Hoban 19-7
Championship Quarterfinals: lost dec. to Russell Miller, Wash. C.H. Miami Trace 8-4
Consolation Round Two: lost dec. to Austin Robbins, Tipp City Tippecanoe 5-1
182: Landon Hall, Wapakoneta – 6th place
Championship Preliminaries: dec. John Szep, Mentor Lake Cath. 3-1SV
Championship Quarterfinals: dec. Mason McCane, Wash. C.H. Washington 5-3
Championship Semifinals: lost by pin to Jack Harris, Urbana 2:08
Consolation Semifinals: lost by pin to Hayden Bronne, St. Paris Graham Local 4:40
Fifth Place Finals: lost dec. to Zeck Lehman, Richfield Revere 4-2
3/14 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Championship at Central Catholic
Defiance 44 Toledo Scott 37
Division II District Championship at Liberty-Benton
Celina 48 St. Marys 29
Division III District Championship at Anthony Wayne
Ottawa-Glandorf 88 Delta 58
3/11 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Liberty Benton
Celina 53 Elida 45
St. Marys 52 Wapakoneta 45
Division II District Semifinal at Central Catholic
Defiance 51 Wauseon 48, OT
3/7 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District at Mansfield Senior
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
6. Wapakoneta 94.5, 9. Defiance 62, 18. Shawnee 31, 22. Elida 25, 25. Kenton 17, 38. Bath 3, 43. Celina 0, 43. St. Marys 0
State Qualifiers:
106: 2. Danny Assaf, Defiance
113: 2. Blaine Hunter, Elida
132: 2. Tyler Copeland, Wapakoneta
152: 4. Derek Kuhlman, Shawnee
160: 1. Robbie Bowers
170: 1. Heath Newman, Wapakoneta
182: 3. Landon Hall, Wapakoneta
Complete Results | Brackets | Teams
Division III District at Troy
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
37. Van Wert 6
State Qualifiers: none
Division III District at Fostoria
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
34. Ottawa-Glandorf 9.5
State Qualifiers: none
2015 OHSAA Gymnastics State Tournament
Individual Results:
Beam: 19. Kennedy Kroeckel, Defiance
3/5 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship at Sylvania Southview
Defiance 66 Woodward 38
3/5 OHSAA Girls Basketball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Paulding
Wapakoneta 48 Wauseon 45
Bath 47 Defiance 32
Division III District Semifinal at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 52 Coldwater 33
2014-15 WBL Boys Basketball All League Teams
First Team
Andrew Renner, Bath
Ryan Hoyng, Celina
Katwan Singleton, Defiance
Austin Allemeier, Elida
Noah Bramlage, Ottawa-Glandorf
Jaden O’Neal, Shawnee
Adam Henderson, Wapakoneta
WBL Player of the Year: Ryan Hoyng Celina
Second Team
Grant Laffin, Celina
Shay Smiddy, Defiance
Austin Phillips, Kenton
Derek Jay, St. Marys
Connor Holliday, Van Wert
Third Team
Logan Delong, Celina
Wes Detter, Defiance
Brad Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
JaQuan Tucker, Shawnee
Josh Young, St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Chase Clark, Bath
Eric Moeder, Celina
Kameron Singleton, Defiance
Clark Etzler, Elida
Colyn Blackford, Kenton
Jason Schnipke, Ottawa-Glandorf
Nathan Wilker, St. Marys
Angelo Fox, Shawnee
Colin Smith, Van Wert
Corey Crawford, Wapakoneta
2014-15 WBL Girls Basketball All League Teams
First Team
Alyssa Manley – Bath – Senior
Carly Buzzard – Wapakoneta – Senior
Elissa Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Emily Poling – Defiance – Freshman
Erin Morrow – Van Wert – Senior
Madison Dackin – Bath – Senior
WBL Player of the Year: Madison Dackin – Bath
WBL Coach of the Year: Greg Mauk – Bath
Second Team
Abby Waddle – Elida – Senior
Cassie Best – Bath – Senior
Heather Heiby – Celina – Junior
Kylie White – Ottawa-Glandorf – Sophomore
Maddi Stiles – Wapakoneta – Junior
Rachel Evans – Shawnee – Senior
Third Team
Bri Smith – Bath – Senior
Dani Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Laura Schrag – Defiance – Senior
Megan Watt – Wapakoneta – Senior
Shania Taylor – St. Marys – Sophomore
Honorable Mention
Alexa Dunlap – Van Wert – Senior
Ashley Morris – Kenton – Sophomore
Ellie Dackin – Bath – Senior
Erika Angstmann – St. Marys – Junior
Erin Basinger – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Kelly Stahl – Celina – Junior
Maryssa Herschler – Shawnee – Senior
Morgan Porter – Defiance – Sophomore
Riley Culver – Wapakoneta – Junior
Shyah Wheeler – Elida – Freshman
2014-15 WBL All Sports Trophy Standings after the Winter Season
Wapakoneta leads the All Sports Trophy standings after the winter season.
1. Wapakoneta 99.5
2. Celina 90.5
3. Defiance 82
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 82
5. St. Marys 76
6. Shawnee 69.5
7. Bath 60.5
8. Kenton 53.5
9. Elida 51
10. Van Wert 50.5
Complete 2014-15 All Sports Trophy Standings through the winter season