The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team beat local rival Cory-Rawson 5-1 this past Thursday, October 20, in their Div. III sectional final at home.
The Pirate girls (15-2) will host fifth-seeded Mansfield Christian (9-8-2) in the district semifinals Tuesday, October 25 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.
MC knocked off Milan Edison 5-3 Thursday in their sectional final.
Advances to the Tiffin district semifinals vs. Riverdale,, October 26
By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton boys soccer team scored all four goals in the second half to defeat upset-minded Milan Edison 4-1 Saturday evening in the Div. II sectional finals at Steinmetz Field.
Visiting Bluffton lost 42-14 at Columbus Grove in the Northwest Conference football season finale Friday night at Clymer Stadium.
Grove reeled off two runs of 21 unanswered points to post the win. CG led 21-0 at halftime, and never led by less than 14 points after the first stanza.
With their third straight loss, the Pirates finished the campaign 5-5 overall. Bluffton ended up 4-3 and fourth in the eight-team NWC after a 4-0 start. The defeat knocked the Pirates out of playoff contention.
Bluffton HIgh School boys swept the top two spots in the Div. III district 2 cross country meet Saturday morning at Columbus Grove, leading to a second-place Pirate team finish.
Bluffton senior Landon Armstrong won the 69-runner race in 16:05, followed in second by classmate Erik Nygaard 4.9 seconds later.
Pirate senior Sam Derstine ended up a strong 11th, followed closely by teammate Liam Jordan in 13th.
CINCINNATI–The Bluffton University volleyball team dropped a four-set decision at Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, Oct. 19. MSJ improved to 18-4 with a perfect 6-0 mark in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 15-8 and 3-3 in the HCAC.
Bluffton stunned The Mount with a 28-26 victory in the lidlifter. However, the home team recovered quickly and sent the Beavers packing with three convincing sets (25-12, 25-12, 25-15) while winning its sixth straight conference match.
