Sports

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By Cort Reynolds
VANLUE - The visiting Bluffton baseball team lost 9-0 to local non-league foe Vanlue in a makeup shutout Tuesday evening.

The loss dropped the Pirate record to 0-22 this spring. Vanlue improved to 3-13 with the win.

Vanlue out-hit Bluffton, 9-2.

Freshman Jacob Granger singled and senior Nic Essinger added a single to provide the two Bluffton hits.

Freshman Braeden Jordan started and pitched four innings for the Pirates. He struck out six and allowed eight hits. He also stole a base.

BHS baseball will face Elmwood in tournament

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Youthful Bluffton will play at Elmwood Wednesday, May 19 in Div. III first round sectional baseball action. The Pirates (0-21, 0-7 NWC) were seeded 13th out of 13 teams, while Elmwood was 11th in the Elida district drawing Sunday. The winner will visit top seed Coldwater (15-5, 6-1 MAC) May 21 at 5 p.m. in the second round.  Eastwood was seeded second, while Allen East (18-8, 4-3 NWC) was seeded third.
 

Sophomore Ethan Bogart won the 300 hurdles • Senior Simon Derstine captured first in the 800 meters • Sophomore Brianna Tabler won the girls pole vault to pace BHS

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Story and photo by Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Bluffton track and field team fared well at the annual 15-team Ada Invitational on a cool but sunny Saturday at War Memorial Stadium.

Carey captured first in the girls meet with 112.33 points. Spencerville finished second with 102.5, and Van Wert came in third (99). Bluffton came in sixth out of 14 teams with 39.33 points.

The boys meet was won handily by Van Wert with 133 points. Arlington nosed out Bluffton for second, 76 to 75. Kenton and Allen East tied for fourth with 72 points.

Allen East comes to town today

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By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton baseball team was shut out at former league foe Lima Central Catholic 11-0 Thursday evening.

The county rivalry loss dropped the Pirate record to 0-20 this spring. 

Bluffton's postponed league game Monday at home vs. local rival Allen East (16-7, 3-3 NWC) is rescheduled for Friday, May 7.

Bluffton (0-6 NWC) also plays a makeup league game at Columbus Grove (8-9, 4-3 NWC) Wednesday, May 12. CG edged Allen East 4-3 Thursday evening.

Kennedy Jordan knocked in 2 runs with a pair of hits • Sophie Bricker collected 2 hits and 2 RBI • Lauren Swartzlander contributed 2 hits and 1 run batted in

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By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Bluffton softball team upset Lima Central Catholic 10-5 in a non-league contest Thursday evening.

The Lady Pirates improved to 6-12 with their second straight win. 

The Pirate girls scored one or two runs in six of the seven innings, plating at least once in every frame except the second.

Bluffton pushed across single runs in the first and seventh innings. The Pirate girls also scored twice in each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth frames to extend the lead to 9-3.

Sectional play begins May 13

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By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The visiting Bluffton tennis team nipped Lima Senior 3-2 Thursday evening.

Pirate senior Grant Klingler won his match at second singles 6-3, 6-0.

Pirate senior Thad Mittendorf also won handily at third singles by a 6-1, 6-0 count.

Bluffton sophomores Braeden Ackerman and Eli Wenger triumphed at second doubles 6-2, 6-3.

Pirate junior Luke Shadle lost at first singles after splitting the first two sets 3-6, 6-3. He then lost a 10-9 tiebreaker in lieu of playing a full thord set.

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