Sports

The Pirates fired five of its 16 shots on goal

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By Cort Reynolds - photos by Rae Staton
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated non-league foe Kenton 2-0 Thursday night at Steinmetz Field. 

The Pirates improved to 6-0-1 this season with the shutout win.

The game was scoreless until just before halftime. Kaden Basil netted a goal in the 39th minute to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead at intermission.

Teammate Jude Spallinger then gave Bluffton a little breathing room with the second goal in the 63rd minute.

Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner registered one assist.

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By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Bluffton girls golf team competed in the four-team Northwest Conference tournament Tuesday at Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert.

Delphos Jefferson won the NWC crown for the third straight season with a total score of 187 strokes.

Lincolnview finished second (203), followed by Crestview (256) and Bluffton (262).

Lancer Winter Boroff was tournament medalist with a score of 39.

Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game

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By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - On Thursday afternoon, the Ada school district and athletic department made the difficult and unprecedented decision to cancel the rest of its 2020 football season after just three games.

"Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game have forced this decision for the Ada district," wrote second-year Bulldog athletic director Eric Perkins in a brief press release.

Third-year head coach Shawn Christopher also announced his resignation Thursday, effective immediately.

First in a series of Bluffton fall sports team photos

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This is the first in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows the following teams below:
• Junior high football
• Junior high cross country
• Junior high cheerleaders
• 7th grade volleyball
• 8th grade volleyball

Watch the Icon for varsity team photos coming next.

Pearl Lewandowski wins at third singles

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls tennis team lost to visiting Bath 4-1 Wednesday evening. 

The defeat dropped the Lady Pirate net record to 3-8 this season. 

Senior Pearl Lewandowski posted the lone Bluffton triumph. She was victorious at third singles by a 6-3, 6-2 count over Bath sophomore Lexi White.

Nobody else won a set in the match for the Pirates.

Bluffton is scheduled to entertain Archbold Saturday, September 19.

Derstine scores twice, Shriner has 3 goals

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By Cort Reynolds
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated Van Buren 5-2 Tuesday night at Steinmetz Field. 

The Pirates used a four-goal second half to win and improve to 5-0-1 this season.

Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner authored a hat trick to pace the victors. He scored the game's first goal in the 15th minute.

But Knight Chance Conley tied it four minutes later, and teammate Jonah Frederick scored in the 37th minute to put Bluffton behind for the first time this season at halftime, 2-1.

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