Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2021 - 10:15am
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls basketball team was seeded eighth out of 14 teams at the Van Wert district/Div. IV super sectional drawing held recently.
The Lady Pirate cagers (11-9) will visit local rival Cory-Rawson (13-6) in the first round Wednesday, February 17 at 7 p.m. The seventh-seeded Lady Hornets knocked off the Pirate girls 39-29 at Bluffton back in the season opener.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton varsity wrestling team hosted the annual Northwest Conference title meet Friday. The Pirates finished a solid fourth out of eight teams as three Bluffton grapplers secured individual championships.
Allen East narrowly won its fifth straight league title with 264.5 points, edging second-place Columbus Grove by a mere half point.
Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirates with a season-high 20 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2021 - 4:54pm
By Cort Reynolds
MILLER CITY - Visiting Bluffton fell behind by 19 at halftime and lost 62-51 to non-conference foe Miller City in a girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Pirates trailed 14-7 after the first period of play. MC then blew the game open with a 24-point second quarter to build a 38-19 advantage at intermission.
The Pirate girls outscored the Lady Wildcats 16-12 in each of the last two stanzas, but could not overcome the big halftime deficit.
Senior Nic Essinger scored 12 of his season-high 18 points in the first half to pace the victors.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2021 - 4:49pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton built a double-digit halftime lead and went on to post a 62-52 win over Riverdale in a non-conference boys basketball contest Saturday night.
Four Pirates scored in double figures to spearhead a balanced offensive effort.
The Pirates led 19-13 after the first period as four players tallied at least four points each. Bluffton extended the advantage to 38-27 at intermission.
The foes played to an almost even 25-24 second-half score.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 8, 2021 - 4:45pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton boys basketball team was seeded 11th out of 13 teams at the Lima Senior Div. III sectional/district drawings held Sunday.
The Pirate boys (7-11) will host 13th-seeded Defiance Tinora (4-10) Wednesday, February 24 in a sectional semifinal. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
The winner will visit top-seeded Ottawa-Glandorf (13-3) Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the second round. The host Titans beat the Pirates 63-50 January 2 in a game that was closer than the final score indicates.