Bluffton track, softball and baseball updates here
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Bluffton boys track and field team finished third at the Allen East quadrangular meet Tuesday afternoon.

Columbus Grove took first in both the boys and girls standings. The Pirate girls ended up fourth.

Pirates Wyatt Lovell and Trey Boblitt tied for first in the high jump.

Lady Pirate Brianna Tabler took first in the pole vault, and teammate Sami Scoles captured the girls 1600-meter run.

Top Bluffton finishes:
BOYS High Jump
1st     Lovell, Wyatt     5'8"
1st     Bobblit, Trey     5'8"

GIRLS Pole Vault
1st      Taber, Brianna    9'0"
2nd      Diller, Allison     8'6"

GIRLS 1600m Run
1st      Scoles, Sami      6:10.62

GIRLS 4x800m Relay
1st      Bluffton A        11:29.21
Scoles, Skyler, Scoles, Sami, Schweingruber, M, Diller, Allison

GIRLS 100m Dash
2nd      Scoles, Skyler     13.41

BOYS Shot Put
2nd      Tabler, Aaron      46'1"

GIRLS Discus Throw
3rd      Ackerman, Cierra     89'3"

GIRLS High Jump
3rd    Lewandowski, Pearl     4'4"

Boys team scores:
1    COLUMBUS GROVE    143.5 points
2    ALLEN EAST        55
3    BLUFFTON        30.5
4    BATH B         21

Girls team scores:
1    COLUMBUS GROVE    76 points
2    BATH B    68
3    ALLEN EAST    43
4    BLUFFTON    39

The Pirates run at the Ada Invitational Saturday, May 8.

BASEBALL: Pirates shut out by Falcons
MT. BLANCHARD - The Bluffton baseball team lost 18-0 to Riverdale  in a non-league, run-rule shortened game Tuesday evening.

The Pirates fell to 0-18 on the season with the five-inning shutout loss. The contest was slated to be at Bluffton, but was moved because of wet playing fields to Riverdale.

Bluffton hosts Perry Wednesday, May 5, then plays at LCC Thursday. 

Monday's postponed league game at home vs. local rival Allen East (15-6, 3-2 NWC) is rescheduled for Friday, May 7.

Bluffton (0-6 NWC) also plays a makeup league game at Columbus Grove May 12.

SOFTBALL: Falcons blank Pirate girls
MT. BLANCHARD - The Bluffton softball team lost to Riverdale Tuesday evening in a non-league contest.

The Lady Pirates fell to 4-12 with the defeat. Bluffton was the home team on the scoreboard but the game was played at Riverdale due to wet fields.

The Falcon girls scored once in the first inning and one more in the third frame.

Riverdale then put the game out of reach with a four-run sixth inning.

Bluffton hurler Grace Myers batted 1-3, as did teammates Kennedy Jordan and Ashley Fleece.

The Pirate girls were out-hit by the Falcons, 13-3. Bluffton committed three errors and Riverdale made one miscue.

Brenna Farmer hit a double and a triple to help pace Riverdale. Alyssa McCloud doubled, hit two singles and drove in two runs.

Winning pitcher Alison Donaugh drove home a run on two singles. Alyson Greer contributed a triple and a single for the Falcons.

    123    456    7    R    H    E    
Rdal    101    004    0    6    13    1        
Blu    000    000    0    0    3    3        
WP-Donaugh     LP-Myers (3-7)            
2B-McCloud (R), Farmer (R)
3B-Greer (R), Farmer (R)

Bluffton visits former league rival LCC Thursday, May 6.

The Pirates (2-5 NWC) will make up Monday's postponed league bout vs. backyard rival Allen East (11-8, 2-3 NWC) Friday, May 7.