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By Cort Reynolds

After a close and low-scoring first half, Bluffton High School lost 30-14 to visiting backyard rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference football showdown between the last two remaining league unbeatens Friday night, October 7, at Harmon Field.

The Pirates fell out of a first-place tie with Allen East atop the NWC with the Homecoming loss as the Mustangs snapped their four-game win streak. 

Bluffton is now 5-3 overall, dropping to 4-1 in the league and into a second-place tie with Columbus Grove after the loss. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team dropped a defensive 1-0 battle at sixth-ranked power Shawnee Saturday afternoon, October 8.

The Pirates fell to 8-6-1 with their second one-goal loss to a state-ranked opponent in three days. 

WBL leader Shawnee improved to 12-1-1 with the victory. 

The only goal of the game was netted by Noah Scheid in the 37th minute, from a Luca Furillo assist.

Pirate goalkeeper Kyle Basil made seven saves in goal. The Indian keeper was credited with three saves.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team competed in the Div. II sectional tournament at UNOH in Lima Saturday, October 8.

Pirate junior Brooke Camper was seeded 17th in the 36-player singles field, and she won two matches before being eliminated one win short of district qualification. 

Singles and doubles semifinalists make it to the district tournament, and she lost in the quarterfinals.

Camper easily defeated Emma Skinner of LCC 6-1, 6-0 in her round of 32 opener.

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The Bluffton University volleyball team rolled into fall break with a convincing 3-0 sweep of visiting Franklin College on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bluffton improved to 14-6 overall and 2-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Franklin fell to 7-11 with a 1-2 mark in the conference.

Freshman Jenna Woods (DeGraff/Riverside) hammered home seven kills after her career-best 19 two nights ago in Bluffton's 3-1 win over Manchester. Julianne Kincaid (Galion/Northmor) and Maddie White (Ashland) chipped in with six winners apiece, while sophomore Chloei Barnett (Wapakoneta) added five kills.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost a 2-1 battle to visiting power Ottawa Hills Thursday evening, October 6, in non-conference play.

The Pirates had their seven-match win streak snapped as they fell to 8-5-1 this season with the loss. 

The Green Bears improved to 10-4-1 with the win.

Ottawa Hills scored with 16 minutes left to break a 1-1 tie and earn the win.

The visitors scored first on an Adam Ayad penalty kick in the 19th minute.

The score stayed 1-0 to intermission.

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By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE--The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team swept a three-setter at Columbus Grove in a Northwest Conference match Thursday evening, October 6.

The decisive 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 win upped the overall Bluffton record to 13-7 this season, and their league mark improved to 4-3. 

The Bulldogs dropped to 3-15 and 1-6 in the NWC with the defeat.

Ayla Grandey hammered 15 kills to pace Bluffton. Kendall Stackhouse knocked down nine kills and added two blocks.

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