By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The visiting Bluffton boys tennis team defeated Elida 3-2 on a cold and windy Wednesday evening to win their first match of the season.
The Pirate netmen improved to 1-1 this season with the victory.
Pirate senior Eden Nygaard won at first singles, while teammate Thad Mittendorf also was victorious at third singles.
The Bluffton first doubles team of Eli Wagner and Braeden Ackerman supplied the third Pirate triumph.
Carey homers blast Pirate boys
By Cort Reynolds
CAREY - The visiting Buffton baseball team lost 16-6 at Carey on a warm Tuesday evening.
The Pirates fell to 0-4 with the five-inning, run-rule shortened defeat.
Blue Devils Jordan Vallejo and Gavin Baker each hit two home runs to lead Carey's 12-hit offense. In the first inning, the duo slammed back-to-back homers as they built an early 8-0 lead.
The Pirates rallied within 8-5 behind a big third inning, but Carey scored eight unanswered runs to put the game out of reach.
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton boys tennis team took fifth place in the six-team Lima City tennis tournament Saturday at the Collett Street Courts to open their season.
Shawnee won the team title with 33 points, followed by LCC in second place (22). Bluffton tallied 13 points to finish well ahead of Wapakoneta.
Pirate senior Eden Nygaard captured fourth place in the first singles flight. Bluffton sophomore Luke Shadle finished second in the number two singles competition.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton softball team led early but fell to McComb Monday evening in its season lidlifter, 12-1.
McComb plated seven runs in the sixth inning to break open a 5-1 battle and post a run-rule victory in six frames.
Lauren Swartzwalder smacked a run-scoring double in the first inning to pace the Pirates to an early 1-0 lead. But McComb answered with four runs in the second frame to take control.
McComb pitching and defense then held Bluffton scoreless over the final five frames. The visitors out-hit Bluffton, 12-5.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Buffton baseball team lost 18-3 to hard-hitting McComb Monday evening.
The Pirates fell to 0-3 with the defeat, while McComb improved to 1-1 with the five-inning, run-rule shortened victory.
The Panthers broke away from a 1-1 game with consecutive six-run frames in the second and third innings. McComb added five more runs in the top of the fourth to build an 18-2 cushion.
Bluffton plated single runs in the first, second and fourth innings.
