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Bluffton senior Dana Shoulders II (Mansfield/Lexington) capped off his five years at Bluffton by being named All-Region by D3football.com following the 2021 fall campaign. He was a third team selection at defensive tackle. Shoulders is the first All-Region honoree since 2018 but his selection marks the eighth time a Bluffton defensive lineman has been named D3football.com since 2010! Isaac Zickefoose was a three-time honoree, while Ryan Aelker and Justin Crosier both took home all-region twice.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Bluffton wrestling team split a pair of dual matches Tuesday night, December 7.

The Pirate matmen defeated McComb 54-12, but lost to Arcadia 36-24.

Pirates Micah Minnig, Ethan Kohli, Kyle Basil, Isaiah Mikesell, Thayne Kleman, Dustin Mortimer, Trent Howard, and Kaden Basil all recorded pin wins.

Kleman recorded two victories at 113 lbs. Kaden Basil also had two wins at the 190 lbs. division. 

Bluffton wrestles at Arcadia Saturday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m.

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The Bluffton University men's basketball team battled HCAC heavyweight Hanover on Saturday, Dec. 4, dropping a 75-64 decision to the Panthers. Bluffton slipped to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover stays perfect at 5-0 and 2-0 in the HCAC.

By Cort Reynolds

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Bluffton lost 51-29 to Liberty-Benton Saturday night, December 4, in a non-league home game.

The cold-shooting Pirates fell behind 18-6 early and were down 26-13 at halftime. L-B led 39-22 after three periods and cruised to the 22-point win.

Trenton Donley was the lone Pirate in double figures with 13 points. Marek Donaldson added seven markers.

Bluffton was unable to score more than nine points in any quarter.

Bluffton fell to 1-1 with the defeat, while L-B improved to 3-1 with the victory.

Eagle Cason Doolittle led all scorers with 21 points.

By Cort Reynolds

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The Bluffton girls basketball team was nipped 52-48 by visiting Ottoville in non-league girls basketball play Saturday afternoon, December 4.

The Lady Pirates were knocked from the undefeated ranks at 4-1 with the close loss. The Big Green improved to 1-3 with the win.

Bluffton trailed 15-9 after the opening period, and was behind 23-19 at intermission. The Pirate girls stayed within 34-31 heading to the final stanza, but couldn't close the gap.

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The Bluffton University women's basketball team struggled to put points on the board in a 63-53 loss at Hanover College on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Bluffton fell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the Heartland Conference, while the Panthers moved to 4-2 and 1-0 in the HCAC.

Maddie Fitzpatrick (Mount Gilead) opened the game with a deuce and Sammy Shardo (Findlay/Liberty-Benton) converted an old-fashioned three-point play as Bluffton led 9-7 after an offensively-challenged first quarter.

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