Sports

Bluffton team 6 shots short of advancing

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By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Allen East golf team won the 12-team Div. III sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.

AE won with 340 strokes, with Pandora-Gilboa nine shots behind (349). Van Buren was third (360). Only the top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team made it to districts October 8.

Bluffton finished just out of the running for districts by finishing in fourth place (366), six shots behind VB. 

Second win in a row for Bluffton

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The homestanding Bluffton girls tennis team defeated Lima Senior convincingly 4-1 Thursday evening.

With their second win in a row, the Lady Pirates improved to 6-12.

Senior Olivia Barnes won at first singles 6-2, 6-2.

Senior Pearl Lewandowski also won handily at second singles by a 6-1, 6-1 count.

Juniors Ellie Nickel and Libby Frazier combined to win at first doubles 6-3, 6-2.

The freshmen tandem of Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch swept to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at second doubles.

 

BHS moves to 10-5 overall and 3-3 in NWC after beating Spencerville

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team swept struggling Spencerville in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Thursday night.

Bluffton upped its record to 10-5 overall and 3-3 in the NWC with the 25-20, 25-9, 25-14 victory.         

Spencerville fell to 2-11 overall and 0-5 in NWC play with the defeat.
 
Kylie Stackhouse slammed 22 kills, served three aces and came up with two blocks to lead the Pirate girls. Taylor Schwab contributed five digs and four aces to the winning effort. 

Bluffton goals by Basil, Derstine and 2 by Schriner • assists by Mittendorf, Schriner, Spallinger • 5 saves by Essinger

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Story by Cort Reynolds
Photo by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team overcame an early deficit to defeat rival Riverdale 4-2 Thursday night at Steinmetz Field.

Bluffton improved to 11-0-1 with the hard-fought victory. Riverdale dropped to 8-2-1 with the tough defeat.

Falcon Jackson Clark scored first in just the second minute of play to put Riverdale ahead 1-0. 

But Bluffton came right back to tie it 1-1 on a goal by Kaden Basil in the fifth minute.

BHS stops Upper Sandusky; goals by Mittendorf, Scoles, Garmatter, Rhodes

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Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
UPPER SANDUSKY - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team whipped Upper Sandusky 4-1 Thursday evening in a non-league game.

Red-hot Bluffton improved to 9-2-1 overall with their eighth consecutive win. US fell to 2-9-1 with the defeat.

Reagan Mittendorf, Sami Scoles, Laykin Garmatter and Lauren Rhodes each scored one goal for the victors.

Mittendorf, Makayla Schweingruber and Rebekah Hoff each passed out one assist.

Schwab 12 kills, Stackhouse 8 kills, Haelynn Bischoff 3 kills, Scoles 20 assists, Monday 6 digs, Cora Bischoff 1 ace

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By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team was swept at Lincolnview in a Northwest Conference match Tuesday night. 

Bluffton dropped to 9-5 overall and 2-3 in the NWC with the 25-21, 25-16, 25-8 defeat.         

Lincolnview improved to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in NWC play - good for second place behind 5-0 Crestview - with the three-set win.     

Taylor Schwab led the Pirate girls with a dozen kills, eight digs and two blocks. Kylie Stackhouse contributed eight kills. 

Haelynn Bischoff added three kills.     

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