Dakota Bricker and Kaleb Jefferson of Bluffton received all-NWC honors in football. The team selected were made this week.
Delphos Jefferson seniors Hunter Binkley and Jace Stockwell were voted NWC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively.
Binkley was selected as a first team all-conference running back for the third year in a row. Stockwell was chosen as a first-team choice at defensive back for the second straight year.
The 2016 Bluffton University volleyball team did something no other Beaver squad had ever done on Nov. 10, when it downed #17 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-2 in the NCAA regionals played in Wisconsin.
Three members of the Bluffton High School girls soccer team were picked for North Central Ohio Soccer Association honors.
Sarah Theisen, senior, forward, was named to the first team. Abbie Parkins, senior, forward, and Jadyn Barhorst, senior, goal keeper, were both named to the second team.
2016 North Central Ohio Soccer Association Girls
All-League Team
Long touchdowns were the name of the game Friday night.
Unfortunately for the Bluffton squad, the Columbus Grove Bulldogs had a few more explosive plays. Bluffton closed out their 2016 campaign with a 46-19 loss at the hands of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton Lady Pirates girls' soccer team played their last game of 2016 last Wednesday night against the Riverdale Falcons at Findlay High School in the District III semifinal match.
Riverdale took the lead in the first half with two goals, making it 2-0 at the start.
Bluffton kept them from scoring again and at 14 minutes to go, a foul in the box gave Bluffton a penalty kick. Senior Sarah Theisen landed it beautifully making the score 2-1. But Riverdale came back strong scoring two more for a final score of 4-1.
