Playing at home, the Bluffton High School volleyball team staved off a Defiance Ayersville rally to win a five-set non-league match Thursday evening, September 1.
The Pirates improved to 4-2 with the 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 22-25, 15-10 victory. Ayersville fell to 2-4 with the defeat.
Kendall Stackhouse hammered a season-high 15 kills to pace the Pirates. Sophomore Ayla Grandey knocked down 14 kills, while Morgan Fruchey
added nine kills and 13 digs.
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team edged visiting Van Buren 2-1 in a non-conference match Thursday evening, September 1.
The win upped the Pirate record to 4-0, while VB fell to 4-2 with the defeat.
Aubrey Burkholder netted the first goal unassisted in the 25th minute. Sami Scoles extended the lead to 2-0 in the 39th minute with a goal off a feed from Karson Hauenstein.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated Spencerville 6-0 in the Northwest Conference opener Tuesday evening, August 30.
Allison Diller and Sami Scoles each scored two goals to pace the Pirate offense. Diller also passed out two assists.
The lopsided win lifted the Pirate record to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in NWC play. The Bearcat girls fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat.
Jasi Crawfis scored the game's first goal in the 18th minute on a pass from Blair Utendorf.
ELIDA⎯The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team dropped a three-set non-league match at Elida Monday evening, August 29.
The Lady Pirates fell to 3-1 with the 26-24, 25-17, 25-21 defeat. Elida improved to 4-2 after the win.
Abby Christoff topped Elida with seven kills and four blocks. Olivia Hollstein also smacked seven kills. Addysen Sneary doled out 24 assists and added four blocks.
