Scores by Schriner 3, Hoffman 2, Derstine, Mehaffie, Kleman, Oglesbee, Shepard 1 each
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:14pm
By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team stomped Spencerville 10-0 in the Northwest Conference opener Monday night.
The Pirates improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the shutout victory. The Bearcats fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the league with the lopsided loss.
Senior Jonathan Schriner tallied three goals and dished out an assist to pace the Pirate attack. He scored in the eighth, 29th and 39th minutes.
Setter Skyler Scoles dished out 26 assists and served a pair of aces. Kylie Monday mustered up 10 digs.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:08pm
Pirate volleyball swept by Elida By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team lost in straight sets to Elida at their fieldhouse Monday night.
Bluffton fell by a close 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 count to drop to 2-1. It was their third straight non-league road match to open the season.
Junior Kylie Stackhouse led the victors with 17 kills and two blocks. Meanwhile Taylor Schwab contributed five kills, 13 digs and an ace.
Setter Skyler Scoles dished out 26 assists and served a pair of aces. Kylie Monday mustered up 10 digs.
Clara Matthews, Allison Diller, Mittendorf and Sami Scoles each passed out one assist
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 1, 2020 - 12:04pm
By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The Bluffton girls soccer team opened its Northwest Conference schedule with a convincing 5-1 win at Spencerville Monday evening.
The Lady Pirates improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their first win. The Bearcat girls fell to 1-1 and 0-1 with the defeat.
Reagan Mittendorf authored a hat trick to lead the Pirate girls to victory. She opened the scoring in the 10th minute, then added two more scores in the 29th and 49th minutes.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 31, 2020 - 5:01pm
Bluffton students attended classes today for the first time since March. So, it was more than just the first day of school. It was the first day in school for five months. Jamie Nygaard obtained permission from the school to go inside classrooms and shares these photos with viewers. In this photo a first grader in Miss Unterbrink's class gives a thumps up. More photos tomorrow.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 31, 2020 - 3:55pm
New staff members of the Bluffton schools were announced in the recent newsletter sent to residents of the district. Here is a brief sketch of each.
Abby Diller - Elementary Teacher
Abby Diller, the new 4th-grade teacher, graduated from Cedarville University in 2018 and began her teaching career in the 4th and 5th grades at Trotwood-Madison. Originally from Dayton, she married and moved to Pandora in May.