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The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost at home to top-seeded Liberty-Benton 3-0 in a defensive Div. III district final match Saturday, October 30.

The Pirate girls finished with a stellar 14-4-1 record after the season-ending defeat.

L-B improved to 13-4-2 with the victory behind two goals from Brooke Deter.

The Eagle girls scored first in the 21st minute on a goal by Kylie Recker. The match stayed 1-0 past halftime when Deter tallied a goal in the 50th minute to provide L-B with a 2-0 lead.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Bluffton High School boys soccer team rolled over rival Riverdale 5-1 to win the Div. III district championship Saturday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.

The victory avenged a district final upset loss to the Falcons a year ago almost to the day last Halloween.

Senior ace Jude Spallinger netted two goals to pace the Pirates.

Neither team dented the back of the net in the first 30 minutes. Spallinger started the scoring at the 31:40 mark on an assist by sophomore Nolan Hoffman.

The score stayed 1-0 at halftime and into the 48th minute.

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9/10 a.m. Cross Country Regionals at Tiffin

11 a.m. Boys Soccer District Finals vs Riverdale at Tiffin

3 p.m. Girls Soccer District Finals vs Liberty-Benton at Home

7 p.m. Football Sectionals at Liberty Center

Tickets for the above events must be purchased at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets.

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When Bluffton University took down Manchester University 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the 2021 Beavers netted their first-ever Heartland Conference Men's Soccer Tournament berth. Bluffton wrapped up its regular season with an 8-7 mark which is the most wins in a season since 2008. The four wins (4-5) in conference play also equaled the 2008 squad for the most-ever wins in the Heartland Conference.

By Cort Reynolds

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Bluffton senior offensive lineman Aaron Tabler was voted first team All-Northwest Conference in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

The Pirates finished the regular season 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the NWC.

Bluffton junior running back Landon Shutler was named to the second team All-NWC offense. 

Team leading rusher and senior quarterback Nate Schaadt was voted honorable mention all-league on offense.

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The Bluffton University women's soccer team tied a bow on its 2021 fall campaign with a 1-0 shutout of Manchester University on a cloudy Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Bluffton wrapped up its second season of 2021 with a 5-11 mark overall and 2-7 record in Heartland Conference action. Sparty fell to 2-13 and 1-8 in league play.

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