Bluffton HS boys’ track team was edged out of the runner-up spot by 1.5 points in the district meet on Saturday, but will take a large contingent to the regional meet this weekend at Heidelberg. While the boys’ team finished third, the girls  squad finished 12th.

The boys will compete in seven events and the girls in one event.

• Click here for 111 photos of Saturday's event - by Marvin Foster

Pirates advancing to regionals are:
• 3200 – Jackson Steinmetz, 1st
• 300 hurdles – Xavier Dunifon, 1st
• 110 hurdles – Xavier Dunifon, 2nd
• 400 – Baylor Garmatter, 2nd
• Boys 4 by 100 – DeAndre Nassar, Eli Lemley, Jayden Mays, Andrew Heldman, 3rd
• Girls 4 by 200 – Olivia Setzer, Skyler Scoles, Kylie Monday, Kylie Stackhouse, 4th
• Boys 4 by 400 – Xavier Dunifon, Jonathan Schriner, Luke Young, Baylor Garmatter, 1st
• 4 by 800 – Simon Derstine, Jackson Steinmetz, Asher Antrim, Baylor Garmatter, 2nd

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District boys' team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 84 points
2) Liberty-Benton 74.5
3) Bluffton 73
4) Pandora-Gilboa 67
5) Van Buren 55
6) Cory-Rawson 52
7) Evergreen 47
8) Arlington 38
9) Elmwood 35
10) Ada 31
11) Hardin Northern 30
12) Upper Scioto Valley 27.5
13) Riverdale 16
14) McComb 15
15) Arcadia 5
16) Leipsic 4
17) Vanlue 3
17) Allen East 3
17) North Baltimore 3

Girls' team scores:
1) Liberty-Benton 138 points
2) Columbus Grove 108
3) Arlington 68
4) Arcadia 54.5
5) Riverdale 54
6) Van Buren 50.5
7) Vanlue 43
8) Elmwood 40
9) Pandora-Gilboa 22
10) Allen East 19
11) North Baltimore 17
12) Bluffton 16
13) Ada 11
14) Hardin Northern 10
15) Cory-Rawson 8