ROSSFORD – Five members of the Bluffton High School wrestling team competed well in the Div. III district tournament at Rossford on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7.
Two Pirates finished fifth in their weight class, while another took sixth.
Archbold won the district team crown with 177 points. Delta came in second (161), while Liberty Center was a distant third (104).
Bluffton finished a solid 17th at the 50-team tournament with 39 points.
KANSAS__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team saw its season come to an end at the hands of top-seeded Castalia Margaretta 55-30 in their Div. V Northwest 2 district final game on Friday, March 6 at Lakota High School.
Margaretta raced to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and never trailed. The Polar Bears won a closer second stanza 15-8 to build a 30-10 halftime lead. Pirate Parker Lovell scored two baskets in the second period.
FROM BLUFFTON SCHOOLS NOTIFICATIONS__High School Boys Basketball will play in the OHSAA D5 District Final game vs. Margaretta on Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at Lakota High School (5200 Co Rd 13, Kansas, OH 44841).
Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets or with a QR code at the gate. Adults $10, Students $5 No cash tickets will be available.
NAPOLEON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team overcame a 12-point halftime deficit by blowing out Coldwater in the second half to win their Div. V Northwest 2 district semifinal 51-40 on Tuesday, March 3 at Napoleon.
The Pirates trailed 26-14 at halftime after a cold first 16 minutes. But Bluffton turned the momentum with a 13-3 third period to pull within 29-27 heading to the final quarter.
FROM BLUFFTON SCHOOLS NOTIFICATIONS__Bluffton High School wrestling team members Ronald Kaufman, Branden Cross, Hephaestion Weyer, Jesus Rivera and Mason Shank have advanced to the OHSAA D3 District Tournament.
They will wrestle on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m. at Rossford High School. Doors open at 3 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets or with a QR code at the gate. Adults $10, Students $5 No cash tickets will be available.
