By Cort Reynolds
KENTON–The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed in a triangular meet on Tuesday evening, April 18, at Robinson Field in Kenton.
Host Kenton won both the boys and girls team titles. Bluffton finished third, behind Marion Pleasant in both standings.
Bluffton won three field events and two relay races. Noah Bricker cleared the bar highest in the high jump.
Brianna Taber won the girls pole vault and Xavier Luginbihl took first in the shot put.
The Lady Pirate 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams each came in first.
CONVOY--Crestview beat visiting Bluffton High School baseball team 12-0 in a Northwest Conference game Tuesday night, April 18.
The Pirates dropped to 5-6 overall and 2-1 in the NWC with the defeat. The Knights improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the NWC after the win.
CONVOY – The Bluffton High School softball team lost a seesaw Northwest Conference battle at co-league leader Crestview 10-7 Tuesday evening, April 18.
The Pirate girls fell to 5-8 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the tough defeat.
Wins by first and second doubles
The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost a close 3-2 bout at Bryan Saturday afternoon, April 15.
The Pirate record fell to 2-7 with the loss. Bluffton lost all three singles matches, and won the two doubles matches, each in three-setters.
The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost 3-2 to Sylvania Southview on April 14. The Pirate record fell to 2-6 with the loss.
Senior Braeden Ackerman won at second singles over Jacob Slutsky 6-3, 6-3.
Junior Wade Ginther beat Kevin Choi at third singles 6-0, 6-4.
Bluffton lost both doubles matches 6-4, 6-4.
Bluffton plays at Bryan on Saturday.
OTTAWA–The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed at the eight-team Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Meet on Friday, April 14.
Host Ottawa-Glandorf won both the boys and girls team titles. Bluffton finished fourth in the boys standings, while the Pirate girls took seventh.
Eden Antrim won the boys 1600 meter run. Wyatt Lovell took first in the high jump.
Brianna Taber won the girls pole vault. Hayden Dearth captured first in the long jump.
