Sports

Riley Busch smacked a triple, single and drove in a run

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By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton softball team split a non-league twinbill at Liberty-Benton Saturday.

The Lady Pirates ran their record to 2-6 with the split.

In game one, the Pirate girls scored two runs in the top of the seventh to rally for a 4-2 victory.

L-B led 2-0 after four innings. Bluffton tallied single runs in the fifth and sixth frames to tie it up, 2-2.

They then plated two more in their last at bat and held the Eagles scoreless in the home seventh to preserve the comeback win.

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By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton baseball team went hitless in a 10-0 loss at Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener Thursday evening.

Two Wildcat pitchers combined to hurl a six-inning no-hitter. Braylon Scalf threw 3 1/3 hitless innings, followed by 2 2/3 no-hit innings from Tanner Vorhees. 

Scalf struck out seven Pirates and walked none, while Vorhees walked two and whiffed a pair.

Lauren Swartzlander cracked 1 double, 3 singles,1 RBI to help pace the Lady Pirate onslaught

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By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton softball team mustered a season-best offensive outburst to win its Northwest Conference opener handily 19-7 over Delphos Jefferson Thursday evening.

Bluffton improved to 1-5 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their first win. Meanwhile, Delphos Jefferson dropped to 1-8 and 0-1 in NWC play with the lopsided loss.

Bryan Zimmerman and Thad Mittendorf won 6-4, 6-4 at first doubles • Eden Nygaard won at first singles

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys tennis team defeated Napoleon 3-2 Wednesday evening.

The Pirate netmen improved to 2-1 this season with the close victory.

Pirate senior Eden Nygaard won 6-4, 6-4 over Ryan Otto at first singles.

The Bluffton tandem of Bryan Zimmerman and Thad Mittendorf triumphed 6-4, 6-4 at first doubles.

Pirates Eli Wagner and Braeden Ackerman won by default forfeit at second doubles. 

Ashley Fleece and Kennedi Jordan each singled twice. Dyllan Worcester collected 2 singles and 1 RBI. Grace Myers added a single.

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By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - Host Elida defeated the Bluffton aoftball team 4-2 in a close non-league game Monday night.

The Lady Pirates fell to 0-5 with the defeat, while the Bulldog girls improved to 2-2 after the win.

Elida plated single runs in each of the first two innings. Bluffton halved the deficit with a run in the top of the fourth inning. 

The hosts responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth frame, and added one more in the fifth to go ahead 4-1.

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Visiting St. Marys swept a non-league aoftball twinbill from Bluffton team Saturday.

The Lady Pirates fell to 0-4 with the 2-1 and 9-5 defeats, while SM improved to 3-1.

In game one, the Roughriders plated single runs in each of the first two innings and made them stand up in the tight 2-1 win.

Ashley Fleece singled home the lone Bluffton run in their last at bat as the Pirates rallied late, only to come up just short. Kennedi Jordan collected the other Pirate hit.

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