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
Defiance, Van Wert & Celina were all ranked in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll.
3 WBL schools were represented in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll. In Division II, Defiance was ranked 7th, Van Wert was ranked 12th and Celina was ranked 17th.
Ohio AP Boys Basketball State Poll
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fourth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Cin. Moeller (22) 15-0 262
2, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 16-0 206
3, Cols. Northland (1) 14-0 190
4, Westerville S. 14-0 155
5, Tol. St. John’s (1) 13-1 136
6, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 15-0 132
7, Cin. La Salle 16-2 120
8, Garfield Hts. 14-0 96
9, Tol. Whitmer (1) 12-0 73
10, Huber Hts. Wayne 12-1 27
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Lakewood St. Edward 14. 12, Warren Harding 13.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (13) 12-2 245
2, Akr. Buchtel (4) 12-1 207
3, Carrollton (6) 14-0 198
4, Zanesville (2) 13-2 161
5, Chillicothe 11-1 156
6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 13-1 120
7, Defiance 12-2 50
T8, Kettering Alter 11-3 42
T8, Cols. Hartley (1) 13-0 42
T10, Shelby 13-0 37
T10, St. Paris Graham 10-2 37
Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Van Wert 27. 12, Circleville Logan Elm 27. 14, Delaware Buckeye Valley (1) 23. 15, Akr. SVSM 17. 15, Cin. N. College Hill 17. 17, Celina 15. 18, Struthers 14.
DIVISION III
1, Cin. Taft (13) 13-1 232
2, Chesapeake (6) 13-1 212
3, Archbold (3) 15-1 175
4, Akr. Manchester (1) 13-1 158
5, Lima Cent. Cath. (1) 12-2 145
6, Piketon (2) 14-1 137
7, Casstown Miami E. (1) 12-1 134
8, Sugarcreek Garaway 12-1 91
9, Oak Hill 11-2 59
10, Cin. Summit Country Day 13-2 39
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Jeromesville Hillsdale 17. 12, Leavittsburg Labrae 16.
DIVISION IV
1, Zanesville Rosecrans (19) 15-0 251
2, Berlin Hiland (1) 14-1 199
3, Day. Jefferson (5) 12-2 196
4, McComb (1) 13-0 179
5, Continental 12-1 156
6, Richmond Hts. 14-0 133
7, Columbus Grove (1) 12-1 115
8, Spring. Cath. Cent. 12-1 87
9, Bedford Chanel 11-3 61
10, Reedsville Eastern 12-2 40
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Minster 14. 12, McDonald 13.
Defiance’s Eric Stapleton will sign to play baseball for Lincoln Trail Junior College.
Defiance’s Eric Stapleton will sign to play baseball for NJCAA Division I Lincoln Trail Junior College in Robinson, Illinois.
Van Wert and Defiance ranked in the AP Boys Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools are ranked in the latest AP Boys Basketball State Poll. Van Wert is ranked 9th and Defiance is ranked 15th in Division II.
AP Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1. Cin. Moeller (19) 13-0 251
2. Gahanna Lincoln (1) 12-0 189
3. Cols. Northland (1) 10-0 176
3. T4, Cin. La Salle (1) 14-2 133
3. T4, Westerville S. (1) 12-0 133
6. Tol. St. John’s (2) 10-1 124
7. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (1) 13-0 104
7. T8, Garfield Hts. 12-0 76
7. T8, Tol. Whitmer 10-0 76
10. Massillon Jackson 9-2 45
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 33. 12, Huber Hts. Wayne 31. 13, Mentor 16. 14, Lakewood St. Edward 15.
Division II
1. Day. Dunbar (18) 11-2 238
2. Carrollton (4) 12-0 175
3. Akr. Buchtel (2) 10-1 174
4. Chillicothe (1) 9-1 155
5. Zanesville 11-2 115
5. T6, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 11-1 87
5. T6, St. Paris Graham 9-1 87
8. Circleville Logan Elm 10-1 80
9. Van Wert 11-1 76
10. Akr. SVSM 6-7 40
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Kettering Alter 39. 12, Shelby 29. 13, Cols. Hartley 27. 14, Day. Thurgood Marshall 26. 15, Defiance 18. 16, Cin. N. College Hill 17. 17, Struthers 13. 18, Delaware Buckeye Valley (1) 12.
Division III
1. Archbold (21) 14-0 248
2. Piketon (2) 12-0 186
3. Cin. Taft (2) 11-1 183
4. Chesapeake (1) 11-1 182
5. Akr. Manchester 11-1 130
6. Lima Cent. Cath. 10-2 116
7. Casstown Miami E. 10-1 99
8. Cin. Summit Country Day 12-1 81
9. Oak Hill 10-2 54
10. Sugarcreek Garaway 11-1 39
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Orwell Grand Valley 35. 12, Jeromesville Hillsdale 16. 13, Ironton 14. 14, St. Clairsville 12.
