KALAMAZOO, Mich.--The Bluffton University men's basketball team hit a pair of late threes before a Kegan Owen (Indianapolis, Ind./Greenwood) buzzer-beater gave the Beavers a 63-62 win at Kalamazoo on Saturday, December 17. Bluffton upped its season mark to 2-6, while Kalamazoo fell to 1-8 on the season.
The Bluffton High School swim team competed at the Northwest Ohio Classic Dec. 17, 2022 hosted by Toledo St. Francis De Sales high school. The daylong event began with prelims in Freemont, and 10 of the team’s 16 swimmers qualified for finals that same night at the Bowling Green State University natatorium.
UPDATED 2:30 P.M. The initial post was unintentionally abbreviated.
By Cort Reynolds
The visiting Bluffton High School boys basketball team put on a three-point shooting display to build a big early lead and romp past local rival Ada 92-45 in a lopsided Northwest Conference game Friday night, December 16.
The red-hot Pirates fired in nine first half three-pointers as they led by 29 points at halftime and cruised to victory. For the game, Bluffton ended up draining a dozen demoralizing treys to bury the Bulldogs.
The host Bluffton High School girls basketball team spurted in the fourth period to pull away from upset-minded Ada and post a 55-43 Northwest Conference win Thursday night, December 15.
The Lady Pirates led just 36-35 heading into the fourth period. But the Pirate girls hit eight free throws and outscored Ada 19-8 in the fourth quarter to win by 12.
The Pirate girls improved to 5-2 and 1-1 in the NWC with the hard-fought win that snapped a two-game losing skid.
OTTAWA – The Bluffton swim team won a four-team meet against Ada, McComb and St. Henry at the Putnam County YMCA Monday evening. (Individual results HERE.)
The Pirate boys and girls each went 3-0 in the dual meet event.
In the combined boys/girls scores Bluffton beat Ada 95-58. They also defeated St. Henry 110-47 and splashed McComb 118-6.
OBERLIN, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team fell behind early but the Beavers turned it around for a 73-65 victory at Oberlin College on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Bluffton improved to 5-1, while the Yeowomen slipped to 5-4 in their last game until December 30.
