Sports

First in a series of Bluffton fall sports team photos

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This is the first in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows the following teams below:
• Junior high football
• Junior high cross country
• Junior high cheerleaders
• 7th grade volleyball
• 8th grade volleyball

Watch the Icon for varsity team photos coming next.

Pearl Lewandowski wins at third singles

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost to visiting Bath 4-1 Wednesday evening. 

The defeat dropped the Lady Pirate net record to 3-8 this season. 

Senior Pearl Lewandowski posted the lone Bluffton triumph. She was victorious at third singles by a 6-3, 6-2 count over Bath sophomore Lexi White.

Nobody else won a set in the match for the Pirates.

Bluffton is scheduled to entertain Archbold Saturday, September 19.

Derstine scores twice, Shriner has 3 goals

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By Cort Reynolds
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated Van Buren 5-2 Tuesday night at Steinmetz Field. 

The Pirates used a four-goal second half to win and improve to 5-0-1 this season.

Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner authored a hat trick to pace the victors. He scored the game's first goal in the 15th minute.

But Knight Chance Conley tied it four minutes later, and teammate Jonah Frederick scored in the 37th minute to put Bluffton behind for the first time this season at halftime, 2-1.

Haelynn Bischoff contributed 4 kills

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By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team served up a sweep over Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference season opener Tuesday night. 

Bluffton improved to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their fifth consecutive win. DJ fell to 4-1 and 0-1 in league play with the 25-9, 25-15, 25-16 defeat.

Athletic Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirate girls with 19 kills and one block. Versatile Taylor Schwab amassed 11 kills, 12 digs and five aces. 

Haelynn Bischoff also contributed four kills.     

Downs Delphos Jefferson 4-1 at Steinmetz Field

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton soundly defeated Delphos Jefferson 4-1 in Northwest Conference girls soccer action Monday night at Steinmetz Field.

The comeback win upped the Lady Pirate record to 4-2-1 overall and 3-0 in NWC play, good for a first-place tie. In their last five matches, the red-hot Pirate girls have posted four wins and one tie.

The Lady Wildcats fell to 1-5-1 and 0-2-1 in the NWC with the defeat.

Laykin Garmatter netted two goals to pace Bluffton to victory. 

BHS 6-2 with the convincing 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 victory  

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Bluffton girls spike Tigers 
By Cort Reynolds
NORTH BALTIMORE - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team swept North Baltimore handily to register their fourth consecutive win in a non-league match Monday night. 

The Lady Pirate spike squad lifted its record to 6-2 with the convincing 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 victory.  

Kylie Stackhouse topped the Pirate girls with 17 kills and one block. Taylor Schwab knocked down 11 kills, and also contributed seven digs to go with a pair of aces. 

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