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
2/24 OHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships
Division II Swimming & Diving State Championships at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Boys
6. Wapakoneta 88.5, 48. Celina 9, 54. Ottawa-Glandorf 6, 55. Van Wert 5, 59. St. Marys 4
1 mtr Diving: 22. Luke Hertenstein, St. Marys
200 Yard Medley Relay: 5. Wapakoneta (Owen Becker/Ross Honigford/Luke Wierwille/Alex Honigford); 15. St. Marys (Reese Triplett/Marcus McClain/Griffin Luebke/Bradey Triplett); 23. Shawnee (Mason Latham/Carter Cleaves/Thomas Koh/Connor Latham)
200 Yard Freestyle: 29. Sam Houg, Van Wert
200 Yard IM: 25. Reese Triplett, St. Marys
50 Yard Freestyle: 4. Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta; 12. Luke Wierwille, Wapakoneta; 15. Jackson Newcomb, Celina; 30. Landon Stahler, Bath
100 Yard Butterfly: 12. Jayden Welker, Van Wert; 18. Luke Wierwille, Wapakoneta; 29. Logan Hartman, Defiance
100 Yard Freestyle: 4. Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta; 31. Landon Stahler, Bath
500 Yard Freestyle: none
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 6. Wapakoneta (Luke Wierwille/Owen Becker/Gannon Casebolt/Alex Honigford)
100 Yard Backstroke: 20. Owen Becker, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Breaststroke: 10. Jackson Newcomb, Celina; 11. Grady Steffan, Ottawa-Glandorf; 28. Marcus McClain, St. Marys
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 24. Wapakoneta (Aidan Schneider/Julian Jordan/Isaiah Wachauf/Gannon Casebolt)
Boys Complete Results
Girls
35. Kenton 14, 37. Defiance 11, 40. Ottawa-Glandorf 6, 44. Shawnee 5
1 mtr Diving: 5. Riley Hunt, Kenton; 8. Lilly Lacey, Defiance; 13. Alysha Diemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard Medley Relay: 20. Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller/Ansley Newman/Addisyn Newman/Kayla Frost); 21. Ottawa-Glandorf (Taylor Knott/Marissa Beckett/Morgan Maag/Olivia Fenbert)
200 Yard Freestyle: none
200 Yard IM: 18. Marissa Beckett, Ottawa-Glandorf
50 Yard Freestyle: 16. Addisyn Newman, Shawnee
100 Yard Butterfly: none
100 Yard Freestyle: none
500 Yard Freestyle: none
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 22. Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller/Ansley Newman/Kayla Frost/Addisyn Newman)
100 Yard Backstroke: 24. Arleigh Amspoker, Elida; 27. Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
100 Yard Breaststroke: 13. Addisyn Newman, Shawnee; 15. Marissa Beckett, Ottawa-Glandorf
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: none
Girls Complete Results
2/23 OHSAA Girls Bowling Sectionals
Division I Sectional at Community Lanes
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
1. Wapakoneta 3541, 2. Van Wert 3300, 3. Shawnee 3199, 4. Celina 3115, 8. Defiance 2646, 9. Elida 2560
Individual District Qualifiers: 13. Mabel Adams, Defiance 448
Team Results | Individual Results
2022-23 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Addisyn Freeman, Elida
1st Team
Elena Oliver – Senior – Bath
Addisyn Freeman – Senior – Elida
Katie Kaufman – Junior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Grace Freiberger – Junior – Shawnee
Cora Rable – Senior – St. Marys
Kyra Welch – Senior – Van Wert
2nd Team
Rachel Clark – Senior – Bath
Tatum Miller – Senior – Kenton
Karsyn Erford – Freshman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ania Pearson – Senior – Shawnee
Morgan Hesse – Senior – St. Marys
Sofi Houg – Senior – Van Wert
3rd Team
Anne Oliver – Junior – Bath
Taylor Klingshirn – Senior – Celina
Mira Horvath – Senior – Defiance
Bella Lopez – Senior – Elida
Kaelyn Grothause – Sophomore – Ottawa-Glandorf
Elisabeth Good – Junior – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Claire Foust – Junior – Bath
Kyilla Billingsley – Senior – Celina
Kinley Maynard – Senior – Defiance
Payton Kuhn – Senior – Elida
Ali Harpel – Senior – Kenton
Kaitlyn Kimmet – Sophomore – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sydney Burris – Sophomore – Shawnee
Reese Rable – Sophomore – St. Marys
Maria Bagley – Senior – Van Wert
Reagan Courter – Senior – Wapakoneta
2022-23 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Colin White, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Bradyn Shaw, Defiance
Cayden Zachrich, Defiance
Theo Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf
Colin White, Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Parks, St. Marys
Aidan Pratt, Van Wert
2nd Team
Isaac Schlatter, Defiance
Caden Erford, Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Miller, Shawnee
Jace Turner, St. Marys
Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Drake Craddock, Bath
Zori Island, Elida
Hunter Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf
Beckett Burtke, Shawnee
Evan Angstmann, St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Cole Craddock, Bath
Braylon Gabes, Celina
Aidan Kiessling, Defiance
Brice Engle, Elida
Tyson Lawrence, Kenton
Grant Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
Will McBride, Shawnee
Brayden Sullivan, St. Marys
Luke Wessel, Van Wert
Jackson Courter, Wapakoneta
2/18 Boys Basketball Scores
Lima Central Catholic 67 Defiance 58
Van Wert 66 Crestview 47
2/18 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division I Sectional Championship at Rossford
Start 64 Wapakoneta 35
Division II Sectional Championships at Patrick Henry
Bath 34 Shawnee 23
Liberty-Benton 64 Defiance 20
Division II Sectional Championships at Bluffton HS
St. Marys 56 Fostoria 38
Bryan 41 Elida 37
Division III Sectional Championship at Ayersville
Ottawa-Glandorf 54 Spencerville 22
2/17 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Van Wert 69 Bath 41
St. Marys 64 Celina 45
Defiance 63 Wapakoneta 47
Shawnee 77 Elida 60
Ottawa-Glandorf 70 Kenton 23
2/17 OHSAA Swimming & Diving Districts
Division II Swimming & Diving Districts at BGSU
Boys
Diving Results | Swimming Results
Girls
2/14 WBL Wrestling Score
Defiance 42 Bath 18
2/11 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Defiance 75 Bath 38
Non-League:
Lima Central Catholic 62 Celina 40
Delphos Jefferson 57 Elida 43
Bluffton 61 Kenton 41
Ottawa-Glandorf 71 Lexington 59
Wayne Trace 58 Shawnee 43
St. Marys 57 St. Henry 42
Wapakoneta 68 Coldwater 56
2/11 OHSAA Swimming & Diving Sectionals
Section 3 Sectional at Fremont
Boys
Wapakoneta (Division II)
Girls
Wapakoneta (Division I)
Results
Section 2 Sectional at Ayersville
Boys
Defiance, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Girls
Defiance, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Results
Section 5 Sectional at Lima
Boys
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Girls
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Results
2023 WBL Wrestling Tournament
2023 WBL Wrestling Tournament at Elida
1. St. Marys 187, 2. Wapakoneta 154.5, 3. Celina 152, 4. Van Wert 99, 5. Defiance 96, 6. Shawnee 80, 7. Elida 64.5, 8. Bath 48, 9. Kenton 39, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 10
WBL Coach of the Year: Larry Gruber, St. Marys
Overall Standings
1. St. Marys 20, 2. Wapakoneta 18, 3. Celina 16, 4. Van Wert 13, 5. Defiance 12, 6. Shawnee 11, 7. Elida 7.5, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 4.5, 8. Bath 4.5, 10. Kenton 3.5
WBL Individual Champions
106: Joaquin Estrada, Van Wert
113: Tate Hisey, St. Marys
120: Michael Crites, St. Marys
126: Kirk Skyler, Elida
132: Mason Ducat, Defiance
138: Antwain Adams, Wapakoneta
144: Bo Hertenstein, St. Marys
150: Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta
157: Corbin Mitchell, Wapakoneta
165: Nolan Deppe, Bath
175: Tyler Carlin, Celina
190: Jace Knous, Wapakoneta
215: Jace Schaefer, St. Marys
285: Braden Saeler, St. Marys
2022-23 WBL Girls Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Girls Bowler of the Year: Olivia Miller, Shawnee
1st Team
Olivia Miller, Shawnee
Bailey VanMeter, Wapakoneta
Rylie Jeanneret, Wapakoneta
Kayla Homan, St. Marys
Ryleigh Hanicq, Van Wert
Mabel Adams, Defiance
2nd Team
Chablis Krick, Celina
Amielle Abner, Celina
Mercades Hammond, Van Wert
Skylar Lamb, Elida
Tamorie Nealy, Defiance
3rd Team
Regan Horine, Van Wert
Jayden Johns, Ottawa-Glandorf
Chloe Gibson, St. Marys
Alyssa Rickett, Bath
Delanie Leap, Ottawa-Glandorf
Makenna Nagel, Van Wert
Honorable Mention
Gretchen Douglas, Bath
Casey Hudak, Celina
Hayleigh Jones, Defiance
Tara Bowers, Elida
Mackenzie Kugel, Kenton
Maureen Duling, Ottawa-Glandorf
Courtney Bowers, Shawnee
Allyson Speckman, St. Marys
Zoe Howard, Van Wert
Lydia Manger, Wapakoneta
2022-23 WBL Boys Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Boys Bowler of the Year: Payton Newbury, Bath
1st Team
Payton Newbury, Bath
Reiley Sevillano, Wapakoneta
Cayden Ballweg, St. Marys
Hayden Davis, Van Wert
Dean Dunlap, Shawnee
Adam Hopkins, Kenton
2nd Team
Marcus Rable, Celina
Kenny Schlosser, Defiance
Lance Deffenbaugh, Wapakoneta
Logan Sutton, Van Wert
Justin Yaeger, Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd Team
Devin Hastings, Kenton
Timothy Novitzke, Celina
Eli VanMeter, Wapakoneta
Cyrus Kerr, St. Marys
Caleb Huelskamp, Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Jaden Davisson, Bath
Ethan Bruce, Celina
Levi Goff, Defiance
Landen Crates, Elida
Sam Taylor, Kenton
Rowan Moore, Ottawa-Glandorf
Parker Larimore, Shawnee
Jack Boos, St. Marys
Nevin Pierce, Van Wert
Tyler Ferris, Wapakoneta
2/10 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
St. Marys 79 Bath 48
Wapakoneta 44 Celina 36
Ottawa-Glandorf 65 Defiance 62
Van Wert 56 Elida 53
Shawnee 77 Kenton 43