Division IV
1. Zanesville Rosecrans (9) 13-0 230
2. Day. Jefferson (14) 10-2 220
3. Berlin Hiland (3) 12-1 178
4. Continental 12-1 166
5. McComb 11-0 156
6. Richmond Hts. 12-0 108
7. Columbus Grove (1) 10-1 96
8. Spring. Cath. Cent. 10-1 95
9. Bedford Chanel 9-3 60
10. Reedsville Eastern 11-1 23
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 19. 11, Ft. Recovery 19. 11, Minster 19. 13, Kalida 13. 14, Salineville Southern 13.
Van Wert and Defiance ranked in the 2nd Boys Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools were ranked in the AP State Boys Basketball Poll. Van Wert is ranked 3rd and Defiance is ranked 16th in Division II.
AP Ohio Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1, Cincinnati Moeller (18) 12-0 243
2, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 13-1 180
3, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 11-0 165
4, Columbus Northland (1) 8-0 149
5, Massillon Jackson (2) 9-1 146
6, Westerville South 10-0 110
7, Toledo St. John’s (2) 9-1 109
8, Liberty Twp. Lakota East 10-0 60
9, Toledo Whitmer 9-0 46
10, Garfield Heights (1) 10-0 35
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 32. 12, Mentor 28. 13, Huber Hts. Wayne 22. 14, Trotwood-Madison 16. 15, Lakewood St. Edward 12.
Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 10-2 239
2, Chillicothe 8-1 180
3, Van Wert (2) 10-0 163
4, Carrollton (3) 11-0 161
5, Akron Buchtel (1) 8-1 142
6, Zanesville 9-2 114
7, Circleville Logan Elm 9-1 92
8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 9-1 59
9, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 6-3 43
10, St. Paris Graham 8-1 38
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cin. North College Hill 33. 12, Shelby 21. 13, Akron SVSM (1) 19. 14, Kettering Alter 18. 14, Columbus Hartley 18. 16, Defiance 16.
Division III
1, Archbold (21) 12-0 248
2, Piketon (1) 11-0 190
3, Cincinnati Taft (3) 11-1 189
4, Chesapeake (1) 9-0 171
5, Akron Manchester 9-1 134
6, Lima Central Catholic 8-2 128
7, Casstown Miami East 8-1 97
8, Oak Hill 8-2 70
9, Cin. Summit Country Day 11-1 31
10, Orwell Grand Valley 8-1 26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 21. 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 21. 13, St. Clairsville 18. 14, Leavittsburg Labrae 13. 14, Jamestown Greeneview 13.
Division IV
1, Dayton Jefferson (15) 9-2 240
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (8) 12-0 224
3, Continental (1) 10-1 172
4, Berlin Hiland (1) 10-1 155
5, McComb 9-0 143
6, Ft. Recovery 9-1 99
7, Springfield Catholic Central 9-1 92
8, Richmond Heights 10-0 88
9, Columbus Grove 8-1 48
10, Bedford Chanel (1) 8-2 27
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 25. 12, Vanlue 20. 13, Salineville Southern 18. 14, McDonald 16. 15, Kalida 12.
Former Defiance Assistant Coach lands Linebacker Coaching job at Michigan.
Mark Smith who began his career at Defiance High School as a secondary/linebackers coach from 1979-1981 is now on the staff at the University of Michigan as the linebackers coach. Smith was Brady Hoke’s defensive coordinator at Ball State and was also on staff at San Diego State.
3 WBL teams ranked in the initial Boys Basketball AP Poll.
The first weekly AP Boys Basketball Poll was released and the WBL was represented in Division II by Van Wert at 4th and Defiance at 15th. Ottawa-Glandorf was ranked 10th in Division III.
Weekly Ohio Boys Basketball AP Poll
Division I
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Massillon Jackson (18) 7-0 211
2, Cincinnati Moeller (2) 11-0 184
3, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 11-1 108
4, Gahanna Lincoln 7-0 89
5, Columbus Northland (2) 6-0 83
6, Westerville S. 9-0 76
7, Toledo St. John’s (1) 8-1 62
8, Mentor 7-3 60
9, Garfield Heights 8-0 52
10, (tie) Lakota East 9-0 50
10, (tie) Toledo Whitmer 7-0 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 12, Warren Harding 46. 13, Huber Heights Wayne (1) 38. 14, Cin. Withrow 37. 15, North Canton Hoover 36. 16, Dublin Coffman 34. 17, Trotwood-Madison 32. 18, Upper Arlington 30. 19, Mt. Vernon 25. 20, Vandalia Butler 18. 21, Canton McKinley 12. 21, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 12.
