Sports

Five Bluffton High School softball players received all-Northwest Conference honors this week.

Averey Rumer, sophomore, was named to the all-NWC first team. Katie Prater, sophomore, was named to the all-NWC second team.

BHS honorable mentions were Jazmynn Wilson, senior, Abbie Parkins, senior, and Libby Schaadt, freshman.

Senior Ariana Schmiedebusch, a pitcher from Allen East, was named Player of the Year. Allen East coach Bill Mattevi was named Coach of the Year at the all-conference selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos.

After finishing second three years in a row, Bluffton High School boys’ track team captured the Northwest Conference track and field trophy this past weekend at Bluffton University. It was the first NWC title for the boys since 2011.

It was Bluffton's 19th overall NWC title.

The BHS girls’ team finished a respectful third place. The girls’ team has not finished lower than third in the conference meet since 2010.

The boys’ won eight first places and Trevor Bassitt, senior, set two conference records. The girls’ won two first places.

Sam Fruchey, Bluffton HS grad, helped the Malone University Pioneers notch their first postseason victory since 2002 last week. She was named Malone's athlete of the week.

The freshman pitcher appeared in all three of Malone's games at the G-MAC Tournament, allowing just one unearned run over 9.2 innings of work.

In Malone's opening game against top-seeded Cedarville, Fruchey entered the contest in the bottom of the sixth inning with runners at second and third and no outs.  The freshman worked out of trouble in the inning, keeping the game dead-locked at 2-2.

Bluffton High School’s softball team completed dominated its most recent three opponents.

The Pirates stopped Riverdale 12-2, Lima Central Catholic 12-2 and Delphos Jefferson 14-4.

Libby Schaadt, BHS pitcher, is now 12-5 on the season. Bluffton’s box scores are attached.