Sports

Shawnee sneaks past BHS 2-1

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Jacob Miller scored both goals to lead visiting Shawnee to a 2-1 win over the Bluffton boys soccer team Saturday afternoon.

The Pirates dropped to 11-2-1 with the non-league defeat, their first loss since Aug. 24 at Elida.

After a scoreless first half, Miller found the back of the net in the 45th minute to put the Indians on top, 1-0.

Pirate Jonathan Schriner tied it 1-1 with a goal in the 65th minute. But Miller untied it three minutes later with the eventual winning goal.

Pirates 13th fo 18 teams in D3 golf district

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By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - The Bluffton boys golf team finished 13th out of 18 teams in the Div. III district tournament at Bowling Green's Stone Ridge Golf Club Thursday.

Kalida won the district team title with 328 strokes. Minster ended up second (333), followed by St. Joseph Central Catholic (339) and Seneca East (349).

Bluffton came in 13th with a total of 377 strokes, finishing five strokes ahead of league rival Allen East (382).

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By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Bluffton lost a five-set heartbreaker at rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference volleyball thriller Thursday night.

Bluffton led 2-1 but lost the fourth set, then was nipped in a tight fifth game by just two points.

The 27-25, 21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 11-9 overall, and they finished 4-4 in NWC play. AE improved to 7-5 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the comeback victory.

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By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 nailbiter at local rival Cory-Rawson Thursday evening.

The Lady Pirates dropped to 8-5-1 with the tight non-league defeat.

C-R's Zoe Chisholm put the hosts ahead at halftime 1-0 with a goal in the 20th minute.

Hornet Paige McVetta extended the lead to 2-0 with a score four minutes into the second half.

Pirate Olivia Matthews tallied the lone Bluffton goal with under two minutes left to play.

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By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished sixth at the 10-team Allen County Invitational meet under unseasonably hot, dry conditions in Faurot Park Tuesday evening.

Shawnee won the team team title easily with 31 points. Elida was a distant second with 76 points, while the Pirates finished with 157.

Freshmen Wyatt Lovell and Sam Derstine turned in the top Bluffton performances. The duo ended up 22nd and 24th, respectively, in the 69-runner field.

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton lost to Columbus Grove over four tough sets in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Tuesday night.

The 23-25, 25-13, 25-12, 26-24 defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 11-8 overall and 4-3 in NWC play. Grove improved to 9-8 overall and 4-2 in the NWC with the comeback victory.

Sophomore Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirates with 10 kills and 13 digs. Junior Taylor Schwab amassed nine kills, two aces and a team-high 18 digs.

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