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3 Lady Pirates earn All-NWC hoops honors

Libby Schaadt, Laykin Garmatter and Kayla White
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 24, 2020 - 6:46am

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

Senior post Libby Schaadt and junior guard Laykin Garmatter were both voted second team All-NWC. Schaadt led the team in scoring and rebounds. Garmatter topped Bluffton in three-point goals and was the top vote-getter on the five-player second team.

Scrappy Pirate senior guard Kayla White also was voted honorable mention all-league.

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Pirate boys down Jefferson behind huge 1st period

BHS improved to 18-4; finished 6-2 in NWC
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2020 - 9:11pm

By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Visiting Bluffton raced to a big early lead and went on to defeat Delphos Jefferson 69-57 in the Northwest Conference boys basketball regular season finale Friday night.

The Pirates led 27-13 after the first period as senior Mason Soper poured in 14 points. Bluffton held a 37-25 edge at halftime. 

Jefferson edged within 53-47 after a 22-16 third period as Wildcat Ian Wannemacher netted 10 points in the quarter.

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Larry Bird's epic All-Star Game resume

Posted by LizGH on February 20, 2020 - 6:00am

SB Nation published a column by local sports writer, Cort Reynolds, on Larry Bird's legacy of winning and big plays in the mid-season classic. 

CLICK HERE TO READ THE COLUMN.

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Another Pirate dream team on the way

7th grade boys' basketball team finished the season at 19-0
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2020 - 3:51pm

Photos by Sam Brauen
Story information by Sam Brauen and Chris Ackerman
Pirates basketball fans hold on to your seats. 

Another dream team heads this way quicker than you can intercept a mid-court pass and score on a fast-break layup.

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Coaches Chris Ackerman and Chad Osborne led this year’s 7th grade boys’ team to a 19-0 record. Here's part of the story:

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Lady Pirates nipped by T-Birds

Bluffton face a nine-day layoff before tournament play starts
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2020 - 9:41pm

By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - Visiting Bluffton lost a 43-42 barnburner to Lima Central Catholic in a non-conference girls basketball contest Thursday night to end the regular season.

The close loss ended the Lady Pirate regular season record at 14-8 overall, while LCC improved to 12-9 with the win.

The game between the Allen County rivals was close all the way. LCC led 11-10 after a tight first period.

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Pirate boys nip Kenton 57-55

Mason Sopher hits 15, Jared Piercefield 13, and Levi Hohenbrink 10
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2020 - 9:36pm

By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - Visiting Bluffton won a 57-55 nailbiter at WBL foe Kenton in a non-conference boys basketball battle Saturday night.

The Pirates led 10-5 after the first period and held a 24-21 edge at halftime. They led 37-33 after three quarters.

Bluffton canned 11 of 17 free throws in the final stanza to stave off the Wildcats as Kenton's Jayden Cornell scored nine late points. 

The Pirates improved to 17-4 with the road win. Meanwhile, Kenton fell to 11-10 with their third straight defeat.

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