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Riley Busch doubled home two runs in girls' contest

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By Cort Reynolds
The Pirate baseball story is a below the softball story.
CONVOY - Host Crestview defeated Bluffton 13-6 in an offensively high-powered Northwest Conference softball matchup Thursday evening.

Bluffton fell to 2-8 and 1-2 in league play after the defeat. The first-place Lady Knights improved to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the victory. 

After a one-year absence Bluffton Sardines swim team is back

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After a one-year covid-19 absence, Bluffton Sardines swim team is back.

The team competes in the Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL). In 2019, the most recent swim season, Bluffton finished second of eight teams in the league meet, closely behind Westside.

This year several members of the team competed Putnam County YMCA swim team and with  Lima YMCA swim team. Several of those swimmers qualified for the Great Lake Zones championships in March at BGSU.

Luke Shadle posts lone Pirate win

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The visiting Bluffton boys tennis team lost 4-1 at Van Wert Monday evening. Luke Shadle posted the lone Pirate win at second singles. Bluffton dropped to 2-2 with the defeat, while VW improved to 2-2 after the win. Bluffton plays at Bryan April 17.

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Baseball story follows softball story -
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON  - Visiting Ada defeated Bluffton 5-1 in a Northwest Conference softball contest Monday evening.

Bluffton fell to 2-7 and 1-1 in league play after the defeat. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the victory. 

Ada senior Leona Dalton struck out 13 Lady Pirates to earn her fifth pitching victory this season.    

Dalton gave up just five hits and one run to earn her third straight win. 

Riley Busch smacked a triple, single and drove in a run

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By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton softball team split a non-league twinbill at Liberty-Benton Saturday.

The Lady Pirates ran their record to 2-6 with the split.

In game one, the Pirate girls scored two runs in the top of the seventh to rally for a 4-2 victory.

L-B led 2-0 after four innings. Bluffton tallied single runs in the fifth and sixth frames to tie it up, 2-2.

They then plated two more in their last at bat and held the Eagles scoreless in the home seventh to preserve the comeback win.

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By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton baseball team went hitless in a 10-0 loss at Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener Thursday evening.

Two Wildcat pitchers combined to hurl a six-inning no-hitter. Braylon Scalf threw 3 1/3 hitless innings, followed by 2 2/3 no-hit innings from Tanner Vorhees. 

Scalf struck out seven Pirates and walked none, while Vorhees walked two and whiffed a pair.

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