Sports

Registration for Bluffton youth softball and baseball now underway

It’s January but Bluffton Diamond Sports is already dreaming about spring training, according to Brad Dailey.

Registration is underway for spring teams involving:
• baseball teams for: 7-8 year-old boys, Little League (9-10 age), Junior Pony (11-12) Junior High,
• softball teams for: Coaching Pitch (8-10), Tri-County 11-13) and Junior High

A registration form is attached at the bottom of this story or you may go online, CLICK HERE to register.

Basketball holiday tournament updates

This is basketball week in Bluffton. Twelve games in three McDonald’s Holiday Basketball Tournaments with all games in Bluffton are completed or underway. This week’s holiday tournament basketball schedule and results follow:

UNIVERSITY WOMEN - Sommer Center

Friday, Dec. 30 – Championship game
Noon – Hope vs. Centre
5 p.m. – Bluffton vs. St. Thomas

UNIVERSITY MEN - Sommer Center

Friday, Dec. 30
2 p.m. - Grove City vs. Muskingum
7 p.m. - Bluffton vs. Ohio Midwestern

Here's the schedule and results so far

This is basketball week in Bluffton. Twelve games in three McDonald’s Holiday Basketball Tournaments with all games in Bluffton are completed or underway. This week’s holiday tournament basketball schedule and results follow:

UNIVERSITY WOMEN - at Sommer Center

Thursday, Dec. 29
5 p.m. – Hope vs. St. Thomas
7 p.m. – Bluffton vs. Centre

Friday, Dec. 30
Noon – Consolation game
5 p.m. – Title game

UNIVERSITY MEN - at Sommer Center

Zane Myer, Gabe Denecker, Luke Denecker named to all-tourney team

Bluffton High School defeated Allen East 66-52 in overtime to win the 2016 McDonald’s boys’ basketball holiday tournament.

Gabe Denecker, Luke Denecker and Zane Myers were the three Pirates named to the all-tournament team. Myers, who scored 22 points in the title game, was the tournament MVP.

Arlington defeated Cory-Rawson 54-35 in the consolation game.

McDonald's boys' holiday tourney title game

It's Bluffton boys' versus Allen East in Wednesday's  McDonald's holiday tournament title game.

Tuesday's scores follow:
Allen East defeated Arlington 59-55
Bluffton defeated Cory Rawson 62-39

Allen East and Bluffton will play in the championship game, and Arlington and Allen East will play in the consolation game beginning at 6 p.m.

BHS vs. CR box score is below

12 games in three holiday tournaments

Ready for some basketball? High school boys’, university women or university men. Take your pick.

Between tonight and Saturday you can watch up to 12 games in three McDonald’s Holiday Basketball Tournaments with all games in Bluffton.

A high school boys’ tourney is Tuesday and Wednesday at Bluffton High School. A university women’s tourney is Thursday and Friday at Bluffton University. And, a university men’s tourney is Friday and Saturday also at Bluffton University.

Here’s the schedules:

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