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
Coldwater 6 Bath 0
Parkway 17 Celina 0, 5 inn.
Archbold 2 Defiance 1
Elida 2 Lima Central Catholic 1
Kenton at Marion Harding (ppd)
Bluffton 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
St. Henry 13 Shawnee 0
St. Marys at Bellefontaine (ppd)
Crestview 9 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 13 Marion Local 0, 5 inn.
3/30 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Shawnee 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Elida 5 Van Wert 0
Non-League:
Celina 3 Lehman Catholic 2
Defiance at Lima Central Catholic
3/28 Baseball Scores
Liberty-Benton 9 Bath 1
Celina 5 Marion Local 2
Defiance 12 Fairview 2, 6 inn.
Indian Lake 1 Kenton 0
St. Marys 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
Wapakoneta 5 Benjamin Logan 2
3/28 Softball Scores
Liberty-Benton 9 Bath 8
Minster 10 Celina 2
Defiance 5 Napoleon 3
Indian Lake 14 Kenton 0, 5 inn.
Bellefontaine 14 Shawnee 7
Parkway 9 St. Marys 2
Wapakoneta 21 Allen East 1, 5 inn.
3/28 Boys Tennis Scores
Celina 4 Lima Central Catholic 1
Wauseon 3 Defiance 2
Bryan 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Shawnee 4 St. Francis de Sales 1
St. Marys 4 Bluffton 1
3/28 Track & Field Results
Tri-Meet at Archbold
Boys: 1. Archbold 68, 2. Defiance 66, 3. Bryan 40
Girls: 1. Bryan 63, 2. Archbold 59, 3. Defiance 53
Complete Results
Dual Meet at Celina
Boys: Celina 100, Spencerville 32
Girls: Celina 124, Spencerville 13
Complete Results
Tri-Meet at Ottawa-Glandorf
Boys: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 117, 2. Elida 39, 3. Fort Jennings 15
Girls: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 115, 2. Elida 49, 3. Fort Jennings 7
Complete Results
Dual Meet at St. Marys
Boys: St. Marys 87, Jackson Center 45
Girls: St. Marys 106, Jackson Center 20
Complete Results
3/27 Baseball Scores
Bath 2 Lima Central Catholic 1
Celina 10 Fort Recovery 0, 6 inn.
Defiance 1 Rossford 0
Fort Jennings at Elida (ppd)
Kenton 8 Upper Sandusky 4
Bryan 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 8 inn.
Shawnee 8 Fairview 7
Parkway 7 St. Marys 6
Van Wert 10 Spencerville 0, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta 6 Delphos St. John’s 0
2023 OHSAA Wrestling State Championships
Division II Wrestling State Championships at Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
25. St. Marys 18, 29. Wapakoneta 16.5, 51. Defiance 7.5
Individual State Qualifiers:
113: Tate Hisey 10, St. Marys
1st Round: Aiden Bean (Marlington)
Quarterfinal: defeated Cannan Smith (Chillicothe)
Semifinal: lost to Colyn Limbert (Buckeye)
Consolation Semifinal: defeated Caden Mellott (Wapakoneta)
3rd/4th Place: lost to Cannan Smith (Chillicothe) (4th place in State)
113: Caden Mellott 10, Wapakoneta
1st Round: defeated Rocco Czarnecki (CVCA)
Quarterfinal: lost to Mason Taylor (West Holmes)
2nd Consolation: defeated Mythias Stuckey (Wilmington)
3rd Consolation: defeated Travis Bucklew (Vinton County)
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Tate Hisey (St. Marys Memorial)
5th/6th Place: lost to Alex Gonzales (Napoleon) (6th place in State)
132: Mason Ducat 10, Defiance
1st Round: defeated Jacob Johnson (Circleville)
Quarterfinal: lost to Brogan Fielding (Jefferson Area)
2nd Consolation: defeated Danny Beckett (Buckeye)
3rd Consolation: lost to Brody Saccoccia (Steubenville)
7th/8th Place: lost to Parker Lee (Butler) (8th place in State)
144: Bo Hertenstein 10, St. Marys
1st Round: defeated Nick Brunst (Buckeye)
Quarterfinal: lost to Mitchell Younger (Watterson)
2nd Consolation: lost to Quake Beatty (Indian Valley)
157: Corbin Mitchell 12, Wapakoneta
1st Round: lost to Remmington Myers (Indian Valley)
1st Consolation: lost to Wyatt Eppert (Batavia)
190: Jace Knous 11, Wapakoneta
1st Round: lost to Collin Willet (Bloom-Carroll)
1st Consolation: defeated Ben DiMarco (Kenston)
2nd Consolation: defeated Drew Lincicome (Philo)
