CLYDE__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost a defensive nailbiter to top seed Woodmore 1-0 in a Div. V Northwest 2 district final match at Clyde on a chilly Thursday evening, October 23.
The fourth-seeded Pirate girls end their season 10-9-1 after the tight defeat.
Top seed Woodmore improved to 18-1-1 with the win.
Wildcat senior ace Kelsey Kaylor netted her 45th goal this season in the 26th minute to put Woodmore on top. It turned out to be the game’s only score.
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team will play on October 23 at 6 p.m. vs. Woodmore in District Finals at Clyde High School: Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium, 1015 Race St., Clyde, Ohio.
Presale tickets for the district final game are available at www.ohsaa.org/tickets/ Cash Cash-only tickets are available at the gate: $10 Adults and $5 Students.
Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against OHSAA; Board of Directors will set voting dates
OCT 21 MEDIA RELEASE__In response to a lawsuit filed by a student-athlete on October 15 against the Ohio High School Athletic Association regarding Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), a Franklin County judge opened the case on Monday by issuing a 45-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the OHSAA.
The 45-day TRO prevents the OHSAA from enforcing its bylaw that prohibits a student-athlete from being compensated for his/her Name, Image and Likeness.
BLUFFTON __Several Bluffton volleyball standouts were named to District 8 All-Star teams recently in voting conducted by coaches in the District 8 Volleyball Association.
Kendall Stackhouse and Karlie Lora were named to the District 8 All-Star second team.
Pirate seniors Stackhouse, Libby Hocanson and Vanessa Cross were named to play for team IV in the District 8 Senior All-Star Game. The match will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at Coldwater High School.
The All-Star banquet will be held on Sunday, November 2, at Celina.
KALIDA__The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in straight sets to WBL power Ottawa-Glandorf in Div. V Northwest District 2 semifinal action on Tuesday, October 21 at Kalida to end their season.
With the 25-22, 25-13, 27-25 loss, the Pirate spikers finished another solid campaign with a 16-8 record.
O-G improved to 19-5 after the sweep victory, although the first and third sets were quite close.
Senior standout Kendall Stackhouse led the Pirates with 10 kills in her final Bluffton match.
KALIDA __The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-2 to Elida after overtime and a shootout in the Div. IV Northwest District 2 semifinals on Tuesday, October 21 at Kalida.
The sixth-seeded Pirate boys end their season 6-10-3 after the tough defeat.
Fifth seed Elida improved to 7-8-3 with the hard-fought win.
Each team scored a goal in the first half to head to intermission knotted at 1-1. Both clubs tallied a goal in the second half to force overtime.
