Player of the Week: Camden Roth

 This weeks player of the week is Camden Roth. The 6’2 senior catcher helped the Bulldog baseball team to a 7-3 win in their season opener versus Wauseon. He contributed 3 RBIs, 5 putouts, 1 home run and 2 runs, all while going 3 for 4 in the box. The team also had a 12-2 win over Rossford yesterday, March 29th where Camden contributed 1 run and 2 putouts.

Catch Camden and the Bulldogs baseball team back in action on Thursday, April 1st versus Bowling Green where the team hopes to keep there winning streak alive 🔵GO DAWGS!!!!!!🔵

Photo taken by Jerry Latta

Track Teams Hope to Start off Strong

 The Defiance Boy’s and Girl’s track team opens up at their seasons at home today in a meet vs Archbold and Bryan. The boys will be lead by a group of five seniors this year. This group of seniors includes athletes from all different sport backgrounds including our former senior spotlight player Payton Switzer, and others like Max Hoffman. Payton in hoping to bring his speed and power from football field over to the track to help his team claim victory at the meet today. While the girls side is lead by some strong seniors like Joanna Schlatter and Kendal Wade. The girl’s side will also be getting help from under class men standout Kaitlyn Parrish who is expected to have big year coming off of not having a season last year. 

The boys team will be led by two coaches. The head coach being Coach Wahl who has been coaching for over 20 years to this point. The other man coaching the team is Coach Mouser you has been coaching for 35 years and has a career record of 170-17 when it comes to cross country meets in his career. 

The girl will also be lead by two coaches agin the head coach is Coach Whal you during his coaching career has coached at two different schools one of the them being your Defiance High school Bulldogs and the other being one of the opponents today Bryan High school. The other coach for the girls is Coach Saner. Coach Saners has been helping coach the girls team for 17 years up to this point and 12 of those years he has also been helping out Coach Mouser with the Cross Country program.

Join me in wishing the the Bulldogs good luck at the track meet today and as always Go Dawgs.

GIRLS TRACK

COACH STEVE WAHL

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Defiance High School Girls Track is right around the corner! With about a week until the first meet (March 30th), former 1986 DHS Graduate Coach Steve Wahl is back again leading the Racing Dogs to victory! 

Steve Wahl has been dedicated to teaching and coaching for almost 3 decades.....yes, I said 3! Before coming to Defiance High School, Wahl coached at Bryan High School for 6 years, serving as a math teacher for 6 years, assistant football coach for 6 years, and head track coach for 4 years. 

Coach Wahl returned to his Alma Mater and has been teaching in the Math Department and the head coach of the Girls Track Team for almost 20 years! His dedication, effort, and Bulldog pride make him one of the best coaches Defiance High School has ever had! 

Bulldog Nation thanks Coach Wahl for all that he has done so far and is excited to see the Bulldogs sprint to victory this spring! 

Check out the DHS Girls Track schedule at https://www.defiancecityschools.org/Schedule1.aspx 

🔵Go Dawgs!⚪

By: Luke 

Senior Spotlight: Payton Switzer

 This weeks Senior Spotlight goes to Senior, Payton Switzer. Payton is a part of the Defiance football and track and field programs. During his senior football season Switzer racked up 209 receiving yards, along with one touchdown and one interception. Switzer looks to utilize his speed this season on the track as he rounds out his career as a bulldog.

Be sure to check our social media pages next Monday as Athlete of the Week will be back. Also, keep an eye out for this weeks game outcomes as the bulldog softball and baseball teams officially kick off their seasons on Saturday, March 27th at their home fields!! 🔵GO DAWGS!🔵

Spring Sports are in Full Swing

Spring Sports are in full swing as the baseball and softball teams have begun their seasons with scrimmages. Make sure to stay up to date by following our twitter, instagram and facebook pages. You can also stay up to date by emailing us at, defiancehighschoolathletics@gmail.com. By following, liking and sharing you will be sure to not miss a beat, and you can help your friends stay in the know too! Make sure to check in every Monday to find out who Defiance High Schools athlete of the week is! Each week a different bulldog athlete will be featured for their outstanding performances and/or accomplishments.

