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Girls' tennis: Bath downs netters 4-1

By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com

(BATH) - Bluffton’s girls tennis team was defeated 4-1 Tuesday afternoon at Lima Bath.  The Pirates got a win from Pearl Lewandowski & Julia Smallcombe in second doubles. 

1st Singles : Erin Hotmire lost to Esther Bolon 6-1, 6-1

2nd Singles : Olivia Barnes lost to Ruby Bolon 6-0, 6-1

3rd Singles: Raychel Avila lost to Fayme Ghandi 6-3, 4-1

1st Doubles : Emma Klinger & Caity Zimmerman lost to Emily McNett & Regan Canter 7-5, 6-1

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Soccer: Montel hat trick, boys win big

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(ELIDA) - After a tie and a tournament style shootout loss, the Pirate boys soccer team earned their first win in a big way Saturday afternoon.  Senior Jesse Montel registered a hat trick leading Bluffton to a 7-1 victory over Mansfield St. Peter's in the consolation game of the Elida Kickoff Classic.  

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Nassar Runs Wild at Cory

“We had a lot of guys getting their first taste of being starters and early on it took a while to get their footing,” Richards said. Indeed, there were many first time starters including freshmen Nate Schaadt, Aaron Tabler and Trent Howard.

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
“All things considered, I’m happy with the win, but we got a lot of things to work on.”  These were the words from Bluffton head football coach Jeff Richards following his team’s 28-6 victory at Cory-Rawson’s Spike Berry Field to open the 2018 season. 

Bluffton scored a touchdown in each quarter on their way to the victory.  The Pirates coughed up the ball three times and Cory-Rawson turned over the pigskin four times in the second half as Bluffton cruised to the win. 

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Girls' soccer: Kayla White scores twice in BHS loss

By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
(BLUFFTON) - Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Bluffton 3-2 in girls soccer action Wednesday evening.  Kayla White scored both goals for Bluffton. Riley Busch made 13 saves in goal. The Pirates are now 0-1-1 on the season. 

Game photos by Marv Foster : https://www.usedcoffeebeans.com/Sports/Bluffton-Soccer-Girls/Girls-Socce...

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19 letterwinners on '18 Pirates

BHS will run the flexbone triple option

By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
The Bluffton High School football team will be on the hunt for their first winning season since 2015 when they take the field Friday August 24 at Cory-Rawson.  The Pirates finished 4-6 last season including a dramatic road win over Columbus Grove in the season finale. 

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Here's who, where and when Pirate teams play this fall

Here's the updated team schedule for all Bluffton High School and Junior High sports teams for the fall. It is attached at the bottom of this story.

The schedule is subject to change. It includes the follow sports:
• Varsity football
• JV football
• Jr. high football
• Girls' tennis
• Varsity/JV volleyball
• Jr. high volleyball
• Boys' golf
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' soccer
• Girls' golf
• Cross country

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