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Lady Pirates shut out Bowling Green 1-0

Clara Matthews scores on Sami Scoles assist
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2020 - 11:40am

By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team kept its long win streak alive with a 1-0 victory over Bowling Green Monday night.

With their 11th straight win, the Pirate girls improved to 12-2-1 overall. 

The game was scoreless until the 65th minute. Clara Matthews scored via a Sami Scoles assist with about 15 minutes left to provide the slim margin of victory.

Bluffton managed to get off 16 shots, nine of which were on goal. The Pirate defense limited BG to just four shots, three of which were on target.

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Stackhouse hammers 16 kills, 7 digs; Schwab 8 kills, 7 digs

Minster sweeps Pirate girls
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2020 - 11:22am

Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team lost in straight sets to non-conference foe Minster Monday night.

Bluffton's record dropped to 12-7 overall with the 25-18, 25-8, 25-18 defeat.

Minster improved to 10-6 with the victory.
 
Kylie Stackhouse hammered 16 kills and came up with seven digs to pace the Lady Pirates. Taylor Schwab complemented her by compiling eight kills and seven digs. 

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Clash of the number 1s - Bluffton 1 - Shawnee 1

Both teams ranked number 1 in NW Ohio Coaches polls - BHS is DIII; Shawnee is DII
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 3:03pm

Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Rae Staton
LIMA SHAWNEE - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team tied Div. II power Shawnee 1-1 Saturday in a non-conference showdown.

Bluffton ran its record to 12-0-2 with the tie. The Indian record is now 11-2-1.

Shawnee came into the game ranked first by the coaches in the northwest region Div. II poll, while Bluffton was voted number one in Div. III.

Shawnee's Carter Jensen scored the games's first goal in the 15th minute. 

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It's all Pirates in football first round

BHS doubles the score on Riverdale
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 12, 2020 - 2:06pm

By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
MT. BLANCHARD - Visiting Bluffton ran out to a big halftime lead and defeated Riverdale soundly 55-27 in the first round of the Div. VI, region 22 playoffs Saturday night at D. Ray Baum Field.

Senior back Tyson Shutler ran for three touchdowns and returned two interceptions for scores to pace the victors. He also accounted for nearly 300 yards in total offense.

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Bluffton girl netters season ends in sectionals

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2020 - 2:16pm

By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton girls tennis team competed hard but saw their season end at the Div. II sectional tournament Thursday at Elida.

Three Bluffton girls competed in the singles flight, while two Lady Pirate doubles duos also played but fell in tough three-setters.

In her first match Pirate Caitlyn Couch rallied to beat Claire Ellerbrock of Ottawa-Glandorf 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the round of 32. It turned out to be the only Pirate win of the day.

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Pirate Lovett 12th at district golf meet

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 9, 2020 - 10:21am

By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - Bluffton junior Kenny Lovett finished in a four-way tie for 12th place in the Div. III northwest district golf tournament Thursday at Stone Ridge Golf Club.

Lovett shot a 39-42=81 total over the 18-hole course to post a strong showing in the 109-player field and end his season. He finished just three shots off the pace for qualification to the state tournament.

Only the top four teams and top four individual scorers not on a qualifying team made it to the Div. III state event October 16-17.

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