COLUMBUS GROVE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Northwest district meet on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Columbus Grove.
PIRATE GIRLS RESULTS
The Pirate girls came in eighth out of 14 full teams in the Div. IV race. The top nine girls' teams advance to regionals next weekend.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team led by 13 early but suffered a heartbreaking 17-13 loss to visiting rival Columbus Grove in their annual regular-season finale showdown that decided second place in the Northwest Conference on Friday, Oct. 23 at Harmon Field.
Bluffton led 13-0 after the first period, but injuries and a second-half Grove rally led to the four-point loss.
The Pirates dropped to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the NWC with the defeat to finish third in the league.
PAULDING__The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost to tough Archbold in three sets at their Div. V Northwest 1 sectional tournament final on Thursday, Oct. 22.
The fourth-seeded Pirates lost 25-20, 25-10, 25-18 to end their season with a solid 14-9 record. Third-seed Archbold improved to 20-3 with the straight-sets win.
Camryn Fruchey led the Pirates with five kills.
Bluffton senior Karlie Lora knocked down three kills and came up with three blocks.
LIMA__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-1 to Bath in their Div. IV Northwest sectional final tournament match on Thursday night, Oct. 22.
Camden Verb tallied the lone Pirate goal with an assist from Chase Kelly off his corner kick at the 9:50 mark of the second half.
Bluffton out-shot Bath, 16 to nine.
Pirate keeper Ryan Blount was credited with four saves in goal.
Wildcat Evan Clark netted a goal and added an assist. Levi Grime and Antonio Briggs, Jr. each netted one goal for Bath.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated spunky local rival Allen East 3-1 in Div. V Northwest sectional final tournament play on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Steinmetz Field.
Carli Wise scored a goal and dealt an assist to pace Bluffton offensively. The Pirate girls improved to 8-8-2 with the lopsided victory. Allen East ended its season 2-12-4 after the loss.
