Sports

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton girls tennis team handily defeated Wauseon 4-1 Thursday evening, September 9.

The Lady Pirate netters improved to 3-7 with the victory. 

Pirate sophomore Brooke Camper won easily at first singles 6-1, 6-0. 

Sophomore Caitlyn Couch also cruised to victory at second singles 6-0, 6-1.

Pirate seniors Libby Frazier and Ellie Nickel triumphed at first doubles 6-2, 7-5. 

Sophomores Alyssa Hoffman and Leah Klingler rallied to win at second doubles 3-6, 7-6 and 10-8 in the third-set tiebreaker.

The Bluffton University volleyball team went down 2-0 and then rallied for the next two sets before dropping the clincher 15-10 on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Bluffton slipped to 2-3, while the Bulldogs improved to 2-4 on the season.

The Beavers stormed back and took sets three and four by identical 25-22 scores after digging the 2-0 hole. However, a 10-kill, no error hitting display in the fifth set gave the Bulldogs their second victory of the season.

The Bluffton University men's golf team hit the links for the third time in four days when they traveled to the Military Appreciation Invite at Defiance on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Bluffton was coming off two days at Ohio Northern on Sunday and Labor Day.

Earning All-Tournament honors after shooting an even par 72 was junior Clay Quellhorst (St. Marys/Memorial) who shot Bluffton's best score since 2004. He placed 4th at Defiance on Wednesday and it moved him into a tie for 8th on the all-time Bluffton leaderboard.

The Bluffton University women's soccer team improved to 2-1 for the first time since 2015 following a 3-2 victory over Grace Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Bluffton went up 3-0 early in the second half and then held off the visitors despite a late penalty kick that made the final score 3-2.

The Bluffton University women's golf team hit the links for the fourth consecutive day when they made the trip to Defiance for the Military Appreciation Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. A sparkling round of 355 equaled the Beavers for the 2nd-best round in school history. Bluffton came in 2nd, just 14 strokes off the pace of NAIA member Siena Heights University.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf team split a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday evening, September 7, at the Bluffton Golf Course.

The Pirates beat Delphos Jefferson easily 170-201, but lost a close match to NWC leader Lincolnview 163-170.

Delphos Jeff edged Ada 201-204, and the Bulldogs also fell to Lincolnview 163-204.

Lancer Isaac Gallmeier was match medalist with a round of 40, finishing just ahead of Pirate senior Kenny Lovett, who shot a 41.

Micah Minnig carded a 42, followed closely by teammates Jaden Coonfare (43) and Wes Brauen (44). 

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