BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys golf team won a three-team Northwest Conference makeup match on a warm Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Bluffton Golf Club.
The Pirates won with 167 strokes, 17 shots ahead of LCC (184). Spencerville ended up third at 207.
Bluffton improved to 12-8 overall and 8-6 in NWC dual match play with the wins. LCC is 5-7 overall and 5-5 in the NWC. Spencerville dropped to 0-8 and 0-8 with the losses.
HAVILAND__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team swept Wayne Trace in a non-league match to record their fourth consecutive win on Monday night, Sept. 14.
Bluffton improved to 7-4 with the 25-9, 25-15, 25-19 victory.
Taylin Goldman topped the victors with 10 kills. Karlie Lora knocked down nine kills, made seven digs and added a block.
Adrian Birnesser and Adelyn Althaus both doled out 14 assists.
Gracie Warren hustled up 14 digs, while Kari Diller came up with seven digs. Diller also served up three aces.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated visiting Delphos Jefferson 8-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Monday, September 14 at Steinmetz Field.
Seven different Pirates found the back of the net, led by two goals from Avery Boehm.
Bluffton’s goalies made five saves and the Delphos Jefferson keeper made seven stops.
The first-place Pirate girls improved to 4-4 and 3-0 in the NWC with the lopsided victory. DJ fell to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in NWC play after the defeat.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team dominated visiting rival Allen East 35-13 in its Northwest Conference opener at Harmon Field on Friday, Sept. 11.
Pirate Blayne Hill returned the opening kickoff 78 yards all the way to paydirt to open the scoring and set the tone for the contest.
Bluffton led 14-0 after the first quarter. The Pirates stretched the lead to 21-0 midway through the second stanza and were never seriously threatened.
SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Spencerville Bearcat Invitational meet on Saturday, September 12, with the Pirate girls coming in second among a five-team field in the Black Division race.
GIRLS RESULTS
Pirate Xandra Gatchel finished second in the girls meet with a time of 21:16. Teammate Tessa Tarplee came in fourth in 22:15.
Coldwater captured the girls team crown with a mere 22 points. Bluffton tallied 75 points to nose out Bellmont (Ind.) by three points for second.
