Sports

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By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School football team was in complete control from the get-go in their season finale, Friday evening October 21.

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CINCINNATI–The Bluffton University volleyball team dropped a four-set decision at Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, Oct. 19. MSJ improved to 18-4 with a perfect 6-0 mark in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 15-8 and 3-3 in the HCAC.

Bluffton stunned The Mount with a 28-26 victory in the lidlifter. However, the home team recovered quickly and sent the Beavers packing with three convincing sets (25-12, 25-12, 25-15) while winning its sixth straight conference match.

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Men’s soccer
The Bluffton University men's soccer team downed rival Defiance October 19 at Defiance, when senior Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) delivered the only goal of the match with 4:51 to play.

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By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School senior ace Jaden Coonfare was named first team All-Northwest Conference in golf by the league recently.

Coonfare was the number one golfer for the Pirates this season.

Senior Aiden Sponsler was named second team All-NWC. 

Pirate senior teammates Jacob Boisvert and Eli Wenger also made honorable mention all-league.

Brevin Brandt of league champion Leipsic won conference Player of the Year honors.

Viking mentor Kevin Brandt was named NWC Coach of the Year.

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By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School sophomore volleyball player Ayla Grandey was named second team All-Northwest Conference in voting by the league coaches recently.

Grandey led the team in kills to help the Pirates finish 13-10 overall and 4-4 in the NWC.

Sophomore setter Gracie Yarnell and sophomore libero Avery Talavinia were named honorable mention all-league.

Allen East junior hitter Soraya Jackson was tabbed NWC Player of the Year.  

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By Cort Reynolds

Three Bluffton High School seniors and one junior from the league title team earned first team All-Northwest Conference boys soccer honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Seniors Eden Antrim, Justin Good and Nolan Hoffman made first team All-NWC, along with junior Pirate teammate Kyle Basil.

Junior Ben Hartzler made second team all-league, as did seniors Luke Shepherd and Ethan Oglesbee.

Junior Theo Andreas made honorable mention all-league.

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