Sports

Finishes 2nd in the 160 class at Division III Rossford district

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By Cort Reynolds
ROSSFORD - Five Bluffton varsity wrestlers competed in the Div. III district meet Saturday and Sunday at Rossford High School, with one advancing to the state tournament.    

Pirate junior Kaden Basil finished second in the 160 lbs. division to qualify for the Div. III state tournament to be hosted by Marion Harding High School March 13-14.

Basil went 2-0 Saturday with a pair of pins in the 160 lbs. class to reach the semifinals.     

Cleveland State wrestling standout is ranked nationally

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Bluffton High School outstanding student athlete DeAndre Nassar will compete in this month’s Division I NCAA wrestling national championships in St. Louis March 18-20.

The Cleveland State University sophomore, (184) is one of three Vikings to qualify for the tournament.

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By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Bluffton junior Kyler Kinn received honorable mention All-Northwest Conference basketball honors from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting this week.

The Pirates ended the season 11-13 overall and finished tied for seventh in the NWC at 2-6. 

Pirates finished its campaign 11-13

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By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - Top-seeded host Ottawa-Glandorf fired in eight first-half three-pointers to build a 25-point intermisson lead and cruise to a 72-38 tournament win over Bluffton in Div. III boys basketball sectional final action Friday night. 

The 11th-seeded Pirates trailed 23-12 after a high-scoring opening stanza. O-G drilled five triples in the first seven minutes to create an early double-digit margin.

Tayton Kleman (120) Thayne Kleman (106) • Kayden Basil (160) • Jeremy Sturgeon (126) • Trent Howard (195)

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The Bluffton varsity wrestling team put together a strong showing in the Div. III sectionals Friday and Saturday at Van Buren.    

Three Pirate grapplers won titles, and five Bluffton matmen qualified for the district tournament next weekend at Rossford.

Pirate senior Tayton Kleman and sophomore Thayne Kleman each won individual bracket titles on the first day, while Kaden Basil copped his own crown on day two to pace Bluffton.

The Pirates won for the 5th time in their last 6 games

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton used a big second quarter to hang on and defeat Defiance Tinora in a low-scoring Div. III sectional semifinal boys basketball game 41-38 Wednesday night. 

The 11th-seeded Pirates trailed 10-7 after the opening stanza as Marcus Grube fired in eight points for the visiting Rams.

But Bluffton responded with a 13-4 second stanza to grab a 20-14 lead at intermission. Kyler Kinn canned two triples in the period for Bluffton, while Nic Essinger added one trey.

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