Sports

The Bluffton Soccer Club reminds parents and players: “Registration is now open for the Spring 2022 season! There will be a hard deadline of January 31 for Spring 2022 so please help us spread the word about registration.”

March 22 - Schedules out to teams (estimated)

April 1 - First Saturday Games

May 12-14 Riverdale Tournament

May 19-21 Bluffton Tournament

Women's Basketball, Dec. 30
The Bluffton University women's basketball team wrapped up the 2022 McDonald's Holiday Classic with a 54-43 loss to the Denison University Big Red. The Beavers fell to 7-4 on the season while Denison improved to 5-6.

Donaldson named MVP

By Cort Reynolds

Tournament host Bluffton defeated Arlington 63-51 in the finals of the annual Lewis Family McDonald's Holiday Classic boys basketball competition Friday night.

Pirate sophomore sniper Marek Donaldson scored 18 points in the victory and earned tournament MVP honors. He scored 44 points in the two-day tourney on the strength of 12 triples.

The Pirates led 13-11 after the first period as Wade Ginther scored eight points on four baskets. 

By Takayla Gadberry, sports information alumna

Men's basketball vs. Bethany College
The Bluffton University men's basketball team secured a 67-57 victory over the Bethany College Bison in the consolation game of the McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Thursday, December 29. The Beavers improved to 3-7 overall while the Bison fell to 0-12.

Boys finish 2nd and girls finish 3rd; records fall

The Bluffton High School swim team hosted the Holiday Invitational at the Lima YMCA on December 27, and finished strong in the water for the second straight week. The daylong event hosted 35 teams from the region and 467 swimmers.  

The Bluffton High School boys team finished second with 231 points. Wapakoneta High School finished in first with 308 and Shawnee High School finished in third with 214.5 points.

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA–The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 41-29 at undefeated Bath in a non-conference contest Thursday night, December 29.

The Pirates dropped to 7-3 with the road defeat. Bath improved to 10-0 with the victory.

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