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

WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 1

football_150Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 740.0
Team Passing: Defiance 339.0
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 759.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 71.0

Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 11.0
Team Passing Defense: Celina 33.0
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 102.0
Scoring Defense: Celina 3.0
Turnover Ratio: Shawnee +3

Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 308.0
Passing Yards: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 339.0
Passing Efficiency: Logan Alexander, Elida 192.6
Receiving Yards: Clark Etzler, Elida 206.0
Receptions: Jake Meyer, Defiance & Corey Briggs, Bath  11.0
Total Offense: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 423.0
All-Purpose Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 308.0
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 24 points

Individual Defense

Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 15.0/game
Interceptions: Ty Castillo, Defiance & Jake Kahle, Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Fumble Recoveries: Seth Kuhlman, Kenton 2

Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Clayton Trogdlon, St. Marys 11 points
Punting: Abram Smith, Defiance 44.0
Kickoff Returns: Kollin Stollar, Kenton 161 yards
Punt Returns: Zach Buhrer, Defiance 90 yards

Complete Week 1 WBL Individual and Team Leaders

9/4 WBL Boys Golf Scores

boys_golf_150Bath 148, Van Wert 181

St. Marys 172, Celina 174

Defiance 169, Wapakoneta 173
Defiance (Matt Belland 40, Connor Stykemain 42, D.J. Gustwiller 42, Isaac Thomas 45)
Wapakoneta (Jared Miller 40, Drew Wayman 42, Wesley Ruedebusch 45, Kyle Huffman 46)

Shawnee 173, Elida 185

Kenton 166, Ottawa-Glandorf 186
Kenton (Anthony McKee 39, Luke Nichols 41, Britton Hensel 42, Blake Bushong 46)
Ottawa-Glandorf (Erik Verhoff 42, Eric Parys 48, Andrew Krukowski 48, Adam Siefker 48)

9/4 WBL Girls Tennis Scores

girls_tennis_150Bath 4 Van Wert 1

Celina 5 St. Marys 0
1s: Maddy Cline (C) def. Anna Ernst 6-0, 6-2
2S: Ally Harris (C) def. Hanna Felver 6-4, 6-2
3S: Breanna Jenkins (C) def. Bailey Rust 6-4, 6-4
1D: Nicole Elston/Cami Mohler (C) def. Jennifer Lauth/Avarie Ellis 6-4, 6-1
2D: Kaeleah Fisher/Miranda Rable (C) def. Jenna Perry/Alyssa Finley 7-5, 6-3

Wapakoneta 5 Defiance 0
1S: Kaitlin Snider W def Kristine Shannon 6-2, 6-2
2S: Allie Zofkie W def Laura Castillo 6-0, 6-0
3S: Kiersten Wellons W def Raquel Gomez 6-2, 6-2
1D: Carly Buzzard & Chelsea Myers W def Courtney Polce & Danielle Vance 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
2D: Madison Watt & Kate Henderson W def Alyssa Cruz & Katie Hancock 6-3, 7-6(8)

Shawnee 5 Elida 0

Kenton 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
1S: Claire Oates K def Tiffany Kahle 6-0, 6-0
2S: Breanna Alexander K def Lauren Schneeg 6-0, 6-1
3S: Brittany Shepherd def Kristen Ellerbrock 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
1D: Calynn Morris/Kirsten Osborn K def Madison Heckman/Alexa Haselman 6-2, 6-2
2D: Robin Maas/Beth Pothoff O-G def Aila Baizhomartova/Beth Oldham 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4)

9/4 WBL Volleyball Scores

volleyball_150Defiance 3 Bath 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19)
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Celina 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-13)
Wapakoneta 3 Elida 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-19)
St. Marys 3 Kenton 0 (25-12, 25-22,  25-9)
Van Wert 3 Shawnee 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-17)

9/2 WBL Boys Golf Scores

boys_golf_150Bath 152, St. Marys 169

Celina 161, Wapakoneta 175

Defiance 169, Ottawa-Glandorf 203
Defiance (Ricky Bolman 40, Connor Stykemain 41, Matt Belland 44, Drake Moening 44)
Ottawa-Glanforf (Eric Parys 49, Erik Verhoff 50, Adam Siefker 51, Andrew Krukowski 53)

Van Wert defeated Elida

9/2 WBL Girls Tennis Scores

girls_tennis_150Bath 3 St. Marys 2

Wapakoneta 5 Celina 0

Defiance 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
1S: Tiffany Kahle OG def Kristine Shannon 6-2, 6-1
2S: Laura Castillo D def Lauren Schneeg 6-0, 6-0
3S: Raquel Gomez D def Kristen Ellerbrock 6-0, 6-1
1D: Courtney Polce & Danielle Vance D def Robin Maas & Madison Heckman 6-2, 6-0
2D: Alyssa Cruz & Katie Hancock D def Lexi Haselman & Erin Hageman 6-0, 6-0

Van Wert at Elida (ppd)

Shawnee 4 Kenton 1

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