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16 basketball games involving Bluffton teams start today - end Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 29, 2017 - 3:04pm

Four holiday basketball tournaments involving 16 games take place this weekend with Bluffton University men, Bluffton University women, Bluffton High School boys' varsity and Bluffton High School boys' junior varsity playing various opponents.

The schedules follow:

Bluffton University Men’s McDonald’s Tourney

Friday, Dec. 29
2 p.m. - Illinois College vs. Pitt-Greensburg
7 p.m. – Bluffton vs. OSU-Lima

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Like basketball? 16 games Friday and Saturday with Bluffton teams

University men, university women, BHS boys' varsity, BHS boys' JV
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 27, 2017 - 4:47pm

Four holiday basketball tournaments involving 16 games take place this weekend with Bluffton University men, Bluffton University women, Bluffton High School boys' varsity and Bluffton High School boys' junior varsity playing various opponents.

The schedules follow:

Bluffton University Men’s McDonald’s Tourney

Friday, Dec. 29
2 p.m. - Illinois College vs. Pitt-Greensburg
7 p.m. – Bluffton vs. OSU-Lima

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BHS girls' bball: Koenig’s late free throw wins it

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 14, 2017 - 9:02pm

By Sam Brauen  - complete story at www.BlufftonPirates.com

(BLUFFTON) - The Lady Pirates have their eyes set on a Northwest Conference crown this season and the first league test came to Pirate Gymnasium Thursday evening in the form of the Crestview Knights.  Pirate junior Alivia Koenig sunk the second of two free throws to give Bluffton the winning point in a 40-39 victory to keep the Pirates perfect in conference play at 2-0.

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Pirate football named academic All Ohio

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 12, 2017 - 9:49pm

By Sam Brauen  for www.blufftonpirates.com
The Bluffton High School football team was honored this week as they were named OHSFCA Academic All Ohio by the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.  “BHS was selected as one of the top 85 academic performing schools in all divisions combined,” per Bluffton head coach Jeff Richards.  The team will receive a certificate for this recognition.  

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OSU Cotton Bowl game changes starting time for Blufton holiday tourney

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2017 - 2:28pm

The Bluffton McDonald's boys' holiday basketball tournament has a schedule change, according to Alex Hanna, BHS athletic director.

"Since Ohio State will be playing in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, Dec. 29, at 8:30 p.m. We will adjust the start time for the Dec. 29 games of our holiday tournament to 5 p.m.," he told the Icon.

On Friday, Dec. 29 start time of the first game (Miller City vs.Arlington) will be 5 p.m., and the second game (Bluffton vs. Cory-Rawson) at approximately 6:30 pm. That should wrap up both games before the 8:30 p.m. Ohio State/USC kick off.

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Girls' bball: Pirates bury Ada 61-26

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2017 - 8:52pm

Bluffton’s full court pressure fueled two huge first half runs enabling the Pirates to coast to a 61-26 victory in the opening Northwest Conference game for both teams.  BHS scored 11 straight points in the first quarter to take a 13-2 lead and followed it up with an 18-0 burst early in the second quarter to push the lead out to 36-12.  Bluffton’s press defense forced 13 first half turnovers as BHS went to the locker room with a 36-15 advantage. 

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