Division II
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 7-1 237
2, Chillicothe 6-1 117
3, Circleville Logan Elm (1) 8-0 85
4, Van Wert 8-0 74
5, Carrollton (1) 9-0 73
6, (tie) Akron Buchtel (1) 5-1 72
6, (tie) Youngstown Mooney (1) 5-2 72
8, Cin. North College Hill (1) 6-1 69
9, Zanesville 8-2 59
10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 8-1 57
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 54. 12, St. Paris Graham (1) 49. 13, Struthers 48. 14, Shelby 45. 15, Defiance 42. 16, Eaton 39. 17, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 28. 17, Vincent Warren 28. 19, Delaware Buckeye Valley 22. 20, Akron SVSM (1) 21. 21, Canal Winchester 16. 22, Urbana 15. 22, Cols. DeSales 15. 22, Cols. Hartley 15. 25, Chagrin Falls Kenston 13. 26, Cle. Hay 12.
Division III
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Archbold (10) 11-0 195
2, Cincinnati Taft (4) 8-0 150
3, Akron Manchester (1) 9-0 126
4, Piketon (2) 10-0 124
5, Oak Hill (2) 8-0 113
6, Lima Central Catholic (6) 7-2 112
7, Chesapeake 7-0 101
8, Casstown Miami East 7-1 64
9, Orwell Grand Valley 7-0 52
10, Ottawa-Glandorf 7-2 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 35. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 30. 12, Marion Pleasant 30. 14, Sugarcreek Garaway 25. 15, Newton Falls 24. 15, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 24. 17, West Jefferson 23. 17, Jamestown Greeneview 23. 17, St. Clairsville 23. 20, Tinora 19. 21, Jeromesville Hillsdale 13. 22, Middletown Madison 12.
Division IV
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Jefferson (10) 7-1 204
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (5) 11-0 140
3, Continental (4) 8-1 138
4, Springfield Catholic Central (1) 8-0 114
5, Berlin Hiland (1) 9-1 93
6, McComb (1) 8-0 88
7, Ft. Recovery 8-1 82
8, Columbus Grove (1) 7-0 81
9, Richmond Heights 8-0 76
10, Vanlue (1) 10-0 47
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 46. 12, Tree of Life 44. 13, Ft. Loramie 35. 14, McDonald 33. 14, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 33. 16, Salineville Southern 31. 17, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 27. 17, Bedford Chanel (1) 27. 19, Edgerton 24. 20, Arcanum 19. 21, Ottawa Hills 17. 22, Kalida 13.
Defiance’s Katelyn Steffel signed to play softball for Detroit Mercy University.
Defiance’s Katelyn Steffel signed a national letter-of-intent to play softball for NCAA Division I Detroit Mercy University.
Defiance’s Dace Kime signed to play baseball for the University of Louisville.
Defiance’s Dace Kime signed to play baseball for NCAA Division I University of Louisville.
Defiance’s Justin Hancock has signed to play baseball at Lincoln Trail College.
Defiance’s Justin Hancock signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball at Division I Junior College Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois.
Defiance’s Lindsey Tobias signed to play softball at the University of Toledo.
Defiance’s Lindsey Tobias signed a letter-of-intent to play softball at NCAA Division I University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.
Defiance’s Mikaela Tolbert has decided to continue her education and soccer career at NCAA Division II Urbana University.
Defiance’s Mikaela Tolbert has decided to continue her education and soccer career at NCAA Division II Urbana University.
Defiance’s Travis Spitnale signed a letter-of-intent with Taylor University to play football.
Defiance’s Travis Spitnale signed a letter-of-intent with Taylor University to play football.
Defiance’s Bryn Lehman decided to continue his education and baseball career at Otterbein University.
Defiance’s Bryn Lehman decided to continue his education and baseball career at NCAA Division III Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
2002 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division II
Regional
Elida
Granville 1 Elida 0
Elida 1 Canal Fulton Northwest 0
Region 6
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Elida 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Elida 1 Shawnee 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Napoleon 2
Shawnee 2 Wapakoneta 1
Elida 4 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Defiance 0
Wapakoneta 1 St. Marys 0 (Shootout 4-2)
Celina 4 Upper Sandusky 0
Elida 5 Kenton 0
Bryan defeated Van Wert
Defiance defeated Bath
2001 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division I
Region 2
Celina
Findlay 3 Celina 0
Celina 6 Bowling Green 5 (Shootout)
Division II
State Final 4
Shawnee
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 3 Shawnee 0
Regional
Shawnee
Shawnee 2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 1
Shawnee 3 Bay Village Bay 2
Region 6
Bath, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Shawnee 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 1 Defiance 0 (Shootout)
Shawnee 5 Wapakoneta 0
Elida 2 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bryan 0
Defiance 3 Napoleon 0
Wapakoneta 2 Upper Sandusky 1
Kenton 3 St. Marys 2 (Shootout)
Bryan 2 Bath 0
Napoleon 2 Van Wert 0