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On November 20, Miami-Hamilton clamped down on the Beavers in a 56-41 win over the Bluffton University men's basketball. Bluffton slipped to 0-3 on the season, while the Harriers stayed perfect at 7-0.

Winning its last two Fall 2021 games propelled the Bluffton University football team to fifth place among eight teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The team has ten All-HCAC honorees with three players on the first team, one on the second team and six honorable mentions.

The Bluffton University women's basketball team dominated Olivet College 77-43 in front of a packed Sommer Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The Bluffton offense sputtered in the home opener with Oberlin on Saturday, then evened up their mark at 1-1. The Olivet squad that came in averaging 80 points per game fell to 1-2 after scoring just over half of that on Wednesday night.

The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell behind 12-2 just over two minutes into the game and Heidelberg never looked back in a 92-68 win over the Beavers on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The visitors fell to 0-2 on the year, while Heidelberg improved to 3-0.

By Cort Reynolds

Senior volleyball standout Kylie Stackhouse signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Tiffin University Tuesday, November 16 at Bluffton High School.

As a Pirate, Stackhouse is Bluffton’s career kills leader with 1,301. She was a three-time, first team All-Northwest Conference pick. In 2021, she was named first team all-district and will participate in the District 8 All-Star game.

By Cort Reynolds

UPDATE: Consolation and championship game times on November 20 have been corrected.

This weekend, Bluffton will once again tip off the girls basketball season by hosting the annual four-team McDonald's Holiday Tournament.

The Lady Pirates will face local rival Cory-Rawson in the second semifinal Friday night, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Hornet girls are the defending tournament champion.

The first semifinal contest between Allen East and Arlington will start at 6 p.m.

The third-place consolation contest will take place Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (UPDATED)

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