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It's Grove over BHS in 4 close matches

Haelynn Bischoff knocked down 6 kills • Cora Bischoff added 5 kills, 2 blocks
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2020 - 2:33pm

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton girls volleyball team lost to Columbus Grove in a tough four-set Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday night.

Bluffton's record dropped to 11-6 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the close defeat. The Pirates won the second set to tie the match 1-1, but then lost the final two games.         

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Pirates over Patrick Henry in three sets

Stackhouse 21 kills, 8 digs; Schwab 13 kills, 13 digs; Bischoff 5 kills; Scoles 37 assists, 3 aces, 13 digs; Monday 11 digs; Young 2 aces
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 6, 2020 - 8:38am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team swept Patrick Henry in a non-conference volleyball match Monday night.

Bluffton upped its record to 11-5 overall with the 25-20, 25-16, 28-26 victory.         PH fell to 6-8 with the defeat.
 
Kylie Stackhouse slammed 21 kills and came up with eight digs to lead the Pirate girls. Taylor Schwab contributed 13 kills and 13 digs to the sweep. 

Haelynn Bischoff also knocked down five kills.     

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29 straight NWC wins for boys' soccer team • 6th straight conference title

Schriner scores 4; Basil 3 in 7-0 blow out of Lincolnview
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 6, 2020 - 8:31am

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By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team swamped Lincolnview 7-1 Monday night in Northwest Conference play to clinch at least a tie for the league crown.

Bluffton improved to 12-0-1 and 4-0 in the NWC with the victory. The Lancers dropped to 2-7-4 and 1-4 in the NWC with the loss.

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Erik Nygaard finishes 3rd at Kalida Invitational

Bluffton boys 7th of 23 teams at cross country event
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2020 - 1:48pm

By Cort Reynolds
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
KALIDA - The Bluffton cross country teams competed at the Kalida Wildcat Invitational Saturday morning. The boys' varsity team came in 7th out of 23 teams with a score of 198. 

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Bluffton girl kickers blank Kalida; improve to 10-2-1

Goals by Sami Scoles and Clara Matthews
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2020 - 12:30pm

By Cort Reynolds
KALIDA - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Kalida 2-0 in a non-league game late Saturday morning.

Streaking Bluffton improved to 10-2-1 overall with their ninth consecutive win. Kalida fell to 6-6 with the defeat.

The match was scoreless in the first half. 

Pirate Sami Scoles then struck for the game's first goal in the 61st minute. Clara Matthews followed with the second goal seven minutes later to put the game out of reach.

Rebekah Hoff passed out one assist for Bluffton.

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Shutler rallies Bluffton late past Paulding

BHS plays at Riverdale (4-2) Saturday, in the first round of the Div. VI, region 22 playoffs
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 5, 2020 - 12:26pm

By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - Visiting Bluffton scored in the final minute to squeak past Paulding 27-24 in the final game of a shortened, unprecedented Northwest Conference season Friday night.

Speedy senior Tyson Shutler ripped off a 48-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left in the game to bring the Pirates back from a 24-19 deficit to a 25-24 lead.

Pirate quarterback Nate Schaadt ran in the two-point conversion to provide the final margin as the Pirates held on for the win. 

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