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Bearcats stymie Pirates 

Bluffton finishes season on the road Friday at Grove
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2019 - 3:57pm

By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The visiting Bluffton football team was blanked 35-0 at league co-leader Spencerville in a Northwest Conference blowout Friday night.

Coming off their first league loss, the angry Bearcats stormed to 21 first-period points and tallied 14 more in the second quarter to provide all the points on the night.

The rugged Spencerville defense limited Bluffton to just 49 total yards, while the Bearcat offense rolled up 381 yards. It was the first shutout of the season for both teams.  

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Bluffton boys advance to regional with 1-0 win over Riverdale

Matt Daws booted a low free kick off the wet turf that squirted off the hands of Riverdale keeper
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2019 - 3:02pm

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By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - The top-seeded Bluffton boys soccer team defeated previously unbeaten Riverdale 1-0 in overtime in Div. III district final action at Tiffin Columbian's Frost-Kalnow Stadium on a rainy, cool Saturday evening.

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Shane Halcomb in Louisville Ironman event

Posted by LizGH on October 25, 2019 - 6:00am

Shane Halcomb of Bluffton recently participated in and completed the Louisville Ironman. Although the swim portion was cancelled due to toxic algea in the Ohio River, the course did consist of a 112-mile bicycle ride followed by a full marathon of 26.2 miles. 

"There was much serious training involved prior to the competition,” said Halcomb.

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Bluffton boys romp past Willard

Next up - district finals vs Riverdale on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 5:23pm

By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - The top-seeded Bluffton boys soccer team handily defeated Willard 6-2 in Div. III district semifinal action at Tiffin Columbian Wednesday evening.

The win upped the Pirate record to 14-2-2 and advanced them to the district finals against third seed Riverdale (14-0-4) Saturday evening. Willard ends its season 8-9-1 with the defeat.

Against the sixth-seeded Crimson Flashes, the Pirates raced to a 3-0 lead and extended it to 6-2 just past the midway point of the second half to win going away.

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Lady Pirates eliminated by powerhouse L-B

Bluffton girls finish season at 10-7-1
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 9:09am

By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Bluffton girls soccer team lost 7-0 to top-seeded Liberty-Benton in Div. III district semifinal action Monday evening at Findlay High School's Elmer Graham Stadium.

The fifth-seeded Lady Pirates finished their season 10-7-1 with the defeat. The state-ranked Lady Eagles improved to 16-1-1 with the convincing victory.

The Eagles advance to the district finals Saturday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. in Findlay vs. third seed Mansfield Christian. L-B is 9-0 at home this season.

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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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