Sports

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT – The Bluffton High School girls varsity golf team opened its season by competing in the eight-team Lincolnview Invitational at the Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert on Tuesday, August 4.

The Pirate girls took seventh with 459 strokes.

Delphos St. John’s edged Defiance by five strokes (378-383) to win the team title. Delphos Jefferson finished third (408), followed by host Lincolnview (426), Celina (441), Miller City (451), Bluffton and Wayne Trace (470).

UPDATE: The Junior class will be having a bake sale (donation only) to raise money for Post Prom.

MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton community is invited to come out and see the 2026 BHS Soccer teams for the first time, watch some of your favorite former student-athletes in action, and support the Bluffton Food Pantry.

On Saturday, August 8, the annual alumni games for the Bluffton High School girls and boys soccer teams will take place at Steinmetz Field.

FROM FACEBOOK__See what it's like to be a Bluffton Sardine! If your child has passed level 3 swim lessons, you may sign them up for Sardines Preview Week, July 20-24, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Bluffton Community Pool, 201 Snider Rd.

Sardine boys just 2 points out of 2nd

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON – The defending champion Bluffton summer swim team finished a solid third overall at the annual two-day, eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday and Saturday, July 10-11.

The Sardine boys and girls racked up 2,103.5 points to trail only overall league champion Findlay (2,674) and second-place Westside (2,593) in the combined team standings.

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON__The defending champion Bluffton Sardines summer swim team stood third overall at the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton after day one on Friday, July 10.

The Sardine boys and girls compiled 947 points on the first day, trailing only first-place Findlay (1,316) and Westside (1,284.5).

The Bluffton boys stand third with 540 points after day one. The Westside boys lead with 797 points, with Findlay second at 601.5.

MEDIA RELEASE_More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 10 and 11, 2026 for the 44th Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5 to 18 who are members of a league team.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool is the host site for the 2026 Swim Champs and will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2026 league title. 

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