The Bluffton High School girls soccer team will play on October 23 at 6 p.m. vs. Woodmore in District Finals at Clyde High School: Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium, 1015 Race St., Clyde, Ohio.
Presale tickets for the district final game are available at www.ohsaa.org/tickets/ Cash Cash-only tickets are available at the gate: $10 Adults and $5 Students.
Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against OHSAA; Board of Directors will set voting dates
OCT 21 MEDIA RELEASE__In response to a lawsuit filed by a student-athlete on October 15 against the Ohio High School Athletic Association regarding Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), a Franklin County judge opened the case on Monday by issuing a 45-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the OHSAA.
The 45-day TRO prevents the OHSAA from enforcing its bylaw that prohibits a student-athlete from being compensated for his/her Name, Image and Likeness.
BLUFFTON __Several Bluffton volleyball standouts were named to District 8 All-Star teams recently in voting conducted by coaches in the District 8 Volleyball Association.
Kendall Stackhouse and Karlie Lora were named to the District 8 All-Star second team.
Pirate seniors Stackhouse, Libby Hocanson and Vanessa Cross were named to play for team IV in the District 8 Senior All-Star Game. The match will be held on Wednesday, November 12 at Coldwater High School.
The All-Star banquet will be held on Sunday, November 2, at Celina.
KALIDA__The Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in straight sets to WBL power Ottawa-Glandorf in Div. V Northwest District 2 semifinal action on Tuesday, October 21 at Kalida to end their season.
With the 25-22, 25-13, 27-25 loss, the Pirate spikers finished another solid campaign with a 16-8 record.
O-G improved to 19-5 after the sweep victory, although the first and third sets were quite close.
Senior standout Kendall Stackhouse led the Pirates with 10 kills in her final Bluffton match.
KALIDA __The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-2 to Elida after overtime and a shootout in the Div. IV Northwest District 2 semifinals on Tuesday, October 21 at Kalida.
The sixth-seeded Pirate boys end their season 6-10-3 after the tough defeat.
Fifth seed Elida improved to 7-8-3 with the hard-fought win.
Each team scored a goal in the first half to head to intermission knotted at 1-1. Both clubs tallied a goal in the second half to force overtime.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated local rival Ada 5-0 in the Div. V Northwest 2 District semifinals at Steinmetz Field on a cool Monday night, October 20.
The fourth-seeded Pirate girls improved to 10-8-1 with the decisive victory. Playing a rugged non-league schedule made the Bluffton squad better than their record might indicate.
Fifth seed Ada ended its season with a 12-5-2 record.