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 (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
2024 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2024 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
1. Celina 48, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 38, 2. Wapakoneta 38, 4. Elida 30, 4. Shawnee 30, 6. Defiance 15, 7. Van Wert 14, 8. Bath 12, 9. Kenton 5, 10. St. Marys 0
Complete WBL Tournament Brackets
WBL Individual Tournament Champions
1st Singles: Ava Patel – Shawnee
2nd Singles: Elise Muether – Celina
3rd Singles: Brooklyn Mowery – Wapakoneta
1st Doubles: Wapakoneta (Anja Walters/Mylie Moser)
2nd Doubles: Elida (Saige Bullock/Leila Staley)
WBL Team Champion Coach: Jan Morrison – Celina
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Elise Muether – Celina
2024 WBL Girls Tennis Final Standings
1. Celina 20, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 17, 2. Wapakoneta 17, 4. Elida 13.5, 5. Shawnee 12.5, 6. Defiance 9.5, 7. Van Wert 8.5, 8. Bath 6, 9. Kenton 4, 10. St. Marys 2
9/27 WBL Football Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 26 Bath 09/26 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Defiance 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Celina 0
Elida 2 Wapakoneta 1
St. Marys 3 Kenton 1
Shawnee 11 Van Wert 0
9/25 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Stone Ridge Golf Club
5 teams and 5 individuals qualify to District
9. Defiance 360
Individual District Qualifiers: 26. Jaren Honsberger, Defiance 83
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs Golf Course
5 teams and 5 individuals qualify to District
4. Shawnee 340 (Matt Stiles 85, Ashton Wright 80, Bronson Metzger 103, Sullivan Hasting 85, Brandt McGreevy 90), 9. Wapakoneta 365, 11. Celina 418
Individual District Qualifiers:12. Nick Steinbrunner, Celina 84
9/24 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath at Celina (ppd)
Elida 6 Defiance 0
Kenton 1 Wapakoneta 1
Shawnee 3 St. Marys 1
9/24 WBL Volleyball Scores
Elida 3 Defiance 2
Non-League:
Coldwater 3 Celina 0
Kenton 3 Riverdale 1
Marion Local 3 St. Marys 0
Parkway at Van Wert
9/23 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Eagle’s Landing Golf Club
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District
9. Defiance 422
Individual District Qualifiers: 10. Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance 87
Complete Results
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District
9. Celina 432, 10. Wapakoneta 457, 12. Shawnee 477, 13. Kenton 587
Individuals: Elida
Individual District Qualifiers: 19. Brooke Baucher, Celina 100
Complete Results
9/23 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 2 Bath 0
Elida 7 Defiance 1
Wapakoneta 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 14 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 4 St. Marys 0
9/23 Volleyball Scores
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Elida 3 Hardin Northern 1
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
Fort Recovery 3 Wapakoneta 0
2024 WBL Girls Golf All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Ava Hesselschwardt – Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Kelly Fulmer – St. Marys
1st Team
Ava Hesselschwardt – Defiance
Brooke Baucher – Celina
Aubrey Gerten – Bath
Lilleigh Sampson – St. Marys
Kallie McKinely – St. Marys
Taylor Lichty – Shawnee
Sophia Carrera – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sophia Menker – St. Marys
Kenley Manriquez – Defiance
Hannah Lee – Wapakoneta
Lauren Miller – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Ava Amstutz – Bath
Bryn Baucher – Celina
Lilly Whiteford – Defiance
Makenna Wieging – Elida
Rylee Benson – Kenton
Abby Giesige – Ottawa-Glandorf
Rilyn McGlothen – St. Marys
Claire Bender – Shawnee
Mya Selby – Wapakoneta
2024 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Brennan Steger – St. Marys
WBL Coach of the Year: Jay Heckman – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Brennan Steger – St. Marys
Matthew Stiles – Shawnee
Davis Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
Connor Raines – Bath
Tyler Heckman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Keaton Foster – Van Wert
Nick Steinbrunner – Celina
Landon Plaugher – Kenton
Blake Dingledine – St. Marys
Griffin McCracken – Van Wert
Ashton Wright – Shawnee
Anderson Hamel – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Kadyn Hall – Bath
Jackson Ly – Celina
Jaren Honsberger – Defiance
Keegan Bullock – Elida
Dawson Miller – Kenton
Ty Verhoff – Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Lampert – St. Marys
Sullivan Hasting – Shawnee
Sam Houg – Van Wert
Henry Eley – Wapakoneta
9/21 Boys Soccer Scores
Bath at Lincolnview (ppd)
Maumee 6 Celina 1
Bryan 6 Defiance 0
Elida 4 Lima Senior 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 1
9/21 Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 0 Liberty-Benton 0
Defiance 1 Lima Senior 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Kalida 0
Delphos St. John’s 10 Van Wert 0
9/21 Volleyball Scores
St. Henry 3 Celina 0
Sylvania Northview 3 Defiance 1
Circleville Invitational
Coshocton 2 St. Marys 0
Circleville 2 St. Marys 0
St. Marys 2 Fisher Catholic 1