Columbus bound!
By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
Junior Deandre Nassar won the 195 class and advanced to the State Wrestling Meet for the second year in a row.
The junior won by pin and 13-5 decision Friday. Seeded first in the class, Deandre won his semifinal match again by 13-5 score and then turned a late pin in the finals with just 17 seconds left to win the championship.
Jeremy Sturgeon (106) won his first match 7-6 over Versailles Kobe Epperly. Sturgeon was then pinned by Olivia Shore. In consolation matches on Saturday jeremy was pinned and ended his season with a 22-17 record
Tayton Kleman (113) dropped his first match by pin to Covington’s Cael Vanderhorst. Tayton earned a 3-2 win over Northeastern’s Kyle Kinder in the Consolation bracket. Saturday, Kleman lost 10-2 to end his season with a mark of 24-13.
Josh Mehaffie (12) lost 5-2 to Adena’s Silas and fell 15-0 Saturday to end his season with 16-19 record.
Landen Luginbuhl dropped his opening match 13-3 to Ty Stevenson of Preble Shawnee. Landen fell 8-2 in the consolation bracket to end his tournament run. Landen’s record this season was 19-13.
As a team, Bluffton finished 18th out of 64 competing squads.
Stories Posted This Week
Monday, November 2, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Main St. runway for Trick or Treaters
- October 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- What Kind of Paradise author joins book club by Zoom, Nov. 4
- Check out November 2026 events at Bluffton Public Library
- Scarecrow voting ends at midnight, Oct. 31
- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
- November 2026 Community Meals at the Senior Center
- Pirate girls soccer edged in shootout by Big Green in district final
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 29
- Bluffton chamber welcomes six new members in October 2026
- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
- Apollo Career Center honored as Gold Star Institution
- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
- Test-to-Treat not Trick-or-Treat
- If only we could put these fall days on pause