The visiting Bluffton High School boys varsity basketball squad edged Crestview 49-48 in a thrilling Northwest Conference battle of league unbeatens on Friday night, January 7.
Bluffton led 31-23 at halftime, but the Knights rallied within 38-36 heading to the final stanza.
Crestview pulled ahead 44-42 before Carson Soper made a layup to tie it. Kyler Kinn then scored to put the Pirates on top, 46-44.
After a Knight basket knotted the score at 46-all, Marek Donaldson drained a triple with 50 seconds left to give Bluffton a 49-46 edge.
The three-point bombing Bluffton High School girls basketball team built an 11-point halftime lead and held on to upset state-ranked Crestview 61-51 in a home Northwest Conference girls basketball battle Thursday night.
Ranked 10th in the state, the Knight girls trailed the hosts 20-16 after a high-scoring first period. Senior guard Sami Scoles poured in 12 points on four triples in the opening stanza to shoot Bluffton into the lead.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team made the short trip to rival Defiance College on a cold and windy Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Defiance led 33-26 at halftime, but an outstanding third quarter and overtime by the Beavers propelled the visitors to a 76-71 win at the Weaner Center.
The McDonald's Classic left Bluffton flat on Sunday, Jan. 2, as host Anderson University pummeled the Beavers 81-52 in the opening game of 2022, snapping their four-game winning streak in the process. Bluffton fell to 6-5 overall and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference, while the Ravens moved to 5-6 and 2-2 in the HCAC.
With Spring 2022 youth soccer registration underway, it is also a good time for Bluffton Soccer Club supporters to consider soccer referee training. There are new grassroots soccer referee courses for the region to help address a shortage of referees.
Who can be a referee? To complete the GR First Time Course, referee candidates must be 13 years or older. Admission criteria:
