Sports

By Cort Reynolds

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The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team shut out local non-league rival Cory-Rawson 4-0 Tuesday evening.

The Pirate girls improved to 11-3-1 overall with the convincing victory.  

Cory-Rawson dropped to 4-9-1 after the loss. 

Pirate Riley Eachus scored in the fourth minute on an Allison Diller assist to give Bluffton an early 1-0 lead. 

Jasi Crawfis doubled the lead three minutes later on an unassisted score. 

Sami Scoles extended the advantage to 3-0 with a score in the 12th minute.

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The Bluffton University men's golf team shot a 477 over 27 holes at the Capital Fall Classic on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. The event at the Blacklick Golf Course scheduled for 36 holes was cut short due to darkness.

Leading the Beavers were a pair of juniors who checked in with scores of 115 on Monday. Clay Quellhorst (St. Marys/Memorial) and Nathan Eberle (Grove City) were a mere seven shots over par for the round and a half at Reynoldsburg. Eberle's score included a sparkling 36 for the nine holes in round two!

By Cort Reynolds

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On Sunday October 10, the Bluffton boys soccer team was voted the top seed at the 12-team Tiffin Columbian Div. III sectional/district draw.

Bluffton (10-3-1) is the top seed and received a first round bye.

Van Buren (10-2-2) was seeded second, with Mansfield Christian (9-5-1) third.

The Pirates would face the C-R/Ada/Woodmore bracket survivor in the district semifinals Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Tiffin Columbian. 

Bluffton beat Ada 8-2 September 28.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Bluffton girls soccer team was seeded third in the 10-team Div. III sectional drawing Sunday, October 10.

The Lady Pirates (10-3-1) received a first round bye and will host 10th-seeded Mansfield St. Peter's Tuesday, October 19 at 5 p.m. 

The winner takes on Mansfield Christian in the district semis at Bluffton Oct. 26. 

Mansfield Christian was seeded second and Bluffton third in the 10-team bracket.

The district finals will be Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. in Bluffton.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Bluffton High School volleyball team was seeded sixth at the 13-team Kalida Div. III sectional/district drawing Sunday, October 10.

The Lady Pirates (13-7) host seventh seed Van Buren (14-5) Monday, October 18 at 5 p.m. in sectional first round play. In a scheduling quirk, Bluffton also plays at Van Buren Oct. 14 in the regular season finale.

The sectional semifinal winner advances to the second round at third-seeded Ottawa-Glandorf (15-5) Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. The victor there advances to the Kalida district semis Oct. 25. The district finals are Oct. 27.

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The Bluffton University women's golf team capped off its 2021 fall slate with a 6th place finish at the HCAC Championship on Sunday, Oct. 10. Bluffton shot a 355 (tied for 4th all-time) after rounds of 388 and 364 on Friday and Saturday at Legends Golf Club. The 1107 is the best 54-hole score in Bluffton women's history.

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