By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls soccer team lost a 2-0 match to visiting Ottawa-Glandorf at Steinmetz Field Wednesday night to open their season.
Bluffton fell to 0-1 with the non-league defeat.
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped on top early as Lilly Hazelman scored in the second minute of play. Alexa Fortman tallied the next goal in the 18th minute. Neither team scored over the final 71 minutes.
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Council of Presidents, after receiving and reviewing the latest information and guidance from the NCAA Division III leadership concerning the return to sport for fall, voted unanimously to postpone all conference related contests and competitions, including HCAC Championships slated for fall 2020.
Bluffton University is a member of the HCAC. Other schools are Anderson, Earlham, Manchester, Defiance, Mt. St. Joseph, Franklin, Rose-Hulman, Transylvania and Hanover.
By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - The Bluffton volleyball team won a four-set non-league battle at Riverdale Monday night to tip off their season on a strong note.
Bluffton defeated the Lady Falcons 25-9, 20-25, 25-18, 25-14 to start out 1-0.
Junior Kylie Stackhouse led the victors with 19 kills. Meanwhile, Taylor Schwab contributed heavily to the attack with 16 kills.
Setter Skyler Scoles dished out a whopping 42 assists and served nine aces. Kylie Monday hustled up 19 digs, and Sophie Bricker came up with nine digs.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton boys soccer team, coming off a state runner-up showing, opened its 2020 campaign with a 5-1 home win over Pettisville Saturday night.
Jonathon Schriner kicked off the Pirate scoring with a goal in the fifth minute.
Pettisville's Zakkai Kaufmann tied it 1-1 with a score six minutes later.
But then Pirate Nolan Hoffman found the back of the net in the 31st minute, and Kaden Basil scored in the 40th minute to extend the lead to 3-1 at halftime.
