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
3/30 Softball Scores
Ottoville at Celina (DH)
Defiance 10 Elmwood 0, 6 inn.
Lincolnview 13 Defiance 3, 6 inn.
Kenton at Cory-Rawson (ppd)
Paulding at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Marion Local at Shawnee (ppd)
Bluffton at St. Marys (ppd)
Parkway 17 Wapakoneta 2
3/30 Track & Field Results
Celina Invitational
Boys (8 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 173, 2. Celina 137.5, 3. Defiance 106, 6. Kenton 59, 7. Elida 45
Girls (8 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 179, 2. Celina 141, 3. Defiance 89, 5. Kenton 59, 6. Elida 54
Complete Results
3/28 Baseball Scores
Bath 9 Wayne Trace 7
Parkway 2 Celina 0
Defiance 8 IMG Academy Gray (FL) 5
Bryan 13 Elida 2, 5 inn.
Kenton 3 Marion Harding 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Miller City 3
Coldwater 8 Shawnee 3
Marion Local 9 Wapakoneta 8, 9 inn.
3/28 Softball Scores
Bath 4 Coldwater 2
Parkway 19 Celina 4
Defiance 5 Archbold 2
Elida 7 New Bremen 0
Marion Harding 6 Kenton 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 11 Bluffton 8
St. Henry 4 Shawnee 3
Fort Recovery 5 St. Marys 3
Crestview 8 Van Wert 5
Wapakoneta 9 Marion Local 5
3/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Bath 4 Wapakoneta 1
Elida 3 St. Marys 2
Van Wert 4 Kenton 1
Shawnee 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Non-League:
Wauseon at Defiance
3/26 Baseball Scores
Celina 11 Marion Local 0, 5 inn.
Defiance 16 Greenbrier (WV) 2, 5 inn.
St. Marys at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Wapakoneta 13 Benjamin Logan 0, 5 inn.
3/26 Softball Scores
Liberty-Benton 6 Bath 1, 5 inn.
Minster 7 Celina 2
Defiance at Napoleon (ppd)
Bellefontaine 7 Shawnee 4
Parkway 2 St. Marys 0 (susp in bottom of 4th)
Wapakoneta 16 Allen East 1, 5 inn.
3/25 Baseball Scores
Bellefontaine 9 Bath 3
Celina 4 Fort Recovery 1
Lemon Bay (FL) 9 Defiance 3
Fort Jennings 9 Elida 2
Upper Sandusky 4 Kenton 3
Bryan 8 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 5 St. Henry 3, 9 inn.
Parkway 6 St. Marys 2
Van Wert 9 Spencerville 1
Wapakoneta 12 Delphos St. John’s 3
2024 OHSAA Wrestling State Championships
Division II State Tournament at the Schottenstein Center
9. St. Marys 46, 22. Wapakoneta 23.5, 52. Celina 7, 59. Defiance 5.5, 74. Kenton 1, Elida 0
126: Tate Hisey 11, St. Marys – State Champion
132: Mason Ducat 11, Defiance – 8th place
138: Skyler Kirk 12, Elida – lost in 1st round, 1st consolation
144: Zach Greber 12, Celina – 7th place
150: Bo Hertenstein 11, St. Marys – State Runner-Up
157: Anthony Hunt 12, Kenton – lost in 1st round, 2nd consolation
175: Wyatt Buell 10, Wapakoneta – lost in Quarterfinal, 2nd consolation
215: Jace Knous 12, Wapakoneta – State Runner-Up
Complete Results | Brackets | Placers
3/2 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Top 4 Qualify for State
7. Wapakoneta 75.5, 9. St. Marys 68, 14. Kenton 37, 15. Defiance 36, 16. Celina 34, 26. Elida 18, 31. Shawnee 7, 32. Van Wert 6, 36. Bath 2
State Qualifiers:
126: 1. Tate Hisey 11, St. Marys Memorial (41-2)
132: 1. Mason Ducat 11, Defiance (38-4)
138: 2. Skyler Kirk 12, Elida (42-7)
144: 2. Zach Greber 12, Celina (44-7)
150: 1. Bo Hertenstein 11, St. Marys Memorial (37-3)
157: 2. Anthony Hunt 12, Kenton (41-5)
175: 3. Wyatt Buell 10, Wapakoneta (51-5)
215: 3. Jace Knous 12, Wapakoneta (31-3)
State Alternates:
165: 5. Reece Schnarre 12, Wapakoneta (36-8)
Division III District Tournament at Rossford
Top 4 Qualify for State
40. Ottawa-Glandorf 0
State Qualifiers: none
3/1 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division I Sectional Championship
Anthony Wayne 42 Wapakoneta 40
Division II Sectional Championship
Elida 61 Defiance 42
Division II Sectional Championship
St. Marys 59 Kenton 47
Division II Sectional Championship
Shawnee 68 Celina 35
Division III Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 77 Van Buren 40
2/27 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Defiance 49 Upper Sandusky 41
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Celina 61 Van Wert 41
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Napoleon 57 Bath 32
2023-24 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Tyson McGlaughlin – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Caden Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Gabes – Celina
Zori Island – Elida
Beckett Bertke – Shawnee
Evan Angstmann – St. Marys
2nd Team
A’Mari Wash – Elida
Gavin Payne – Kenton
Trevick Bertke – Shawnee
Jace Turner – St. Marys
Cash Schadl – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Caleb Gabes – Celina
Antonio Lopez – Defiance
David Etzkorn – Elida
Ethan Yoder – Kenton
Grady Toumazos – Ottawa-Glandorf
Noah Payne – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Zavier Tickle – Bath
Kaiden Wentz – Celina
Brogan Castillo – Defiance
Jackson Covault – Elida
Blaine Bushong – Kenton
Grant Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Dominic Lynch – Shawnee
Cobain Owens – St. Marys
Kaden Shaffer – Van Wert
Nate Metzger – Wapakoneta
2023-24 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Troy Yant – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Claire Foust – Bath
Anne Oliver – Bath
Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
Karsyn Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Katie Kaufman – Ottawa Glandorf
Sadie Larrabee – Kenton
Elisabeth Good – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Reese Rable – St. Marys
Kelsie Carlson – Bath
Carlie Brinkman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Macee Heckathorn – Kenton
Kaitlyn Kimmet – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jojo Knight – Elida
3rd Team
Kendra Deehring – Van Wert
Kourtney Fullenkamp – Wapakoneta
Ella Jacobs – St. Marys
Myka Aldrich – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sidney Payne – Kenton
Honorable Mention
Izzy McDermott – Bath
Alex Kimmel – Celina
Alexia Garcia – Defiance
Lilly Sifrit – Elida
Olivia Nolting – Kenton
Megan Horstman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Morgan Betts – Shawnee
Reagan Allenmeier – St. Marys
Jazzlyn Florence – Van Wert
Audrey Welsch – Wapakoneta
2/24 OHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships
OHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Division II
Boys
Results | Diving | Prelim Results
Girls
Results | Diving | Prelim Results