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Cornerback Shutler shot through and picked off a screen pass, then scurried 42 yards to the end zone with 4:13 left to play

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By Cort Reynolds
ADA - In an exciting rollercoaster ride of a game, Bluffton got the last run in to edge Ada 48-46 in the finale to the Northwest Conference round robin Friday on an unseasonably cool night at War Memorial Stadium.

Bluffton rallied from a 10-point second half deficit with 20 unanswered points. But after an Ada touchdown cut the deficit to two points late, the Pirates had to dodge a last-second drive to hold on for the hard-hitting rivalry win.

Julia Mehaffie made five saves for Pirates

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls soccer team scored in the 69th minute to break a tie and defeat visiting Riverdale 2-1 Saturday night at Steinmetz Field.

Their second straight victory lifted the Lady Pirate record to 3-2-1.

Laykin Garmatter scored the game's first goal in the 17th minute on an assist from Lauren Rhodes to put Bluffton in front, 1-0. 

But Riverdale's Lexi Miller tied it up a minute later with a goal.

Erik Nygaard finished a strong sixth in the 160-runner field with a time of 17:42.2

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By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished an impressive third out of 15 teams at the Spencerville Invitational Saturday.

Shawnee won the boys black division race team title with 66 points, followed by Ottawa-Glandorf (115) and Bluffton (133).

Pirate sophomore Erik Nygaard finished a strong sixth in the 160-runner field with a time of 17:42.2 to lead Bluffton.

Sophomore Sam Derstine came in 15th in 18:21.5. Senior Elijah Conley ended up 25th in 18:55.4, and classmate Brandon Good was 32nd overall in 19:25.4. 

Collin Oglesbee got the Pirates on the scoreboard first with a goal in the eighth minute via an assist from Jonathan Schriner

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By Cort Reynolds
 PERRYSBURG - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team and highly-ranked Div. I foe Perrysburg battled to a 2-2 tie Thursday night. 

The Pirate record is now 4-0-1. Perrysburg (2-3-2) was ranked sixth in the first Div. I NWOSSCA regional poll last week.    

Bluffton's Collin Oglesbee got the Pirates on the scoreboard first with a goal in the eighth minute via an assist from Jonathan Schriner. 

Perrysburg knotted it 1-1 four minutes later on a penalty kick goal by Gabe Pawlicki.

Bluffton won all 10 sets and captured 60 of the 63 games played

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team dominated visiting Wauseon 5-0 Thursday evening. 

The lopsided win upped the Lady Pirate net record to 3-7 this season. Bluffton won all 10 sets played in the match and captured 60 of the 63 games played.

Bluffton senior Julia Smallcombe won 6-1, 6-0 at first singles.  

Pirate seniors Olivia Barnes whitewashed her second singles opponent 6-0, 6-0.

Classmate Pearl Lewandowski also triumphed at third singles by a 6-0, 6-0 score.

Setter Skyler Scoles dished out 24 assists and added eight digs. Kylie Monday hustled up 13 digs and served one ace. • Sophie Bricker and Cara Young each served one ace

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By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team swept non-league local rival Cory-Rawson handily Thursday night. 

Bluffton improved to 5-2 with the convincing 25-16, 25-7, 25-11 win.  

Athletic junior Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirate girls with 14 kills and one block. Classmate Taylor Schwab hammered seven kills and added a block. 

Haelynn Bischoff contributed seven kills. 

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