3rd Consolation: defeated Hunter Hutcheson (Mad. Comprehensive)
7th/8th Place: defeated Logan Niceswanger (Morgan) (7th place in State)
Pairings | Participants | Brackets | Results
3/4 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Championship at Liberty-Benton
Van Wert 69 Defiance 43
Division III District Championship at Lima Senior
Ottawa-Glandorf 78 Spencerville 51
3/4 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Top 4 qualify for State
7. Wapakoneta 80.5, 11. St. Marys 67, 19. Defiance 29, 27. Celina 17, 34. Bath 5, 34. Shawnee 5, 36. Van Wert 4, 37. Kenton 3, 41. Elida 0
Compete Results | Placers | Brackets
Individual State Qualifiers:
113: 1. Tate Hisey 10, St. Marys (40-0); 3. Caden Mellott 10, Wapakoneta (41-7)
132: 1. Mason Ducat 10, Defiance (47-4)
138: 5. Antwain Adams 9, Wapakoneta (44-5) (Alternate)
144: 2. Bo Hertenstein 10, St. Marys (22-10)
157: 3. Corbin Mitchell 12, Wapakoneta (47-5)
175: 5. Tyler Carlin 12, Celina (48-3) (Alternate)
190: 4. Jace Knous 11, Wapakoneta (43-9)
Division III District Tournament at Troy
Top 4 qualify for State
49. Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Compete Results | Placers | Brackets
Individual State Qualifiers:
none
3/3 OHSAA Girls Bowling Districts
Division I District at Star Lanes at the Harbor
One (1) team and One (1) individual not advancing on a team will participate at State.
1. Wapakoneta 3630, 3. Van Wert 3308, 4. Celina 3272, 5. Shawnee 3238
Team Results | Individual Results
Individual State Qualifiers: 2. Mercades Hammond, Van Wert
3/2 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Liberty-Benton
Van Wert 56 St. Marys 55
Defiance 65 Shawnee 58
2/25 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division II Sectional Tournament at Clyde
Four from each weight class advance to the District at Norwalk.
11. Kenton 49
District Qualifiers:
150: 3. Anthony Hunt 11, Kenton
Division II Sectional Tournament at Defiance
Four from each weight class advance to the District at Norwalk.
3. Wapakoneta 178.5, 4. Celina 139, 5. St. Marys 138, 8. Defiance 65.5, 9. Van Wert 62.5, 10. Elida 57.5, 11. Bath 46, 12. Shawnee 42
District Qualifiers:
106: 3. Joaquin Estrada, Van Wert
113: 1. Tate Hisey, St. Marys; 3. Caden Mellott, Wapakoneta
120: 3. Xavier Leal, Van Wert; 4. Aaren King, Celina
126: 2. Skyler Kirk, Elida; 4. Viktor Jurcevich, Defiance
132: 1. Mason Ducat, Defiance; 3. Gavin Ridenour, Wapakoneta
138: 1. Antwain Adams, Wapakoneta; 4. Michael Walz, Defiance
144: 4. Bo Hertenstein, St. Marys
150: 1. Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta; 3. Isaac Torsell, St. Marys
157: 2. Corbin Mitchell, Wapakoneta
165: 2. Gavin Brown, Celina; 3. Nolan Deppe, Bath; 4. Reece Schnarre, Wapakoneta
175: 1. Tyler Carlin, Celina; 2. Preston Coppler, Shawnee
190: 3. Jace Knous, Wapakoneta; 4. Cole Donovan, St. Marys
215: 2. Jace Schaefer, St. Marys; 3. Dejuan Jones, Elida
285: 2. Braden Saeler, St. Marys
Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
Four from each weight class advance to the District at Rossford.
11. Ottawa-Glandorf 42
District Qualifiers:
138: 2. Justice Pope 12, Ottawa-Glandorf
215: 4. Evan Cox 12, Ottawa-Glandorf
2/24 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
St. Marys 75 Fostoria 47
Van Wert 65 Elida 34
Division II Sectional Championships at Paulding
Defiance 53 Celina 42
Shawnee 82 Napoleon 74
Division III Sectional Championship at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 71 Elmwood 29
2/24 OHSAA Boys Bowling Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Community Lanes
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
1. St. Marys 3958, 2. Wapakoneta 3881, 3. Celina 3833, 4. Shawnee 3614, 5. Elida 3582, 7. Van Wert 3317, 10. Defiance 2767
Individual District Qualifiers: 7. Ethan Ramsdail, Elida 589; 10. Nevin Pierce, Van Wert 555; 13. Xavier Boop, Elida 540
Team Results | Individual Results