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CORRECTION: Kaleigh Coffman was misidentified in the original article.

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School lost 4-1 at Shawnee in girls tennis action Tuesday afternoon, August 9.

The loss dropped the Pirate record to 0-1 with one tie this season.

The Bluffton tandem of sophomores Kaleigh Coffman and Brooklyn Moser swept to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at second doubles to provide the lone Pirate win.

Shawnee won the other four matches in straight sets. The Pirate girls play Kenton at Ohio Northern University Thursday, August 11.

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School led Celina 2-0 in the girls tennis season opener Monday evening at the Ohio Northern University courts when rain ended play. The Pirate girls were on the verge of victory when play had to be stopped with three matches tied in the third set.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf squad split a three-team Northwest Conference match Monday at the Bluffton Golf Course.

Leipsic captured first with 172 strokes, followed closely by Bluffton (176); Ada was a distant third (264).

On August 5, the Bluffton High School golf team hosted five other schools for the Bluffton Pirate Invitational Tournament at Bluffton Golf Club. Bluffton finished third in the event.

Southgate Lanes has announced that fall league meetings are scheduled, which will include:

  • Start dates
  • USBC rules

There are two team openings in the Stratton Auto Women's league.

All other leagues are full with a waiting list.

Southgate Lanes notes, "PLEASE let us know if there is a chance your team will not be participating with us this year so we can keep all the leagues full!"

Free practice will be available for all league members after the meetings are completed.

Celtic legend dies at 88, leaving behind great hoops legacy of winning and intangibles from celticsblog.com

By Professor Parquet a.k.a. Cort Reynolds

Celtic legend Bill Russell is arguably the most valuable player ever in NBA history, and perhaps even in all of team sports.

He died Sunday at age 88 following the deaths of Celtic legend teammates Tom Heinsohn, John Havlicek and Sam Jones in recent years. Only the almost 94 year old Bob Cousy has outlived them all.

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