Sports

What a way to launch the 2016-17 girls' bball season

It's Bluffton HS versus Arlington in Saturday's McDonald's Girls' Holiday Tournament finals.

On Friday Arlington defeated Allen East 71-17 in the opener while Bluffton handled Cory-Rawson 80-23.

Allen East will face Cory-Rawson in the consolation game at  6 p.m. Arlington will face Bluffton in the championship game at approximately 7:30 p.m.

THE ATTCHMENT BELOW has the box score of both games.

Bluffton High School senior Trevor Bassitt signed a Letter of Intent to participate in track and field at Ashland University. The signing was on Nov. 16.

Trevor will join Coach Jud Logan and the Ashland University track team next fall.

As a high school track athlete, Trevor is the school’s record holder in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.53. He is a two-time state qualifier in the 110m hurdles, a qualifier in the high jump, and won the Division III 110m hurdles in 2016. 

Trevor has been named to the Academic All-Ohio Track and Field Team, in 2015 and 2016.

11 received academic honors

Several Bluffton High School soccer players received Division 3 district honors this week.

Two Bluffton players were selected to participate in the district senior all-star game:
Boys: Antony Kingsley, defender
Girls: Sarah Theisen, forward

Bluffton boys named to all-district teams were:
First team: Antony Kingsley, senior
First team: Tristan Smucker, junior
Second team: Josh Begg, senior
Honorable mention: Eli Bourassa, senior

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.

Stuns DIII 17th nationally ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh

By Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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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

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