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Pirate boys soccer clawed by Eagles

Posted by Staff on September 11, 2024 - 6:18am

By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team fell behind early and lost 4-1 at powerhouse Liberty-Benton in a non-league match Tuesday evening, September 10.

The Pirate record dropped to 2-6 with the defeat. The Eagles improved to 7-1 after the win.

L-B led 2-1 at halftime and added two more goals after intermission to put the game out of reach.

Eagle ace Trevor Ferris found the back of the net just 80 seconds into the game, and L-B never trailed.

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Pirates sweep Raiders; win streak reaches 8

Posted by Staff on September 10, 2024 - 7:00am

By Cort Reynolds

HAVILAND __ The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated Wayne Trace in straight sets to post a non-league win Monday evening, September 10.

The Pirates swept the Raiders 25-20, 25-20, 25-19.

The road victory improved the Pirate record to 9-1 this season. Bluffton has won eight consecutive matches since a loss to Shawnee August 19.

WT dropped to 4-4 after the defeat.

Kendall Stackhouse knocked down 11 kills to pace the Pirate hitting attack.

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Pirate girls soccer edged by Bowling Green

Posted by Staff on September 8, 2024 - 9:00am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to visiting non-conference foe Bowling Green 2-1 on Saturday, September 7, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate record fell to 4-2-1 overall after the defeat.

BG scored first in the 16th minute, and it stayed 1-0 almost to the midway point of the second half. 

The visitors then doubled their lead to 2-0 on a goal in the 57th minute.

Pirate Jordan Schweingruber netted the lone Bluffton goal in the 65th minute.

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Bluffton Pirate boys soccer defeats Archers

Posted by Staff on September 8, 2024 - 8:56am

By Cort Reynolds

ARCHBOLD __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team defeated Archbold 2-1 in a tight non-league match Saturday afternoon, September 7.

The Pirate record improved to 2-5 with the victory. The Archers fell to 2-3 after the defeat.

Caleb Davis and Jackson Brauen tallied the Pirate goals for the victors. Bluffton travels to face always-tough Liberty-Benton (6-1) Tuesday, Sept. 10 in a non-conference battle.

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Bluffton Pirate football defeats Ayersville in 2024 home opener

Posted by Staff on September 8, 2024 - 8:48am

CORRECTION: According to the OHSAA schedule HERE, Bluffton will play at Delphos Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 14.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School football team blasted visiting Defiance Ayersville 63-7 in the 2024 Pirate home opener on September 6 to end the non-conference portion of its schedule undefeated.

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Pirate cross country 9th at Bearcat Invite

Posted by Staff on September 8, 2024 - 8:31am

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE __ The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country teams each finished ninth at the 12-team Spencerville Invitational in the Black Division Saturday morning, September 7.

Senior Levi Fenzl posted the top Pirate boys finish by crossing the line seventh in a field of 109 runners. His 3.1 mile time was 17:24.4.

Senior June Essinger posted the best Lady Pirate showing as she finished 17th out of 93 runners in 22:36.1.

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