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Nature Preserve is site of HCAC XC Championship

Posted by Staff on October 28, 2022 - 7:18am

The 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Bluffton University and take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.

The women’s 6K race will kick off at noon with the men’s 8k race starting at 1 p.m.

Participating schools include:

Anderson University

Bluffton University

Defiance College

Earlham College

Franklin College

Hanover College

Manchester University

Mount St. Joseph University

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BHS boys soccer blanks Falcons, advances to district finals

Posted by Staff on October 27, 2022 - 6:30am

Additional photos on Facebook by Jamie Nygaard

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team shut out Riverdale 1-0 Wednesday evening, October 26, in the Div. III district semifinals at Tiffin's Frost-Kalnow Stadium.

The Pirate record improved to 10-6-2 after the win that advanced them to the district finals. 

The sixth-seeded Falcons end their season 7-9-2 following the loss.

The match was scoreless in the first half.

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BHS girls soccer advances to district finals

Posted by Staff on October 26, 2022 - 2:20pm

By Cort Reynolds

The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated Mansfield Christian 5-2 in their Div. III district semifinal match at Steinmetz Field Tuesday night, October 25.

The Pirate girls improved to 16-2 with the convincing win. They will face third seed Riverdale (11-5-2) in the district finals Saturday, October 29 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 3 p.m.

The Mansfield Christian Flames ended up 9-9-2 after the defeat.

Bluffton built a 4-0 lead and never trailed.

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Six Pirates make NWC grid 2nd team

Posted by Staff on October 26, 2022 - 7:38am

By Cort Reynolds

Six Bluffton High School football players made second team all-league for Fall 2022 in voting recently conducted by the NWC league coaches.

Junior receiver Braeden Jordan was named second team all-conference. He caught 23 passes for 532 yards (3.1 avg.) and four touchdowns.

Pirate senior lineman Jacob Granger was voted second team all-league on offense. 

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Beavers sports recap for Oct. 22

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:40am

Football vs. Manchester
Playing at Manchester, the Bluffton University football team kept grinding on Saturday, Oct. 22, and when the dust settled after three overtimes, the Beavers handed Matt Nardo his first victory as a head coach.

Bluffton moved to 1-6 and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference with a 46-44 triple-overtime thriller! Manchester fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the conference. On Oct. 29 they travel to HCAC-favorite Mount St. Joseph for a 1:30 p.m. start in Cincinnati.

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BHS girls soccer advances to district semis

Posted by Staff on October 23, 2022 - 7:22am

By Cort Reynolds

The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team beat local rival Cory-Rawson 5-1 this past Thursday, October 20, in their Div. III sectional final at home.

The Pirate girls (15-2) will host fifth-seeded Mansfield Christian (9-8-2) in the district semifinals Tuesday, October 25 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.

MC knocked off Milan Edison 5-3 Thursday in their sectional final.

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