Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2019 - 2:52pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost 4-1 to visiting Van Wert Thursday evening.
The Lady Pirate netters drop to 8-6 with the defeat.
Senior Erin Hotmire posted the lone Bluffton win at first singles. The Pirate ace cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Grace Lott to improve to 13-3 this season.
Pirate junior Olivia Barnes lost a tough match at second singles by a 6-4, 7-5 score.
Bluffton plays at Archbold Saturday, September 21 at 11 a.m.
Taylor Schwab led the Pirates with 18 kills, 18 digs and three aces
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2019 - 10:15am
By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - The visiting Bluffton volleyball club defeated Paulding in four sets in a Northwest Conference match Thursday night.
The Lady Pirates improved to 10-5 and 3-1 in the NWC with the 25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory. Paulding fell to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the defeat.
Taylor Schwab led the Pirates with 18 kills, 18 digs and three aces. Kylie Stackouse knocked down 13 kills and added 10 digs to go along with five aces and three blocks.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2019 - 2:08pm
By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - The Bluffton and host Riverdale boys soccer teams played to a 0-0 tie Tuesday evening.
The tie ran the Pirate record to 8-1-1, and extended their streak of matches without a loss to seven games. Their six-match win string came to an end with the tie.
The Falcons put six of their 10 shots on goal, while the Pirates got off eight shots, three on goal.
The victory lifted the Lady Pirate record to 5-3-1
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2019 - 2:05pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Upper Sandusky and dominated the offensive end in a 3-0 win Tuesday evening.
The victory lifted the Lady Pirate record to 5-3-1 with the non-league win.
Kayla White gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead with a goal five minutes into the contest. Neither team scored again until the 60th minute when White found the back of the net again.
Riley Eachus scored 10 minutes later to provide the final margin of three.