The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost at home to top-seeded Liberty-Benton 3-0 in a defensive Div. III district final match Saturday, October 30.
The Pirate girls finished with a stellar 14-4-1 record after the season-ending defeat.
L-B improved to 13-4-2 with the victory behind two goals from Brooke Deter.
The Eagle girls scored first in the 21st minute on a goal by Kylie Recker. The match stayed 1-0 past halftime when Deter tallied a goal in the 50th minute to provide L-B with a 2-0 lead.
The Bluffton High School boys soccer team rolled over rival Riverdale 5-1 to win the Div. III district championship Saturday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.
The victory avenged a district final upset loss to the Falcons a year ago almost to the day last Halloween.
Senior ace Jude Spallinger netted two goals to pace the Pirates.
Neither team dented the back of the net in the first 30 minutes. Spallinger started the scoring at the 31:40 mark on an assist by sophomore Nolan Hoffman.
The score stayed 1-0 at halftime and into the 48th minute.
NWC player of the year Jude Spallinger in action. The Pirate boys soccer team plays Riverdale at 11 a.m. on October 30 in the 11 a.m. District Finals at Tiffin. PHOTO by P. Rae Staton.
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