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LCC eliminates Pirate boys in sectional final

Jared Piercefield tallied 11 of his team-high 16 points in the second half

By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - Lima Central Catholic ran out to a big halftime lead and defeated Bluffton 60-44 in Div. IV boys basketball sectional final action at Elida Friday night.

The Pirates fell behind 15-4 after the first period and never caught up. The fifth-seeded Thunderbirds extended their margin to a commanding 35-16 at halftime with a 20-point second stanza. 

Second seed Bluffton inched within 47-36 behind a strong third period as senior Mason Soper scored eight points.

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Bluffton second at wrestling sectionals

Tayton Kleman, Kaden Basil win titles as 5 advance to district meet

By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The Bluffton wrestling team finished a strong second out of 13 teams at the Van Buren Div. III sectional meet Friday and Saturday.
 
Carey won the tournament with 178.5 points while the Pirates tied with Elmwood for second, scoring 146 points. They nosed out host VB in fourth with 145 points.

A top-four finish at sectionals qualifies any wrestler to the district event in Napoleon March 6-7. 

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Paulding will leave NWC after 2020-21 school year

Discussions could involve league expansion – finding a school or schools that would be a good fit with NWC

The member schools of the Northwest Conference have been informed by Paulding of that school's intent to leave the league and join the Green Meadows Conference, according to Jim Raabe, NWC commissioner.   

"It is anticipated that a formal request to leave the league after the 20-21 school year will be submitted to the member schools at the May principals' meeting," Raabe said.

Paulding has been affiliated with the NWC since 1967 and in that time frame has accumulated over 50 conference championship teams in the various sports.  

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BHS grad Ann Alyanak runs in Olympic trials Marathon

Ann (Stechschulte) Alyanak placed 147th out of 390 women running the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon Feb. 29 in Atlanta, Ga. 

Alyanak’s time was 2:46:32. She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials as the third place female finisher at the 2018 Illinois Marathon. This was the third time she has qualified for the Olympic Trials (first since having her children). Alyanak finished 7th overall at the Trials her first time in 2008.

Alyanak, who lives in Dayton with her husband, Ed, and three children, runs for Up and Running, Dayton, and coaches for Run SMART. 

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3 Pirate boys make All-NWC cage squad

Luke Denecker, Mason Soper, 1st team: Jared Piercefield, 2nd team

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS  - Two Bluffton boys received first team All-Northwest Conference basketball honors from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting Monday night.

Senior Luke Denecker and classmate Mason Soper were each voted first team All-NWC.

Denecker became just the second Pirate male to surpass 1,000 points in his career this year before a knee injury ended his season.

Pirate senior Jared Piercefield was also named second team all-league.

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Lady Pirates knocked out by Arlington in sectionals

Senior post Libby Schaadt led the Pirates with 19 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in her last game.

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Second seed Arlington seized control with a 15-4 second quarter and went on to defeat Bluffton 50-41 in girls Div. IV sectional final action Saturday night at Bluffton University.

The loss ended the Lady Pirate season with a 14-9 overall record, while Arlington improved to 18-5 with the win.

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