Defiance Bulldogs

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Official Athletic Website

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

Team Schedules
Map to Defiance Schools

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

2023 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets

Division II
Regional
Van Wert

Northwest 2 – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta

Division III
State Final 4 & Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf

Northwest 3 – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf

2/4 Boys Basketball Scores

Bath 56 New Knoxville 44
Bryan 43 Celina 37
Whitmer 69 Defiance 58
Findlay 51 Elida 27
Ottawa-Glandorf 47 Lakota East 43
Shawnee 57 Botkins 52
St. Marys 77 Minster 34
Van Wert 72 St. Henry 52
Kalida 43 Wapakoneta 37

2022-23 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 1/30

2022-23 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 1/30

Boys
High Average: Seth Gilbert, Shawnee 211.7
Top 10 Games: Caleb Huelskamp, Wapakoneta 266
Top 10 Series: Caleb Huelskamp, Wapakoneta 468
WBL Points Leader: Reiley Sevillano, Wapakoneta 67.5

Girls
High Average: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 186.1
Top 10 Games: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 234
Top 10 Series: Bailey Vanmeter, Wapakoneta 425
WBL Points Leader: Bailey Vanmeter, Wapakoneta 68

2023 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets

Division I
Northwest 2 – Sectional/District
Wapakoneta

Division II
Northwest 1 – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert

Division III
Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf

Northwest 3 – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf

2023 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships

2023 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships at Napoleon
Boys
1. Wapakoneta 270, 2. Shawnee 209, 3. St. Marys 199, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 186, 5. Van Wert 92.5, 6. Kenton 86, 7. Celina 83.5, 8. Bath 82, 9. Defiance 53, 10. Elida 28

Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 285, 2. Shawnee 215, 3. Wapakoneta 186, 4. St. Marys 140, 5. Elida 131, 6. Kenton 126, 7. Celina 85, 8. Van Wert 69, 8. Defiance 69, 10. Bath 43

Complete Results

WBL Individual Champions
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay: Wapakoneta (Owen Becker, Ross Honigford, Aidan Schneider, Luke Wierwille)
200 Yard Freestyle: Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta
200 Yard IM: Reese Triplett, St. Marys
50 Yard Freestyle: Luke Wierwille, Wapakoneta
1 mtr Diving: Dylan Hertenstein, St. Marys
100 Yard Butterfly: Jayden Welker, Van Wert
100 Yard Freestyle: Sam Houg, Van Wert
500 Yard Freestyle: Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Wapakoneta (Gannon Casebolt, Julian Jordan, Owen Becker, Alex Honigford)
100 Yard Backstroke: Owen Becker, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Breaststroke: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Wapakoneta (Alex Honigford, Aidan Schneider, Luke Wierwille, Gannon Casebolt)

Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay: Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller, Ansley Newman, Addisyn Newman, Kayla Frost)
200 Yard Freestyle: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
200 Yard IM: Marissa Beckett, Ottawa-Glandorf
50 Yard Freestyle: Addisyn Newman, Shawnee
1 mtr Diving: Riley Hunt, Kenton
100 Yard Butterfly: Katie Bauer, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Freestyle: Brooklyn Bourne, Celina
500 Yard Freestyle: Haley Chiles, Van Wert
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert, Morgan Maag, Taylor Knott, Marissa Beckett)
100 Yard Backstroke: Arleigh Amspoker, Elida
100 Yard Breaststroke: Addisyn Newman, Shawnee
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Elida (Avery Bowers, Ally Sharp, Vivian Elrod, Arleigh Amspoker)

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