Photos by: Jerry Latta

Picture by: Jerry Latta

Senior Spotlight

       Due to the pause on athletic events until spring sports start up again, the blog decided to do a Senior Spotlight instead of Player of the Week for this week. On Monday, the Bulldog Blog picked Joanna Schlatter from the Defiance High School Girls Basketball team to be the Senior Spotlight!

Joanna has been dedicated to the basketball program and was named Honorable Mention All Western Buckeye League this Season! Throughout Joanna's time as a Bulldog hooper, she demonstrated great leadership on and off the court. Her height and strong agility have Joanna an edge on her opponents. From dropping dimes to her crowd aweing step back jumper, Joanna was an extremely skilled team player. With Joanna graduating this year, there are some big shoes to fill! Thank you, Joanna, for your effort in making Bulldog Basketball a success!

Best wishes as Joanna moves forward after high school! 

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As always....Go DAWGS! 

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By: Luke 

With Winter Sports Wrapping up, Spring Sports are Quickly Approaching

 As winter sports wrap up, the anticipation of spring sports begins. Don’t miss the start of spring sports this coming week as the teams kickoff their promising seasons. The Baseball team kicks off with a scrimmage on Tuesday, March 16th against St. Francis. The Softball team will go up against Wauseon on Thursday, March 18th in a scrimmage as well. Boys Tennis kicks off on Tuesday, March 30th against Wauseon. While the boys and girls track team will start their season with a tri-meet vs Archbold/Bryan on Tuesday, March 30th. Be sure to mark your calendars and follow our social media pages to keep up with all the latest news regarding Bulldogs sports! 

Defiance Boys Varsity Basketball Team’s Season Comes to a Close

 The Defiance High School Varsity basketball team wrapped up their season on Wednesday, March 3rd as the team fell short to a solid, Lima Shawnee team, in the first round of districts. After two consecutive wins the young Defiance team could not clinch their 3rd win in a row to continue their season. This team was forced to work through adversity and stay strong in difficult times. While this season had its ups and downs, and was like no other, due to Covid, there were many successes and accomplishments as well. The team ended up finishing third in the Western Buckeye league after going 6-3 in conference play and 15-9 overall. Also, a huge thank you to our trio of seniors on the team, CJ Zachrich, TJ Nafziger and Connor Black for all the hard work they have put in and their contributions to the team and program over the years.

Photo taken by: Jerry Lata

Former Athlete Connor Buljalksi reflects and enlightens about the Track and Field program

Connor Bujalski
Photo Credit: Defiance College Athletic Department

With the Trank and Field squads opening up competition at the end of the month, I decided to interview a recent graduate from Defiance High School who ran for the team. This athlete is Connor Bujalski; he was on the team for four years and lettered all four years while he was on the team. 

So while talking to Connor, I had asked him about what Track meet was the most important one for the team to compete at this year. With a quick response, he replied, "it would have to be the Napoleon Invitation." He continued by saying, "this invitation is huge for the team with Napoleon being so close to the school. It is basically a big rivalry between them and us." As we continued, I asked him who are two athletes we should keep an eye on during the season; he replied with "Payton Switzer of the boys' team and Katlyn Parrish " he continued by saying, "Payton is a senior this year, so he is a leader for them this year, and I expect him to lead by example on the track and in the classroom. While Katlyn, on the other hand, isn't a senior, she will still have a big role on the team being a leader by showing her work effort during the year.

Our conversation then turned to how he thought the team would perform over the next few years with his class graduating and the new class of seniors taking over the team leader roles. He responded with, " the team will remain decent for the next few years, but he has fears that after his class graduated that the numbers on the team became very low." He continued by saying this could become a cause for concern because if the team wants to continue to compete at a high level, they need numbers to fill out the roster."

So, join me in wishing the track teams good luck at their first competition, which will be at Defiance on Tuesday, March 30th

PLAYER OF THE WEEK!

Bradyn Shaw

During the OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Final game against the Van Wert High School Cougars, Shaw led his team to a second half push to take a 51-30 victory! He led all scorers with 18 points while splashing three baskets from beyond the arc. Shaw dribbled through the Cougar defense and used his silky smooth jumper to bring loads of excitement to the Defiance High School arena on Saturday night! Now, Shaw and his teammates with have a "dogfight" against Lima Shawnee this Wednesday at the District tournament in Spencerville, OH! 

Be sure to congratulate Bradyn and show your love for Bulldog Basketball in the comment section below ↓ 

By: Luke