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
2026 WBL Boys Golf Tournament
2026 WBL Boys Golf Tournament at Hidden Creek Golf Club
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 303, 2. Wapakoneta 320, 3. Shawnee 325, 4. St. Marys 331, 5. Elida 339, 6. Kenton 346, 7. Van Wert 351, 8. Defiance 354, 9. Bath 355, 10. Celina 366
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 19.5, 2. Shawnee 17.5, 3. Wapakoneta 16.5, 4. St. Marys 14.5, 5. Kenton 10.5, 6. Van Wert 9.5, 7. Elida 8, 8. Bath 5.5, 9. Celina 4.5, 10. Defiance 4
Bath (355)
Jacob Lee 89, Rickey Phillips 84, Owen Schwarm 93, Eli Ripley 102, Chase Miller 89, Liam Longmeier 98
Carter Shannon 94, Ethan Winner 88, Leo Rolfes 92, Aden Wiessinger 94, Matt Browder 128, Ayden Klinger 92
Nate Hayman 88, Breckin Troyer 93, Dallas Mendez 88, Johnny Kissner 85, Kason Parks 97, Sam Mast 107
Tobin Amspoker 78, Colton Graham 83, Layne Alarie 99, Owen Smith 101, Dallas Compton 95, Bentley Steed 83
Oliver Sneary 83, Quin Kozman 93, Austin Root 97, Anden Goldsmith 85, Brayden Lowe 88, Rhoen Goldsmith 90
Alex Bellman 72, Davis Maag 80, Tyler Heckman 75, Collin Ellerbrock 76, Logan Birkimeier 81, Collin Verhoff 81
Hayden Roby 75, Gaige Newbauer 86, Caleb Rohrbach 82, Chace Luedeke 90, Cason Meinerding 89, Hudson Roby 88
Ashton Wright 78, Sullivan Hasting 80, Nick Toutant 87, Brandt McGreevy 81, Lawson Trueblood 86, Everett Pasion 91
Zach Stoller 83, Joey Keysor 88, Cal Byrum 90, Noah Krites 90, Van Wright 98, Beau Bear 99
Anderson Hamel 85, Henry Eley 79, Graham Minnig 77, Ethan Frost 79, Kaleb Engle 88, Rylan Smith 95
9/22 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Elida 1 Bath 1
Kenton at Celina (ppd to 9/24)
Shawnee 3 Defiance 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 St. Marys 1
Non-League:
Wapakoneta 3 Ottoville 1
9/21 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Eagle’s Landing GC
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District
5. Defiance 396 (Ava Hesselschwardt 83, Ruth Green 103, Kenley Manriquez 98, Emily Anderson 112, Arianna Helland 117)
Individual District Qualifiers: n/a
Division I Sectional at Sycamore Springs
5 teams and 5 individuals advance to District
4. St. Marys 397 (Kaya Fulmer 101, Lynex McGlothen 100, Makenna Meinerding 95, Isabella Ross 101, Aliezah Buchanan 120); 8. Celina 441; 9. Wapakoneta 442; 10. Shawnee 452
Individual District Qualifiers: none
9/21 Volleyball Scores
Minster 3 Celina 1
Coldwater 3 Defiance 1
Delphos Jefferson 3 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ayersville 0
St. Marys 3 Liberty-Benton 1
Wayne Trace 3 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 3 Allen East 0
9/19 Boys Soccer Scores
Archbold 2 Defiance 1
Maumee at Celina (ppd)
9/19 Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 4 Southview 1
Whitmer 6 Defiance 2
Elida 8 Delphos St. John’s 0
Rossford 1 Kenton 0
Eastwood 3 Shawnee 1
9/18 WBL Football Scores
Bath 49 Kenton 48
Celina 28 Shawnee 13
Van Wert 61 Defiance 28
Ottawa-Glandorf 23 Elida 6
Wapakoneta 49 St. Marys 21
9/17 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath at Kenton (ppd)
Celina 4 Shawnee 0
Elida 0 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
St. Marys 2 Wapakoneta 2
Non-League:
Defiance 1 Delphos Jefferson 1
9/17 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Celina 0
Defiance 3 Van Wert 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Elida 0
Wapakoneta 3 St. Marys 0
9/15 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Shawnee CC
Shawnee 159, Kenton 183
Tri-Match at Eagle Rock GC
Bryan 168, Wauseon 168, Defiance 176
Dual-Match at Pike Run GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 149, Archbold 159
2026 WBL Girls Golf Tournament
2026 WBL Girls Golf Tournament at Oaks GC
1. Defiance 369, 2. St. Marys 372, 3. Bath 394, 4. Shawnee 404, 5. Wapakoneta 406, 6. Celina 418, 7. Kenton 558
Tournament Medalists: 1. Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance; 2. Aubrey Gerten, Bath; 3. Kaya Fulmer, St. Marys
Overall WBL Final Standings
1. Defiance 14, 2. St. Marys 12, 3. Bath 9, 3. Shawnee 9, 5. Wapakoneta 6, 6. Celina 4, 7. Kenton 2
Team Results
Bath
Aubrey Gerten 86, Taylor Clark 93, Bryce Neff 101, Katie Gerten 114, Alli Cook 121, Layken Borger 121
Celina
Bryn Baucher 103, Ava Kelley 97, Haley Ritchie 110, Lucy Byrne 111, Morgan Link 108, Bria Sibert 128
Defiance
Ava Hesselschwardt 72, Ruth Green 94, Kenley Manriquez 99, Emily Anderson 104, Arianna Helland 111, Julia Floss WD
Kenton
Georgia Cameron 145, Briar Davis 131, Jude Sprang 156, Brooklyn Browning 126
Shawnee
Taylor Lichty 97, Madalyn Fuerst 104, Claire Bender 100, Courtlyn Hilden 103, Galiena Vonderembser 105, Pyper Brown 121
St. Marys
Kaya Fulmer 87, Lynex McGlothen 92, Bella Ross 92, Makenna Meinerding 109, Liza Buchanan 101, Emmerson Fishbaugh 117
Wapakoneta
Hannah Lee 88, Mya Selby 88, Addison Stolzenburg 118, Alexis Schneider 115, Maci Neumeier 115, Lauren Palmer 121
9/15 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 2 Bath 0
St. Marys 9 Defiance 0
Elida 5 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Wapakoneta 1
Non-League:
Celina 10 Spencerville 0
9/15 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Defiance 4 Bath 1
Non-League:
River Valley 5 Kenton 0
Bluffton 4 Van Wert 1
Ayersville at Wapakoneta
9/14 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Elida 169, Defiance 177
WBL Dual at Memorial Park GC
Kenton 175, Van Wert 180