
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
8/15 WBL Boys Golf Scores
Elida 161, Wapakoneta 188
Non-League:
Archbold 154, Ottawa-Glandorf 176
Van Wert 164, Wayne Trace 171
Waynefield-Goshen Tiger Invitational (12 teams)
7. St. Marys 391, 8. Kenton 396
Patrick Henry Invitational (19 teams)
7. St. Marys 343, 9. Bath 349, 15. Defiance 381
8/15 Girls Golf Scores
Celina, St. Henry
Tri-Match at The Oaks GC
Shawnee 202, Wayne Trace 212
Shawnee 202, Lincolnview 240
Kenton at Wapakoneta
Findlay Lady Trojan Invitational (11 teams)
10. Defiance 447
8/15 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Bath 3 Van Wert 2
St. Marys 5 Celina 0
Wapakoneta 5 Defiance 0
Shawnee 4 Elida 1
8/13 Girls Soccer Scores
Chaminade-Julienne 2 Celina 0
Whitmer 3 Defiance 0
8/12 Girls Golf Scores
Celina Invitational (15 teams)
6. Wapakoneta 415, 9. Celina 424, 13. Shawnee 458. 15. Defiance 479
8/12 Boys Soccer Scores
Ottoville 4 Defiance 0
8/10 Girls Tennis Scores
Defiance 3 Napoleon 2
Upper Sandusky 5 Kenton 0
8/9 Girls Tennis Scores
Findlay 4 Defiance 1
Shawnee 4 Bluffton 1
2022 OHSAA Track & Field State Championships
Division I State Track & Field Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial
Boys
74. Shawnee 1, 79. Elida 0.5, 80. Defiance 0
100m Dash: 8. KJ Upshaw, Shawnee
200m Dash: 16. KJ Upshaw, Shawnee
300m Hurdles: 14. Josh Horvath, Defiance
Pole Vault: 8. Conner Douglass, Elida
Complete Results
Division II State Track & Field Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial
Boys
61. St. Marys 2, 61. Van Wert 2, 71. Bath 0, 71. Kenton 0
110m Hurdles: 7. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
4×200 Relay: 13. Van Wert (Connor Pratt/Nate Phillips/Nathan Jackson/Trey Laudick)
4×400 Relay: 7. Van Wert (Trey Laudick/Nate Phillips/Nathan Jackson/Connor Pratt)
4×800 Relay: 11. Van Wert (Gage Wannemacher/Rylan Miller/Trey Laudick/Hunter Sherer)
Discus: 14. Parker Rarey, Kenton; 16. Xavier Griffiths, Bath
Shot Put: 10. Xavier Griffiths, Bath
Girls
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 31, 18. Kenton 11, 29. Celina 7, 48. Van Wert 3, 69. St. Marys 0
100m Dash: 16. Kendra Deehring, Van Wert
200m Dash: 13. Syerra Greber, St. Marys
400m Dash: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf (State Champion); 13. Olivia Fenbert, Ottawa-Glandorf
800m Dash: 1. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf (State Champion)
300m Hurdles: 5. Addy Modd, Kenton
4×100 Relay: 15. Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Kira Dirksen/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser)
4×200 Relay: 6. Van Wert (Kendra Deehring/Macy Johnson/Danesha Branson/Sofi Houg)
4×400 Relay: 8. Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert/Corinne Closson/Averie Fox/Alexa Fortman), 15. Defiance (Samantha Hohenberger/Emily Wahl/Joslyn Renn/Mira Horvath)
4×800 Relay: 5. Ottawa-Glandorf (Alexa Fortman/Rose Turnwald/Madelyn Hovest/Olivia Fenbert)
Long Jump: 13. Mia Rager, Van Wert
Pole Vault: 14. Nevaeh Huser, Celina
Discus: 3. Emma Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Amelia Lutz, Celina; 5. Tatum Miller, Kenton
Shot Put: 6. Tatum Miller, Kenton; 7. Amelia Lutz, Celina
2021-22 Superior Credit Union Western Buckeye League All Sports Trophy
With the completion of the 2021-2022 sports season, the Western Buckeye League would like to announce that the Shawnee Indians have won the Superior Credit Union Western Buckeye League All Sports Trophy for the third year in a row ( None was awarded for the 2020 -2021 school year).
This was a four-team race with Shawnee collecting 150.5 points. Second place Ottawa Glandorf earned 142 points, third place St. Marys collected 137.5 points and Wapakoneta earned 129 points.
