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Boys' tennis: Justin Haggard sets single-season win record

Goes into district action at 20-2
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 14, 2018 - 2:16pm

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(LIMA) - With a position secured at next week’s District Meet, senior tennis player Justin Haggard went to task locking down a sectional crown.  

Haggard easily got by Van Wert’s Michael Etter by a sore of 6-0, 6-2 putting him into the finals.  There he dropped a hard fought match to Shawnee’s Jackson Schaaf 7-6 (3), 6-1.  

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Boys' tennis: Justin Haggard advances to districts

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2018 - 9:28am

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(LIMA) - Senior Justin Haggard entered the OHSAA Sectional Tournament as the top overall seed and he lived up to the billing in the early rounds of the tournament.

Haggard won his first two matches 6-0,6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 to secure a spot in the District Tournament next week. Justin will resume semifinal play Saturday in Lima against Van Wert’s Michael Etter. 

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Kaleb Jefferson wins NWC high jump at 6-2

NWC meet results from Day 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 11, 2018 - 9:22am

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(SPENCERVILLE) - Bluffton’s track teams got off to a strong start at the Northwest Conference Championships held at Spencerville.  A few final events took place Thursday with the remainder of the finals on Saturday.  The meet was held in perfect conditions with sun, mid 70’s temperatures and a slight breeze.  

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Baseball: Paulding ends Pirates season

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 10, 2018 - 4:34pm

(PAULDING) - Bluffton’s baseball season came to a close Wednesday evening with an 8-5 tournament loss at Paulding. The Pirates finish the season at 3-15. Seniors on the team are Dakota Bricker, Braeden Edwards, Brice Rayle, Cole Fruchey, Brady Romick, Kaden Reneker, Brayton Businger and Aaron Belcher.  

Bluffton staked starting pitcher Kaden Reneker to a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning but the Panthers got one back in the bottom half of the inning and took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fourth. Four more runs in the fifth out the game out of reach. 

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Softball: Pirates peaking at the right time

With an 8-2 sectional win over Spencerville
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 9, 2018 - 3:09pm

By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
The Lady Pirate softball team is peaking at just the right time.

 Bluffton won their 10th straight game and exacted revenge from an earlier season loss in an 8-2 victory over Spencerville in the opening round of the OHSAA tournament.  

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Tournament time for spring Pirate teams

Here's where the Red and White compete next
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 8, 2018 - 4:11pm

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
The spring sports season finally heated up and just in time for tournament action to start!  Here's where the Pirates will be lining up in the OHSAA fields over the next few weeks :

Softball: Hosts Spencerville Tuesday May 8, at 5 p.m.

The Bearcats defeated the Pirates 9-2 earlier this season BHS will be looking for revenge.  Bluffton is on a hot streak, winning nine straight games coming into the contest. 

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