By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA__The Bluffton boys and girls swim teams each finished third at a six-team meet held in the Putnam County YMCA at Ottawa on Thursday evening, January 15.

St. Marys edged Ottawa-Glandorf 58-57 to finish first in the boys team standings. 

The Pirate boys came in third with 35 points, followed by McComb in a distant fourth with eight points. Van Wert and Miller City tied for fifth with four points apiece.

On the girls side, O-G finished first out of four teams with 85 points. St. Marys edged Bluffton for second place, 29-23. Van Wert came in fourth with 17 points.

Pirate senior Jackson Bowlus won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 23.26.

Bluffton senior Jenna Downey touched first in the 50 freestyle in 26.57. Teammate Kari Diller came in first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:10.99. 

Bluffton swims against O-G and Kenton on Thursday, January 22 in the Lima YMCA at 6:15 p.m.