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Pirate linksters best AE and Ada in tri-match

Posted by Staff on August 16, 2022 - 7:09am

By Cort Reynolds

Hosting at Bluffton Golf Club, Bluffton High School won a three-team Northwest Conference golf match on Monday, August 15.

The Pirates finished first with 178 strokes, followed by Allen East (197) and Ada (236). Mustang Levi Clum captured match medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 37.

Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton with a score of 41. Jacob Boisvert was second for the Pirates with a round of 44. Eli Wenger carded a 45, while Evan Speicher shot a 48.

Logan Combs added a 50, while Aiden Sponslor registered a 54.

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Pirate golfers win 3-school league match

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2022 - 7:36am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf team won a three-school Northwest Conference golf match Thursday, August 11 at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The Pirates easily finished first with 178 strokes, followed by a pair of Bulldog squads. Columbus Grove took second with a 193 total, while Ada came in a distant third (238).

Jaden Coonfare of Bluffton was match medalist with a nine-hole total of 41.

Aiden Sponsler posted a round of 45 to finish second for the Pirates. 

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Bluffton women's soccer kicks off year one with Coach Hammon

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2022 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University women's soccer team is excited to kick off the Zach Hammon era when the Beavers hit the pitch this fall. Kevin Gregory led the women for four years before heading home to Texas when he was named the head coach at Austin College. Bluffton returns all of its goal scoring and it will look to take advantage of improved depth and experience in 2022.

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Bluffton netters sweep Wildcats

Posted by Staff on August 12, 2022 - 7:38am

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School blanked Kenton 5-0 in girls tennis play Thursday afternoon, August 11, at the Ohio Northern University courts in Ada.

The lopsided win upped the Pirate record to 1-1-1 this season.

The Pirate girls won all 10 sets and dropped just seven of 67 games in the match.

Juniors Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch each rolled to victory by the score of 6-2, 6-0 at first and second singles, respectively.

Freshman Hannah Nieman cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win at third singles.

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Pirate netters fall to Indians

Posted by Paula Scott on August 10, 2022 - 9:28am

CORRECTION: Kaleigh Coffman was misidentified in the original article.

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School lost 4-1 at Shawnee in girls tennis action Tuesday afternoon, August 9.

The loss dropped the Pirate record to 0-1 with one tie this season.

The Bluffton tandem of sophomores Kaleigh Coffman and Brooklyn Moser swept to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at second doubles to provide the lone Pirate win.

Shawnee won the other four matches in straight sets. The Pirate girls play Kenton at Ohio Northern University Thursday, August 11.

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Pirate netters lead opener before rain

Posted by Staff on August 9, 2022 - 7:07am

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School led Celina 2-0 in the girls tennis season opener Monday evening at the Ohio Northern University courts when rain ended play. The Pirate girls were on the verge of victory when play had to be stopped with three matches tied in the third set.

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