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1st places for Lovell, Boblitt, Scoles, Tabler in track

Pirate track, softball and baseball updates
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 5, 2021 - 3:07pm

Bluffton track, softball and baseball updates here
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Bluffton boys track and field team finished third at the Allen East quadrangular meet Tuesday afternoon.

Columbus Grove took first in both the boys and girls standings. The Pirate girls ended up fourth.

Pirates Wyatt Lovell and Trey Boblitt tied for first in the high jump.

Lady Pirate Brianna Tabler took first in the pole vault, and teammate Sami Scoles captured the girls 1600-meter run.

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Ada hires Lima Senior coach for boys' basketball

Vince Halliday coached Lima Senior girls' teams for the past 14 seasons
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 4, 2021 - 2:47pm

FROM ADA ICON - Ada Board of Education hired Vince Halliday as its new head boys' basketball coach in a special meeting last night. 

He replaces Jon Cook who was hired in October, 2020, as varsity boys' coach following the resignation of Drew White earlier in October. White coached at Ada for three seasons.

Halliday brings with him many years of basketball coaching experience. He has spent the past 14 seasons as the head coach of the girls' basketball program at Lima Senior, where he is a teacher. He leaves the Lady Spartans as the career leader in coaching wins. 

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Pirate girls whip Leipsic

Bluffton hurler Grace Myers earned her third vistory with a complete-game effort
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2021 - 2:44pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton defeated Leipsic 5-1 in a non-league softball contest Friday evening.

The Lady Pirates improved to 4-10 with the win against their future NWC opponent. Leipsic fell to 7-7 with the defeat. 

The Viking girls scored in the first inning on a solo home run by losing pitcher Jocelyn Hermiller. But Bluffton tied it with a score in the bottom of the third frame.

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Riley Busch hammers 3-run homer in BHS loss to Grove

Arlington beats Pirate baseball team
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2021 - 1:30pm

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - Visiting Bluffton lost to Columbus Grove 9-6 in a Northwest Conference softball makeup contest Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates fell to 4-11 and 2-5 in the NWC with the defeat that snapped a modest two-game win streak. Grove improved to 9-7 and 2-3 in the NWC with the win. 

Bluffton plated three runs in the top of the first frame, but CG matched it in the home half of the first.

Grove edged ahead 6-3 with single runs in each of the second, third and fourth innings.

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Bluffton boys third at Liberty Benton Invite

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2021 - 1:10pm

By Cort Reynolds - photos from Bluffton Pirates Tweet
FINDLAY - The Bluffton boys track and field team finished a strong third at the 16-team Pat Wagner Liberty Benton Invitational Saturday.

Columbus Grove won the boys team title with 144.5 points, followed by host L-B (108.5) and Bluffton (68).

Senior Jon Schriner won the 400 meter dash to post the top Bluffton finish.

L-B captured the girls team crown with 146.5 points. The Pirate girls came in 11th with 23 points.

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Rematch vs. Leipsic

Bluffton softball seeded 9th in sectional draw
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 3, 2021 - 1:00pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls softball team was seeded ninth at the 13-team Elida Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.

Ninth seed Bluffton (4-11) plays at sixth seed Leipsic (7-7) Monday, May 10 in first round action. 

The Pirate girls beat the Vikings 5-1 April 30 but were ranked lower due to a lesser record. The winner will then play at second-seeded Lima Central Catholic Thursday, May 13.

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