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By Cort Reynolds

PORT CLINTON – The Bluffton senior tandem of Grady Coonfare and Isaiah Kohli finished fourth in the Northwest District Div. II tennis doubles tournament at Port Clinton on Saturday, May 23.

By virtue of winning two matches on day one of the tournament, the Pirate pair advanced to the district semifinals and qualified for the state tourney next week in Mason.

On Saturday in the semifinals, the duo lost to the eventual district champion doubles team of Tony Palmer and Cooper Remi from Lexington by a 6-0, 6-0 count.

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By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY__The visiting Bluffton High School baseball team lost 17-0 to Liberty-Benton in a Northwest 1 Div. V sectional final on Saturday, May 23. 

L-B poured it on with nine runs in the first inning. The Eagles plated five runs in the second inning and added three more scores in the third frame.

L-B out-hit the Pirates 14-1, and took advantage of five Bluffton errors.

The Pirates finished the season 3-14-1 after the defeat that was shortened to five innings by the 10-run mercy rule.

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Pirate track excels at Div. IV northwest district meet

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY__The Bluffton High School girls track and field team finished second and the boys came in a strong fourth at the 14-team Div. IV northwest district meet in Findlay on Wednesday and Friday, May 22. 

Sophomore standout Maelee Miller captured first in the girls 400 meters with a time of 58.8 to seize the district title.

Miller also won the 100-meter hurdles (15.22) race by .35.

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By Cort Reynolds

PORT CLINTON – The Bluffton senior tandem of Grady Coonfare and Isaiah Kohli advanced to the northwest district semifinals with two wins in the Div. II tennis tournament at Port Clinton Thursday.

By virtue of winning two matches on day one, the Pirate pair qualified for the state tournament next week in Mason and advanced to the district semis Saturday.

They are the first Bluffton boys tennis players to advance to the state tourney.

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L-R) Isaiah Kohli and Grady Coonfare

By Paula Scott

Bluffton Pirate seniors Grady Coonfare and Isaiah Kohli are playing as a tennis doubles team in the May 21 district tournament in Port Clinton. They have only been playing tennis for four years, but their enthusiasm for the sport is strong.

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90 players registered for event

FROM FACEBOOK: From the Bluffton Disc Golf Association: Team Mojo will be hosting their 2026 Bluffton Open this coming Sunday, May 24.

Best of luck to all the players. Probably not a good day to stop out for a recreational round, as there are 90 players competing! See https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/100876 for additional information.

A couple of us did a little mowing and trimming before the storm hit tonight. Hopefully, this keeps the mosquitoes to a minimum.

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