Posted by Fred Steiner on November 19, 2019 - 8:51am
Alexa Hanna, Bluffton High School athletic director, released the 2019-20 BHS boys' and girls' varsity and JV rosters and schedules. Those are attached below.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2019 - 3:54pm
By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The state runner-up Bluffton boys soccer team placed two players on the 2019 Division III All-Ohio team in voting recently conducted by the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association.
Bluffton senior defender Matt Daws and junior midfielder Jonathan Schriner were each named second team all-state. Both Pirates were also voted first team All-Northwest district.
The Pirates finished 18-3-2 and advanced to the state finals, where they lost to Columbus Wellington 4-0.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2019 - 6:44am
By Cort Reynolds
DEFIANCE - The Bluffton boys soccer team had four players receive All-Northwest district Div. III honors recently in voting conducted by area coaches.
• Senior Matt Daws and junior Jonathan Schriner were each named first team all-district.
• Pirate junior Simon Derstine was voted second team all-district.
• Sophomore Jude Spallinger was voted honorable mention all-district.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 11, 2019 - 1:24pm
An announced crowd of 6,542 attended the game under an overcast sky amid 55-degree temperatures.
Story by Cort Reynolds
18 Photos by Marvin Foster
COLUMBUS - The Bluffton boys soccer team had its magical run to the Div. III state finals end Sunday in MAPFRE Stadium at the feet of Columbus Wellington, 4-0.
Bluffton finished its historic season 18-3-2 with the defeat at the 20,000-seat home of the Columbus Crew. It was their third consecutive contest against a team ranked in the top five in the state poll.
By Cort Reynolds
Seven Bluffton football players earned All-Northwest Conference notice in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Junior speedster Tyson Shutler was named first team all-league at defensive back.
Senior fullback Tucker Neff was named to the second team all-conference offense. He ran for over 1,200 yards and set a school single-game record with 313 yards rushing at Ada.
Senior lineman McCormick Ault was also voted second team all-league on offense.
