Sports

9/10 a.m. Cross Country Regionals at Tiffin

11 a.m. Boys Soccer District Finals vs Riverdale at Tiffin

3 p.m. Girls Soccer District Finals vs Liberty-Benton at Home

7 p.m. Football Sectionals at Liberty Center

Tickets for the above events must be purchased at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets.

When Bluffton University took down Manchester University 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the 2021 Beavers netted their first-ever Heartland Conference Men's Soccer Tournament berth. Bluffton wrapped up its regular season with an 8-7 mark which is the most wins in a season since 2008. The four wins (4-5) in conference play also equaled the 2008 squad for the most-ever wins in the Heartland Conference.

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton senior offensive lineman Aaron Tabler was voted first team All-Northwest Conference in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

The Pirates finished the regular season 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the NWC.

Bluffton junior running back Landon Shutler was named to the second team All-NWC offense. 

Team leading rusher and senior quarterback Nate Schaadt was voted honorable mention all-league on offense.

The Bluffton University women's soccer team tied a bow on its 2021 fall campaign with a 1-0 shutout of Manchester University on a cloudy Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Bluffton wrapped up its second season of 2021 with a 5-11 mark overall and 2-7 record in Heartland Conference action. Sparty fell to 2-13 and 1-8 in league play.

This week the Bluffton University men's soccer needed to take down Manchester University and get a little help from either Earlham or Franklin. Bluffton did its part with a 1-0 shutout of the Spartans and The Grizzlies came through with a win over Transylvania, sending the Beavers to their first Heartland Conference tournament berth in school history Bluffton moved back over .500 at 8-7 and 4-5 in the Heartland Conference, while Manchester saw its season come to an end with a 6-10-1 mark overall and 3-6 in the HCAC.

The Bluffton University volleyball team walked away with a five-set win over rival Defiance College on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. The Beavers moved to 10-17 overall and 2-6 in the Heartland Conference, while Defiance fell to 4-15 and 1-7 in the HCAC.

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