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Kylie Stackhouse first team volleyball All-District 8

Posted by LizGH on October 22, 2019 - 1:34pm

By Cort Reynolds
Bluffton sophomore hitter Kylie Stackhouse was named first team All-District 8 in Div. IV for volleyball in voting by the area coaches.

Stackhouse topped the Lady Pirates in kills and blocks this season. Bluffton finished 12-12 overall and 4-4 in the Northwest Conference this season as Stackhouse also made first team All-NWC.

Senior Addy Vaughn of St. Henry was named Div. IV Player of the Year for the West. Senior Lea Pessell of Arcadia and junior Liz Scheckelhoff of Leipsic shared Div. IV East Player of the Year honors.

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Pirates right ship, run past Wildcats

BHS did not throw a single pass en route to rolling up 377 rushing yards
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 3:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The homestanding Bluffton football team stuck to the ground and ran past last-place Delphos Jefferson 42-14 in a Northwest Conference contest Friday night.

The Pirates dominated their last home game of 2019 by running the ball - they did not throw a single pass en route to rolling up 377 rushing yards.

Delphos scored the first touchdown, but then Bluffton reeled off 35 unanswered points to pull away from a close game at halftime and win handily.

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13-2-2 Pirate soccer team advances to district

After 70-0 blowout of Ostego
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2019 - 8:50pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The top-seeded Bluffton boys soccer team started its Div. III tournament run with a decisive 7-0 win over visiting Otsego Saturday afternoon.

The sectional final win upped the Pirate record to 13-2-2 and advanced them to the district semifinals against sixth seed Willard.

Bluffton's Jude Spallinger started the scoring parade with a goal in the sixth minute. Simon Derstine made it 2-0 four minutes later.

Kaden Basil netted a goal in the 37th minute to put the heavily-favored hosts ahead 3-0 at halftime.

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BHS cross country squad advances to regionals at Tiffin

Pirate runners 3rd at district meet
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2019 - 8:37pm

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished third in the 11-team Div. III District 1 meet at Columbus Grove Saturday morning.

The top-three finish qualified the Pirate squad to regionals at Tiffin's Hedges-Boyer Park next Saturday, October 26.

Host Columbus Grove boasted the top four individual finishers and won the boys team title with 23 points.

Waynesfield finished second (106) with Bluffton third (107). Kalida finished fourth with 112 points, and Upper Scioto Valley came in sixth (123).

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Mansfield St. Peter's fall to Bluffton girls in tourney opener

Tuesday Pirates face Liberty Benton in Findlay
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 2:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Mansfield St. Peter's 3-0 in Div. III sectional final action Thursday evening.

The fifth-seeded Lady Pirates improved to 10-6-1 with the shutout victory. The seventh-seeded Lady Spartans ended their season with an identical 10-6-1 record after the defeat.

Pirate Laykin Garmatter started the scoring with a goal in the 18th minute. Bluffton extended its lead to 2-0 on a costly MSP own goal six minutes before intermission.

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Volleyball: Bluffton's season ends in sectional finals

Stackhouse had 9 kills; Schwab compiled 9 kills and 7 digs; Scoles passed out 15 assists; Young hustled up 7 digs, Bricker added 1 ace
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2019 - 10:15am

By Cort Reynolds
NEW KNOXVILLE - The Bluffton volleyball team lost to Marion Local in straight sets in Div. IV sectional final play Thursday night at New Knoxville.

Fifth seed Bluffton ended its season 12-12 after the 25-16, 25-14, 25-21 loss to the Flyers.

Third-seeded ML improved its record to 12-10 with the win, and advanced to the district semifinals. All four teams left are from the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Sophomore Kylie Stackhouse led the Lady Pirate offense with nine kills. Junior Taylor Schwab compiled seven kills and seven digs.

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