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
9/29 OHSAA Girls Golf Districts
Division I District at Stone Ridge
2 teams and 2 individuals advance to State
Teams: 9. Defiance 415 (3. Ava Hesselschwardt 80, 37. Ruth Green 103, 41. Kenley Manriquez 106, 57. Emily Anderson 126, 59. Arianna Helland 130), 10. St. Marys 429 (20. Kaya Fulmer 94, 41. Isabella Ross 106, 50. Makenna Meinerding 111, 53. Lynex McGlothen 118, 57. Aliezah Buchanan 126)
Individual State Qualifiers: 3. Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance 80
9/29 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Elida 3 Celina 0
Kenton 8 Defiance 0
Shawnee 4 Wapakoneta 0
Non-League:
St. Marys 5 Spencerville 0
2026 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Hayden Roby, St. Marys
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Ashton Wright, Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Jay Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Hayden Roby, St. Marys
Ashton Wright, Shawnee
Tobin Amspoker, Elida
Alex Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Davis Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf
Tyler Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Henry Eley, Wapakoneta
Zach Stoller, Van Wert
Sullivan Hasting, Shawnee
Ethan Frost, Wapakoneta
Rickey Phillips, Bath
Oliver Sneary, Kenton
Honorable Mention
Jacob Lee, Bath
Ethan Winner, Celina
Nate Hayman, Defiance
Bentley Steed, Elida
Anden Goldsmith, Kenton
Logan Birkimeier, Ottawa-Glandorf
Brandt McGreevy, Shawnee
Caleb Rohrbach, St. Marys
Joey Keysor, Van Wert
Graham Minnig, Wapakoneta
2026 WBL Girls Golf All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Pat Murphy, Defiance
1st Team
Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance
Aubrey Gerten, Bath
Hannah Lee, Wapakoneta
Kaya Fulmer, St. Marys
Mya Selby, Wapakoneta
Ruth Green, Defiance
Lynex McGlothen, St. Marys
Ava Kelley, Celina
Bella Ross, St. Marys
Bryn Baucher, Celina
Claire Bender, Shawnee
Taylor Clark, Bath
Honorable Mention
Bryce Neff, Bath
Haley Ritchie, Celina
Kenley Manriquez, Defiance
Georgia Cameron, Kenton
Taylor Lichty, Shawnee
Makenna Meinerding, St. Marys
Maci Neumeier, Wapakoneta
9/28 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bath 0
Celina 1 Elida 1
Kenton 3 Defiance 0
Wapakoneta 4 Shawnee 1
9/28 Volleyball Scores
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Hardin Northern 3 Elida 0
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
Bluffton 3 Wapakoneta 0
9/26 Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Lincolnview 0
Bryan 3 Defiance 0
Elida 7 Lima Senior 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Archbold 1
St. Marys 0 Springfield 0
9/26 Girls Soccer Scores
Clear Fork 2 Bath 1
Defiance 2 Lima Senior 1
Elida 3 Bluffton 0
Ontario 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
2026 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2026 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament at UNOH
1. Shawnee 60, 2. Wapakoneta 42, 3. Celina 30, 4. Defiance 26, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 22, 6. Elida 18, 7. St. Marys 14, 8. Van Wert 12, 9. Bath 6, 10. Kenton 0
Individual WBL Champions
1st Singles: Lila Brennan, Shawnee
2nd Singles: Alivia Mack, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Riya Naroor, Shawnee
1st Doubles: Shawnee (Hanna Cox/Jia Panchal)
2nd Doubles: Shawnee (Leah Fuller/Hadassah Smith)
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Gianna Marfo, Bath
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Wapakoneta 18, 3. Celina 16, 4. Defiance 14, 5. Elida 10.5, 6. St. Marys 9.5, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 9, 8. Van Wert 6, 9. Bath 5, 10. Kenton 2
9/25 WBL Football Scores
Elida 28 Bath 21
Celina 49 Kenton 14
Shawnee 41 Defiance 20
Ottawa-Glandorf 46 St. Marys 28
Wapakoneta 35 Van Wert 13
9/24 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Elida 2 Bath 0
Celina 4 Kenton 1
Shawnee 6 Defiance 0
St. Marys 6 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Non-League:
Botkins 4 Wapakoneta 0
9/24 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Elida 0
Celina 3 Kenton 0
Defiance 3 Shawnee 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 St. Marys 0
Wapakoneta 3 Van Wert 0
9/23 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs GC
5 teams and 5 individuals qualify to District
2. Wapakoneta 332 (Anderson Hamel 86, Henry Eley 82, Graham Minnig 80, Ethan Frost 85, Kaleb Engle 85); 4. Shawnee 334 (Ashton Wright 77, Sullivan Hasting 84, Brandt McGreevy 88, Nick Toutant 85, Lawson Trueblood 89); 5. St. Marys 335 (Hayden Roby 79, Gaige Newbauer 84, Caleb Rohrbach 92, Chace Luedeke 86, Cason Meinerding 86); 11. Celina 373; 12. Defiance 388
Individual District Qualifiers: none