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Lincolnview, Grove and then Spencerville in OT

7th grade boy Pirates bring home a NWC trophy
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2017 - 11:46am

Bluffton Pirate boys' basketball fans have lots to look forward to as the Bluffton Junior High 7th grade team won the Northwest Conference tourney at Convoy on Saturday.

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Coached by Dan Garlock, the team was 13-5 overall. In the tournament, Bluffton first defeated Lincolnview then Columbus Grove in the semi-finals.

In the nail-biting title game the Pirates came out on time in overtime defeating Spencerville 35-34. Bluffton also tied for the east side regular season NWC title.

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BHS girls NWC runner-up

All conference honors to Alivia Koenig, Abbie Parkins, Averey Rumer
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2017 - 1:38pm

Three members of the Bluffton High School girls' basketball team received all-NWC honors in voting by coaches. In addition, Bluffton was conference runner-up at 7-1.

Pirate honors to:
First team - Alivia Koenig, sophomore
   (repeat first team from last season)
Second team - Abbie Parkins, senior
Honorable mention - Avery Rumer, sophomore

Columbus Grove junior post player Paige Bellman was selected as the 2016-17 NWC Player of the Year.

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Pirates lose to Grove, defeat Kenton in OT

Denecker brothers combine for 26 vs. Kenton
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 20, 2017 - 11:01am

Bluffton High School boys' basketball team split its weekend games, losing to Columbus Grove and defeating Kenton.

On Friday, Grove defeated Bluffton 42-39, Grove was led by Caiden Grothaus with 15, the Bulldogs move to 6-13 (NWC 2-5). The Pirates were led by Gabe Denecker with 14, and move to 10-10 (NWC 4-3).

On Saturday, Bluffton defeated Kenton 54-47 in overtime. The Pirates move to 11-10, while the Wildcats move to 12-9 on the season. Gabe Denecker led all scorers tonight with 19, followed by Luke Denecker with 17. Jaron Sharpe led Kenton with 11.

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Zane Myers leads Pirates over Riverdale

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 11, 2017 - 9:00pm

Bluffton High School boys' basketball team spotted Riverdale 45-32 Saturday night in a non-conference game.

Zane Myers led the Pirates with 10 points.

The box score is attached.
 

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Boys' bball: Pirates stop Ada in NWC action

BHS now 4-2 in the NWC and 9-9 overall
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2017 - 9:58pm

Bluffton High School boys' defeated Ada 57-45, tonight.

Bluffton's Luke Denecker led all scorers with 17 points. Ada moves to 4-14 (0-6) Bluffton moves to 9-9 (4-2).

The box score is attached.

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Girls' bball: Koenig shoots Bluffton past Lady Bulldogs

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 10, 2017 - 3:46pm

By Cort Reynolds - Ada Icon sports writer

Visiting league co-leader Bluffton outscored Ada by 22 points over the middle quarters to post a convincing 69-41 girls basketball win over the Lady Bulldogs in Northwest Conference play Thursday evening.

The purple and gold fell to 7-13 and 1-6 in the NWC after their fourth straight defeat, while the visitors improved to 15-4 and 7-0 in the league with the victory.

Bluffton will face co-league unbeaten Columbus Grove (6-0 NWC) in the conference finale to decide the championship.

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