SPENCERVILLE__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team shut out Spencerville 1-0 in the Northwest Conference opener on Tuesday, September 1.
The Pirate girls improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the defensive battle win.
The Bearcats fell to 1-3-1 overall and 0-1 in NWC play after the defeat.
The game was scoreless at halftime, and stayed 0-0 25 minutes into the second half.
Bluffton’s Nora Matthews then netted the game’s lone goal in the 65th minute unassisted to break the tie.
OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished second in a Northwest Conference triangular match with Columbus Grove and local rival Allen East at Moose Landing Country Club on Monday, August 31.
CG beat Bluffton by 13 strokes, 170-183. The Pirates edged backyard rival AE by a single stroke, 183-184.
The Pirates ran their record to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the NWC after the split. Grove improved to 10-1 overall and 45-0 in the NWC with the sweep. AE fell to 7-3 and 4-3 in NWC play with the losses.
FROM FACEBOOK__Congratulations to Emmanuel UCC, The 2026 Adult Coed Softball Champions! What a season it was! Between the rain delays, soggy fields, and reschedule after reschedule, this league tested everyone's patience, and Emmanuel UCC came out on top.
DELPHOS__The Bluffton cross country teams opened their Fall 2026 season at the Delphos St. John’s Invitational meet on Saturday, August 29.
PIRATE GIRLS
The Pirate girls finished fourth out of seven teams. Host Delphos St. John’s won the girls meet handily with 51 points. Shawnee was second (77), followed by Bath (83) and Bluffton (86).
LCC was fifth (112), Sidney-Lehman Catholic (126) and Kalida (138).
Pirate Xandra Gatchel finished fourth in the girls race with a time of 21:03.
