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NORTH ROBINSON – The Bluffton High School girls swim team finished second at the 10-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet hosted by Colonel Crawford Saturday, while the Pirate boys came in a strong third.
Perennial power Colonel Crawford swept the boys, girls and combined team titles.
Pirate Jackson Bowlus rolled to two individual league titles, both in meet-record times. He touched first in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost in overtime 65-60 to visiting non-conference power Liberty-Benton on January 18.
The Pirates dropped to 9-4 overall with the tough home defeat.
L-B improved to 13-1 overall after the hard-fought road win, their sixth victory in a row. The lone Eagle loss was to Div. I Perrysburg by a 69-62 count on December 28.
Bluffton trailed 13-10 after the first period. L-B maintained a 29-22 margin at halftime as Jake Gerken scored 13 points.
