BLUFFTON__The Bluffton volleyball team squeaked out a five-set marathon win over visiting non-league foe Arlington on Tuesday, September 8 (opponent corrected).
The Pirate girls improved to 5-4 overall with the tight 21-25, 25-14, 25-13, 24-26, 15-13 victory.
Camryn Fruchey led the Pirates with 12 kills, 24 assists and six aces.
Karlie Lora also smacked 12 kills and came up with two blocks.
CONVOY – The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team decisively defeated Crestview 7-0 in a Northwest Conference match on Tuesday, September 8.
Phoebe Edwards-Leeper scored consecutive goals in the first four minutes to spark the Pirates to an early 2-0 lead, and they cruised to victory.
The Pirate girls improved to 3-3 and 2-0 in NWC play with the lopsided road victory.
The Knight girls dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the NWC after the home shutout loss.
KALIDA – The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team tied Kalida 2-2 in a non-league match on Tuesday, September 8.
The Pirates ran their record to 4-2-2 overall after the tie.
The Wildcats are 5-2-1 overall with the result.
The first Bluffton goal was netted by Weston Johnstone on an assist by Carter Steinmetz. Emekkabo Smith then tallied the other Pirate goal via a pass from Xavier Navarro.
COLUMBUS GROVE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed in the Columbus Grove Invitational Red Division meet on Saturday, September 5.
GIRLS RESULTS
Pirate Xandra Gatchel finished 20th in a solid time of 20:49.5 to post the top Pirate girls showing.
Tessa Tarplee finished 64th in 22:27.3. Georgia Hagen came in 75th with a time of 22:49.3. Zaeda Hermiller finished in 120th place in 24:37.8. Tala Gipson ended up 191st as the fifth Pirate scorer in 29:23.4.
Pirates and families celebrate band, cheer and football seniors / CLICK to enlarge
By Cort Reynolds / Photos by James Crawfis
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School football team routed visiting Toledo Bowsher 56-12 in the Pirate home opener and Senior Night at Harmon Field on a warm Friday night, September 4.
The Pirates improved to 3-0 with the non-league blowout win. Winless Bowsher fell to 0-3 with the lopsided road loss.
Explosive Bluffton tallied 42 unanswered points to turn a 7-6 score into a 49-6 blowout by halftime.
