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
10/2 Volleyball Scores
Tinora 3 Defiance 2
St. Marys 3 Parkway 1
Van Wert 3 Delphos Jefferson 2
Anna 3 Wapakoneta 1
9/30 Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 4 Delphos St. John’s 0
Defiance at Ottoville
Elida 5 Fort Jennings 1
Shawnee 2 Eastwood 2
Ada at Van Wert (ppd)
2023 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
WBL Tournament at UNOH
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 42, 2. Shawnee 40, 3. Wapakoneta 30, 4. Celina 29, 5. Bath 28, 6. Defiance 20, 7. Elida 16, 8. St. Marys 13, 9. Van Wert 10, 10. Kenton 2
Individual WBL Champions
1st Singles: Ava Patel, Shawnee
2nd Singles: Rose Kottapalli, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Elise Muether, Celina
1st Doubles: Shawnee (Jenova DeBrosse/Brailynn Murphy)
2nd Doubles: Ottawa-Glandorf (Savannah Heckman/Sarah Ellerbrock)
Sportsmanship Award: Sophie James, St. Marys
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 19, 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 19, 3. Wapakoneta 15, 4. Celina 14, 5. Bath 13, 6. Elida 9, 7. Defiance 7, 7. St. Marys 7, 9. Van Wert 5, 10. Kenton 2
Team Co-Champion Coaches: Luke Gossard (Shawnee) and Jill Leopold (Ottawa-Glandorf)
9/29 WBL Football Scores
Celina 52 Bath 36
Elida 19 Defiance 18
Wapakoneta 35 Kenton 0
Van Wert 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 21
St. Marys 49 Shawnee 12
9/28 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 7 Defiance 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 7 Celina 0
Elida 1 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 7 Kenton 1
Shawnee 13 Van Wert 0
9/28 WBL Volleyball Scores
Celina 3 Bath 0
Defiance 3 Elida 0
Wapakoneta 3 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 3 St. Marys 0
9/26 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 5 Bath 1
Elida 1 Defiance 0
Kenton 2 Wapakoneta 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 17 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 0
9/25 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 3 Celina 1
Elida 3 Defiance 1
Wapakoneta 5 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 14 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 2
9/25 Volleyball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 3 Bath 0
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Elida 3 Hardin Northern 0
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
9/23 Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 7 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Bryan 6 Defiance 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Shawnee 2 Mariemont 2
Lincolnview 15 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 6 Springfield 1
9/22 WBL Football Scores
Bath 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 21
Celina 24 Elida 12
Defiance 46 Kenton 18
Wapakoneta 42 Shawnee 6
St. Marys 21 Van Wert 19
2023 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Seth Grieshop, Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Andrew McGreevy, Shawnee
1st Team
Seth Grieshop, Shawnee
Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
Nick Steinbrunner, Celina
Keaton Foster, Van Wert
Brennan Steger, St. Marys
Lennon Cisco, Celina
Grant Leopold, Ottawa-Glandorf
Connor Raines, Bath
Braden Binkley, Bath
Matthew Stiles, Shawnee
Logan Lee, Wapakoneta
Matthew Owen, Shawnee
Honorable Mention
Ethan Clayton, Bath
Cayden Hirsch, Celina
Luke Webb, Defiance
Keegon Bullock, Elida
Landon Plaugher, Kenton
Justin Yaeger, Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Lampert, St. Marys
Evan Jackson, Shawnee
Sam Houg, Van Wert
Peyton Young, Wapakoneta
2023 WBL Girls Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Maddie Fleck – Celina
1st Team
Maddie Fleck, Celina
Ava Hesselschwardt, Defiance
Kaylee Harsha, Defiance
Natalie Hefner, Wapak
Sara Tester, Celina
Kaley Cotrell, Shawnee
Brooke Baucher, Celina
Lauren Sanford, Defiance
Aubrey Gerten, Bath
Lilleigh Sampson, St Marys
Kenley Manriquez, Defiance
Maddicyn Brumbaugh, Celina
Honorable Mention
Ava Amstutz, Bath
Regan Sibert, Celina
Lilly Whiteford, Defiance
Claire Ketcham, Kenton
Claire Vorst, Ottawa-Glandorf
Kylie Larimore, Shawnee
Kaitlyn Gross, St. Marys
Lydia Manger, Wapakoneta