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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept visiting Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference match on Thursday, September 11.

The Pirate girls dominated the Wildcats 25-6, 25-8, 25-19 to capture their seventh consecutive victory. 

Bluffton improved to 8-3 overall and 2-0 in the NWC after the home win. 

Delphos Jefferson fell to 2-7 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after the defeat. 

Kendall Stackhouse led the hitting attack with 18 kills. Karlie Lora added eight kills.

By Cort Reynolds

WAUSEON__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team defeated Wauseon 3-2 in a dual match on Thursday, September 11.

The Pirate girls improved to 4-7 with the dual match victory.  

Bluffton senior Hannah Nieman defeated Wauseon’s Lainey Zeintek handily 6-1, 6-0 at first singles.

Junior Ari Bowling crushed Brizarely Cortez 6-0, 6-0 at third singles.

The Pirate duo of sophomore Peighton Bowers and freshman Leah Hoffman beat Leija and Martin 6-0, 7-6 at second doubles.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls soccer team crushed visiting Lima Central Catholic 7-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Thursday, September 11 at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate girls improved to 4-5 overall and 3-0 in NWC play with the lopsided home victory.

LCC fell to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the NWC after the defeat.

Bluffton’s Mya McDougle registered a hat trick with goals in the 11th, 44th and 48th minutes. 

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost a very defensive 1-0 battle at undefeated Kenton in a non-league match on Thursday, September 11 at Merold Field.

The Pirates fell to 2-6-2 with the road defeat. The Wildcats improved to 7-0-1 after the win.

Neither team scored in the first half, and the scoring ice was not broken until the 51st minute.

Wildcat Micah Bowman knocked in a header off a Kyle Barrett assist with 29:04 remaining in the second half to provide the game’s lone goal.

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD__The Bluffton High School boys golf team lost a Northwest Conference dual match at Colonial Hills Golf Club in Harrod on Wednesday, September 10.

Local rival Allen East defeated Bluffton 159 strokes to 178.

The Pirates fell to 8-8 overall and 4-6 in NWC play after the match.

Both rivals will compete in the NWC tournament on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Colonial Hills. AE is 9-2 (8-2 NWC). Lincolnview is first in the league standings at 10-1 (16-1 overall).

The Bluffton Lions Club invites the public to attend its September 16 program marking the Lions' Cancer Awareness Month.

Katie Thieman, BSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Clinical Research Nurse and Community Outreach for Armes Family Cancer Care Center, is the scheduled speaker for September 16 at noon. The meeting is held on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

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