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
2023 WBL Girls Bowling Championships
2023 WBL Girls Bowling Championships at Astro Lanes
1. Wapakoneta 3398, 2. St. Marys 3294, 3. Shawnee 3182, 4. Van Wert 3095, 5. Celina 3037, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 2683, 7. Defiance 2538, 8. Elida 2427, 9. Bath 1334, 10. Kenton 889
Complete Results
Top 3 Individuals
1. Olivia Miller, Shawnee 583
2. Bailey VanMeter, Wapakoneta 549
3. Rylie Jeanneret, Wapakoneta 520
Overall Final Standings
1. St. Marys 17, 1. Wapakoneta 17, 3. Van Wert 12.5, 4. Shawnee 12, 5. Celina 11.5, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 7.5, 7. Defiance 6.5, 8. Elida 4, 9. Bath 2, 10. Kenton 0
2/9 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 45 St. Marys 35
Wapakoneta 49 Celina 37
Ottawa-Glandorf 49 Defiance 31
Van Wert 37 Elida 32
Kenton 71 Shawnee 65
2023 WBL Boys Bowling Championships
2023 WBL Boys Bowling Championships at Astro Lanes
1. St. Marys 3667, 2. Wapakoneta 3575, 3. Kenton 3500, 4. Celina 3279, 5. Bath 3114, 6. Van Wert 3072, 7. Shawnee 3037, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 3010, 9. Defiance 2933, 10. Elida 2892
Top 10 Individuals
1. Payton Newbury, Bath 600
2 Reiley Sevillano, Wapakoneta 592
3 Cyrus Kerr, St. Marys 589
4 Aiden Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf 560
5 Lance Deffenbaugh, Wapakoneta 554
6 Timothy Novitzke, Celina 551
7 Cayden Ballweg, St. Marys 543
8 Hayden Davis, VanWert 542
9 Levi Goff, Defiance 529
10 Adam Hopkins, Kenton 527
Overall Final Standings
1. St. Marys 20, 2. Wapakoneta 18, 3. Kenton 15.5, 4. Celina 14.5, 5. Van Wert 10, 6. Shawnee 9, 7. Bath 8, 8. Elida 6, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 6, 10. Defiance 3
2022-23 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 2/8
2022-23 WBL Bowling Leaderboards & Team Stats through 2/8
Boys
High Average: Cayden Ballweg, St. Marys 206.1
Top 10 Games: Parker Larmiore, Wapakoneta 300
Top 10 Series: Parker Larmiore, Wapakoneta 519
WBL Points Leader: Marcus Rable, Celina 75
Girls
High Average: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 184.9
Top 10 Games: Olivia Miller, Shawnee & Bailey Vanmeter, Wapakoneta 234
Top 10 Series: Bailey Vanmeter, Wapakoneta 425
WBL Points Leader: Olivia Miller, Shawnee 75
2/7 Girls Basketball Scores
Fort Recovery 36 Celina 28
Defiance 69 Paulding 45
Coldwater 54 Elida 41
Ottawa-Glandorf 59 Archbold 22
2/6 WBL Wrestling Scores
Defiance 39 Ottawa-Glandorf 18
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
2/4 Girls Basketball Scores
Findlay 66 Defiance 29
Shawnee 72 Lima Central Catholic 53
2/3 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Wapakoneta 42 Bath 38
Defiance 72 Celina 34
St. Marys 52 Elida 51
Van Wert 66 Kenton 37
Ottawa-Glandorf 95 Shawnee 63
2/2 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 32 Wapakoneta 21
Celina 34 Defiance 29
St. Marys 53 Elida 34
Van Wert 57 Kenton 48
Ottawa-Glandorf 68 Shawnee 41
2/2 WBL Bowling Scores
Boys
Bath 2381 Defiance 2342
Shawnee 3221 Ottawa-Glandorf 2828
Non-League:
Kenton 2502 Bluffton 2110
Girls
Defiance 2058 Bath 1455
Shawnee 2354 Ottawa-Glandorf 2226
2/2 WBL Wrestling Scores
Wapakoneta 50 Bath 19
Celina 60 Defiance 20
St. Marys 60 Elida 16
Van Wert 54 Kenton 27
Shawnee 66 Ottawa-Glandorf 10
1/31 Girls Basketball Scores
Crestview 57 Celina 26
Patrick Henry 70 Defiance 34
Ottawa-Glandorf 50 Minster 33
Kenton 70 Ridgemont 19
Coldwater 54 Shawnee 44, OT
St. Henry 44 St. Marys 42
1/31 WBL Bowling Scores
Boys
Celina 2422 Defiance 2313
Girls
Celina 2052 Defiance 1798