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 (29): 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
2025-26 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 2/3
2025-26 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 2/3
Boys
High Average: Eban Albert, Kenton 204.6
Top 10 Games: Brodie Pedrosa, Ottawa-Glandorf 279
Top 10 Series: Brodie Pedrosa, Ottawa-Glandorf 532
WBL Points Leader: Aiden Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf 81
Girls
High Average: Kaleigh Caywood, St. Marys 201.7
Top 10 Games: Marissa Hole, Celina 277
Top 10 Series: Marissa Hole, Celina 489
WBL Points Leader: Kaleigh Caywood, St. Marys 85
2/3 Boys Basketball Scores
Liberty-Benton 63 Defiance 50
North Union 61 Kenton 45
Mississinawa Valley 57 St. Marys 47
2/3 WBL Boys & Girls Bowling Scores
Bath 2542 Defiance 2302
Wapakoneta defeated Kenton
Bath 2109 Defiance 1954
Kenton defeated Wapakoneta
1/31 Boys Basketball Scores
Coldwater 71 Bath 62, 3OT
St. Henry 60 Celina 35
Defiance 38 Napoleon 31
Allen East 72 Kenton 42
Lima Senior 84 Shawnee 60
Sidney 63 St. Marys 52
Wapakoneta 54 Greenville 40
1/31 WBL Boys & Girls Bowling Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 2975 Celina 2545
Shawnee 2773 Defiance 2314
St. Marys 2867 Van Wert 2652
Celina 2454 Ottawa-Glandorf 1904
Shawnee 2199 Defiance 2144
St. Marys 2624 Van Wert 2488
2026 WBL Swimming Championships
2026 WBL Swimming Championships at Lima YMCA
Boys
1. Shawnee 264, 2. St. Marys 244, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 222, 4. Kenton 156, 5. Defiance 75, 6. Celina 74, 7. Elida 65, 8. Bath 59, 9. Wapakoneta 53, 10. Van Wert 34
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 368, 2. Shawnee 227, 3. St. Marys 212, 4. Wapakoneta 129, 5. Elida 121, 6. Van Wert 93, 7. Kenton 89, 8. Celina 54, 9. Bath 22, 10. Defiance 11
WBL Individual Event Champions
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay: St. Marys (Caiden McClain/Bradey Triplett/Gavin Luebke/Kaleb Kleinschmit)
200 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
200 Yard IM: Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
50 Yard Freestyle: Kaleb Kleinschmit, St. Marys
1 mtr Diving: Nickales Dieringer, St. Marys
100 Yard Butterfly: Caiden McClain, St. Marys
100 Yard Freestyle: Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
500 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: St. Marys (Gavin Luebke/Bradey Triplett/Caiden McClain/Kaleb Kleinschmit)
100 Yard Backstroke: Parker McGraw, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Breaststroke: Bradey Triplett, St. Marys
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Sam Warnecke/Parker McGraw/Mason Trombley/Colin Steffen)
Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Kelsey Schmitz/Autumn Steffen/Karlee Maag/Alaina Klass)
200 Yard Freestyle: Karlee Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard IM: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
50 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
1 mtr Diving: Kelsey Schmitz, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Butterfly: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
500 Yard Freestyle: Alaina Klass, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Abigail Nelson/Alaina Klass/Karlee Maag/Autumn Steffen)
100 Yard Backstroke: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
100 Yard Breaststroke: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller/Hannah Gideon/Lila Brennan/Cece Schaaf)
1/30 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 45 Ottawa-Glandorf 33
Celina 45 Elida 41
Defiance 75 Kenton 43
Shawnee 63 Wapakoneta 40
Van Wert 88 St. Marys 50
1/29 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 62 Bath 40
Celina 55 Elida 47
Defiance 55 Kenton 25
Shawnee 45 Wapakoneta 30
St. Marys 70 Van Wert 37
1/29 WBL Bowling Scores
Boys
Kenton 2962 Defiance 2604
Shawnee 2456 Wapakoneta 2394
Girls
Kenton 2321 Defiance 2316
Wapakoneta defeated Shawnee
1/29 WBL Wrestling Scores
Bath 39 Ottawa-Glandorf 17
Celina 64 Elida 10
Defiance 62 Kenton 9
Wapakoneta 57 Shawnee 13
St. Marys 44 Van Wert 33
1/24 Girls Basketball Scores
Celina 42 New Bremen 31
Fairview 68 Defiance 53
Bryan 44 Elida 38
Ottawa-Glandorf 67 Notre Dame Academy 49
Wapakoneta 41 Coldwater 38
1/24 Wrestling Scores
Van Buren Invitational (35 teams)
24. Ottawa-Glandorf 33
Wapakoneta Invitational (11 teams)
2. Wapakoneta 247, 3. Celina 216
Grant Invitational at Ben Logan (18 teams)
7. Van Wert 99, 14. Bath 29
Dale Carroll Invitational at Clyde (23 teams)
11. Elida 81
Napoleon Gold Medal Duals
Defiance 64 Rossford 12
Defiance 45 Napoleon 24
Defiance 59 Bucyrus 8
Defiance 75 Normandy 9
Defiance 67 Tiffin Columbian 0
Defiance 55 Westerville Central 23
Versailles 48 Defiance 23
Genoa 38 Defiance 37
Defiance 39 Bellevue 33
1/23 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 66 Elida 58
Celina 52 Kenton 38
Shawnee 55 Defiance 47
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 St. Marys 31
Van Wert 47 Wapakoneta 42
1/23 Wrestling Scores
Dual Match at Defiance
Boys: Archbold 62 Defiance 12
Girls: Archbold 42 Defiance 24
2025-26 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 1/22
2025-26 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 1/22
Boys
High Average: Eban Albert, Kenton 209.3
Top 10 Games: Cadyn Neargarder, St. Marys 275
Top 10 Series: Mason Posada, Celina 493
WBL Points Leader: Aiden Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf 72
Girls
High Average: Kaleigh Caywood, St. Marys 206.6
Top 10 Games: Marissa Hole, Celina 277
Top 10 Series: Marissa Hole, Celina 489
WBL Points Leader: Regan Horine, Van Wert 75