Defiance Bulldogs

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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

2014 WBL Cross Country Championships

crosscountry_150Boys
1. Van Wert 33, 2. Defiance 52, 3. Celina 91, 4. Wapakoneta 95, 5. Shawnee 125, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 155, 7. St. Marys 220, 8. Kenton 225, 9. Bath 226, 10. Elida 279
Complete Results

Top 5 Individual Finishers
1. Connor Holliday, Van Wert
2. Zach Lockmiller, Defiance
3. Cade Fleming, Van Wert
4. Daniel Perry, Van Wert
5. Dylan Plaugher, Wapakoneta

Girls
1. Defiance 27, 2. Celina 69, 3. Van Wert 69, 4. St. Marys 97, 5. Wapakoneta 133, 6. Shawnee 150, 7. Kenton 189, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 228, 9. Bath 246, 10. Elida (no team score)
Complete Results

Top 5 Individual Finishers
1. Allie Zofkie, Wapakoneta
2. Emily Poling, Defiance
3. Olivia Fett, Defiance
4. Ashley Weidenhamer, Defiance
5. Lindsey Wiles, Defiance

WBL Junior High Results
Boys | Girls

10/10 WBL Football Scores

football_150Bath 42 Shawnee 0 Video Highlights | Recap
Celina 22 Van Wert 7 Video Highlights | Recap | Recap
St. Marys 49 Defiance 21 Video Highlights
Kenton 21 Elida 14 Video Highlights
Wapakoneta 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 14 Video Highlights | Recap | Recap | Recap

WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 6

football_150Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 292.7
Team Passing: Kenton 290.7
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 377.2
Scoring Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf 33.5

Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 67.0
Team Passing Defense: Wapakoneta 93.7
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 160.7
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 6.3
Turnover Ratio: Ottawa-Glandorf & Wapakoneta +6

Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 146.5
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 282.3
Passing Efficiency: Zac Unterbrink, Ottawa-Glandorf 146.3
Receiving Yards: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 142.8
Receptions: Colyn Blackford, Kenton  10.8
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 301.8
All-Purpose Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 186.0
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys & Logan Alexander, Elida 78 points

Individual Defense

Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 14.7/game
Interceptions: Jake Kahle, Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Fumble Recoveries: Seth Kuhlman, Kenton & Griffin Hites, Shawnee 3

Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 37 points
Punting: Logan Alexander, Elida 41.3
Kickoff Returns: Sean Kirk, Celina 338 yards
Punt Returns: Kollin Stollar, Kenton 142 yards

Complete Week 6 WBL Individual and Team Leaders

OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 6

OHSAADivision III Region 8
16. Shawnee, 18. Elida, 22. Defiance

Division III Region 10
1. Wapakoneta, 13. St. Marys, 16. Celina

Division IV Region 12
4. Kenton, 11. Bath

Division V Region 16
11. Ottawa-Glandorf, 16. Van Wert

Complete OHSAA Football Computer Rankings

10/7 WBL Volleyball Scores

volleyball_150Elida 3 Bath 1 (25-27, 26-24, 25-23, 25-19)
Celina 3 Kenton 0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-11)
Defiance 3 Shawnee 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22)
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 St. Marys 1 (27-29, 25-18, 25-19, 26-24)
Van Wert 3 Wapakoneta 0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-19)

10/4 OHSAA Girls Tennis Sectionals

OHSAADivision I Sectional Tournament at Findlay High School
Four singles and four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers: Kaitlin Snider, Wapakoneta; Carly Buzzard/Chelsea Myers, Wapakoneta
Singles Bracket
Doubles Bracket

Division II Sectional Tournament at UNOH
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: Claire Oates, Kenton; Anita Kottapalli/Nkiru Anigbogu, Shawnee; Jasmine Binod/Alexis Wei, Shawnee; Maddie Helmig/Dana Wieging, Bath
Singles Bracket
Doubles Bracket

Division II Sectional Tournament at Defiance College
Four singles and four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University
Defiance
District Qualifiers: none

10/3 WBL Football Scores

football_150Bath 15 Van Wert 14 Video Highlights | Recap | Recap
St. Marys 21 Celina 13 Video Highlights | Recap
Wapakoneta 38 Defiance 0 Video Highlights
Elida 28 Shawnee 21 Video Highlights | Recap
Kenton 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Video Highlights | Recap

10/2 WBL Volleyball Scores

volleyball_150Bath 3 Kenton 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-8)
Shawnee 3 Celina 2 (28-30, 25-20, 25-27, 25-20, 15-9)
Van Wert 3 Defiance 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-15)
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Elida 0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-18)
St. Marys 3 Wapakoneta 0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-12)

WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5

football_150Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 283.0
Team Passing: Kenton 302.4
Team Total Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf 400.8
Scoring Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf 39.6

Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 63.4
Team Passing Defense: Kenton 102.6
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 169.4
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 7.6
Turnover Ratio: Ottawa-Glandorf +8

Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 145.6
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 292.4
Passing Efficiency: Zac Unterbrink, Ottawa-Glandorf 163.3
Receiving Yards: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 141.8
Receptions: Colyn Blackford, Kenton  11.2
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 304.0
All-Purpose Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 191.0
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys & Logan Alexander, Elida 66 points

Individual Defense

Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 15.0/game
Interceptions: Jake Kahle, Ottawa-Glandorf & Keagan Hardmon, Van Wert 4
Fumble Recoveries: 7 tied with 2

Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 30 points
Punting: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 41.8
Kickoff Returns: Sean Kirk, Celina 273 yards
Punt Returns: Kollin Stollar, Kenton 142 yards

Complete Week 5 WBL Individual and Team Leaders

OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5

OHSAADivision III Region 8
16. Shawnee, 21. Elida, 22. Defiance

Division III Region 10
1. Wapakoneta, 10. Celina, 17. St. Marys

Division IV Region 12
7. Kenton, 16. Bath

Division V Region 16
7. Ottawa-Glandorf, 17. Van Wert

Complete OHSAA Football Computer Rankings

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