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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School baseball team lost 7-3 to visiting Parkway in Div. III sectional semifinal play Thursday, May 19.

The 12th-seeded Pirates fell to 3-18 with the loss, while 13th seed Parkway improved to 3-19 after the win. 

The Panthers advance to the sectional finals Friday, May 20 at top seed Pemberville Eastwood.

The district finals will be held at Elida May 26/28.

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Bluffton Soccer Club shared the following announcement:

Ohio North is hosting a new referee course with a virtual training session from 7-10:00 p.m. on June 3. Participants need to attend this online session and are expected to be engaged and actively involved.

All other aspects of the training are self-paced. These portions must be completed by June 10.

All new referees must be 13 years old to make an account.

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Bluffton High School has announced that the Wednesday sectional baseball game has been postponed until Thursday, May 19.

Tickets purchased for May 18 will be good on May 19.

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The Bluffton University baseball team saw two players earn First Team All-Heartland Conference honors for the first time since 2018. Graduate senior Garrett O'Reilly (Galena/Orange) and junior Jake Baumgartner (Toledo/Start) were both named to the top team, while freshman Andrew Collinsworth (Westerville/Westerville South) collected honorable mention recognition for 2022.

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Tickets for the May 18 Bluffton High School baseball sectionals game must be purchased online at https://ohsaa.org/tickets

Price is $8 today (May 17) and $10 tomorrow.

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The Bluffton Disc Golf Association has announced that this coming weekend, it will be doing some wood chipping on the 18-hole course in the Village park.

"If you see us working, please jump around us to the next hole to avoid any safety concerns.

"If you would like to help out, we will be working from 8-5 Saturday and Sunday. Those interested in helping should bring closed toe shoes, gloves and safety glasses.

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