Following is a summary of the League Champions
Fall
Cross Country Boys – Defiance
Cross Country Girls – Shawnee
Golf Boys – Shawnee & St. Marys
Football – Van Wert & Wapakoneta
Soccer Boys – Shawnee
Soccer Girls – Shawnee
Tennis Girls – Shawnee
Volleyball – Celina
Winter
Basketball Boys – Ottawa Glandorf
Basketball Girls – Shawnee & Ottawa Glandorf
Bowling Boys – Celina
Bowling Girls – Celina
Swimming Boys – Wapakoneta
Swimming Girls – Ottawa Glandorf
Wrestling – St. Marys
Spring
Baseball – Defiance
Softball – Wapakoneta
Tennis Boys – Shawnee
Track/Field Boys – Van Wert
Track/Field Girls– Ottawa Glandorf
Points are awarded for each sport according to the conference standings.
First place is awarded 10 points, second 9, third 8, etc.
Congratulations to the Shawnee Indians.
6/2 OHSAA Baseball Regionals
Division II Regional Semifinal at Bowling Green
Tiffin Columbian 1 Defiance 0
2022 OHSAA Baseball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Region 6 – Bowling Green
Bowling Green Regional
Defiance
Archbold Sectional/District
Defiance, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Bluffton Sectional/District
Celina, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Division III
Region 10 – Elida
Elida Sectional/District
Bath, Kenton
5/28 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division I District Semifinal at Bluffton University
Wapakoneta 3 Celina 0
Division II District Championship at Archbold
Defiance 4 Napoleon 2
2022 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Regional at Findlay
Boys
13. Shawnee 18, 25. Elida 8, 28. Defiance 6, 33. Celina 4, Wapakoneta 0
State Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 2. Kj Upshaw, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: 3. Josh Horvath, Defiance
200 Meter Dash: 1. Kj Upshaw, Shawnee
Pole Vault: 2. Conner Douglass, Elida
Girls
29. Wapakoneta 3, Elida 0, Shawnee 0
State Qualifiers:
none
Division II Regional at Lexington
Boys
26. Kenton 6
State Qualifiers:
Discus Throw: 3. Parker Rarey, Kenton
Girls
12. Kenton 21
State Qualifiers:
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Addy Modd, Kenton
Discus Throw: 3. Tatum Miller, Kenton
Shot Put: 5. Tatum Miller, Kenton
Division II Regional at Piqua
Boys
3. Van Wert 38, 9. Bath 23, 26. St. Marys 10, Ottawa-Glandorf 0
State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Trey Laudick/Hunter Sherer/Gage Springer/Gage Wannemacher)
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Brandon Bowers, St. Marys
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Connor Pratt/Nathan Jackson/Nate Phillips/Trey Laudick)
400 Meter Dash: 5. Trey Laudick, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Nate Phillips/Gage Springer/Connor Pratt/Nathan Jackson)
Discus Throw: 3. Xavier Griffiths, Bath; 4. Lucas Prichard, Bath
Shot Put: 1. Xavier Griffiths, Bath
Girls
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 44, 5. Celina 39, 11. Van Wert 21, 14. St. Marys 16, 28. Bath 6, 34. Defiance 3
State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Alexa Fortman/Rose Turnwald/Olivia Fenbert/Madelyn Hovest)
100 Meter Dash: 4. Kendra Deehring, Van Wert
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert (Kendra Deehring/Macy Johnson/Danesha Branson/Sofi Houg)
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Celina (Ellie Hitchcock/Kira Dirksen/Paige Veit/Nevaeh Huser)
400 Meter Dash: 2. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 5. Olivia Fenbert, Ottawa-Glandorf
800 Meter Run: 2. Alexa Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: 4. Syerra Greber, St. Marys
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert/Corinne Closson/Averie Fox/Alexa Fortman); 6. Defiance (Samantha Hohenberger/Emily Wahl/Joslyn Renn/Mira Horvath)
Discus Throw: 1. Emma Hoffman, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Amelia Lutz, Celina
Long Jump: 3. Mia Rager, Van Wert
Shot Put: 1. Amelia Lutz, Celina
Pole Vault: 4. Nevaeh Huser, Celina
5/27 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Archbold
Defiance 16 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Napoleon 3 Van Wert 1
Division III District Semifinal at UNOH
Coldwater 7 Bath 0