The host Bluffton girls basketball team overcame a five-point halftime deficit to defeat backyard rival Allen East 56-51 in the championship game of the annual McDonald's Holiday Tournament Saturday afternoon, November 20.
The Lady Pirates trailed 28-23 at intermission, but outscored AE 33-23 in the second half, including 13-8 in the final quarter.
Bluffton tied the game 43-43 after three periods with a 20-15 quarter. Riley Busch scored six points and Kylie Monday added five in the key stanza.
On November 20, Miami-Hamilton clamped down on the Beavers in a 56-41 win over the Bluffton University men's basketball. Bluffton slipped to 0-3 on the season, while the Harriers stayed perfect at 7-0.
Winning its last two Fall 2021 games propelled the Bluffton University football team to fifth place among eight teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The team has ten All-HCAC honorees with three players on the first team, one on the second team and six honorable mentions.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team dominated Olivet College 77-43 in front of a packed Sommer Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The Bluffton offense sputtered in the home opener with Oberlin on Saturday, then evened up their mark at 1-1. The Olivet squad that came in averaging 80 points per game fell to 1-2 after scoring just over half of that on Wednesday night.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell behind 12-2 just over two minutes into the game and Heidelberg never looked back in a 92-68 win over the Beavers on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The visitors fell to 0-2 on the year, while Heidelberg improved to 3-0.
Senior volleyball standout Kylie Stackhouse signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Tiffin University Tuesday, November 16 at Bluffton High School.
As a Pirate, Stackhouse is Bluffton’s career kills leader with 1,301. She was a three-time, first team All-Northwest Conference pick. In 2021, she was named first team all-district and will participate in the District 8 All-Star game.
