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Winners include Camper at 1st singles; Couch, 2nd singles; Smallcombe-Barnes, 1st doubles

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By Cort Reynolds

DEFIANCE - The visiting Bluffton girls tennis team defeated Defiance 3-2 Tuesday evening.

The win improved the Lady Pirate net record to 5-12 this season.

Freshman Brooke Camper won at first singles by a 6-4, 6-0 count. 

Freshman Caitlyn Couch rallied to win at second singles 6-7, (7-1), 6-2, 6-3.

Seniors Julia Smallcombe and Olivia Barnes combined to win at first doubles 6-4, 6-4.

Bluffton plays next Thursday, October 1 at home vs. Lima Senior.

 

Laykin Garmatter and Reagan Mittendorf score twice; Kendal Giesige scores once

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Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
ADA - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team shut out Ada 5-0 on a wet Monday evening at the park as the Pirate girls clinched at least a tie for the Northwest Conference crown.

Bluffton improved to 8-2-1 overall and 6-0 in NWC play with their seventh consecutive win. Ada fell to 2-8 overall and 0-4 in NWC action with the defeat. 

Laykin Garmatter and Reagan Mittendorf each netted a pair of goals to pace the Pirate girls to victory.

7-goal onslaught in the first 27 minutes

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Story by Cort Reynolds 
Photos by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada boys soccer team lost to undefeated Bluffton 7-0 Monday night at Steinmetz Field in a one-sided battle for first place in the Northwest Conference.

Five-time defending league champion Bluffton improved to 10-0-1 and 3-0 in the NWC (nine points) with the decisive win.

Ada fell to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in the Northwest Conference standings with nine points after the defeat. 

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost 5-0 to visiting Bryan Saturday. The defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 4-12 this season. Bryan won all 10 sets played in the match.   
 

Elijah Conley 39th 19:01.9; Sam Derstine 49th in 19:14.4

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Bluffton cross country squads competed at the 16-team Van Wert Health Hospital Invitational hosted by Lincolnview Saturday.

Sophomore Erik Nygaard finished 12th in the field of 113 boys runners to pace the Pirates. He crossed the finish line in a time of 17:38.3.

Senior Elijah Conley ended up in 39th place in 19:01.9. Sophomore Sam Derstine came in 49th in 19:14.4.

Senior Brandon Good finished in 51st place with a time of 19:15.2. Sophomore Jonah Rehm was 70th in 20:03.9 as the fifth Pirate scorer.

Pirates come from behind to stop Delphos 62-56

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton rallied late to outscore and outlast Delphos Jefferson 62-56 in a Northwest Conference thriller on Homecoming Friday night at Harmon Field.

The teams combined for over 1,100 yards in total offense and 118 points in the shootout.

Pirate quarterback Nate Schaadt accounted for 415 yards of total offense and five touchdowns. Jefferson's Colin Bailey rushed for over 300 yards and ran/threw for seven scores in the back and forth battle.

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