Bluffton High School's volleyball team opened its season losing to Pandora-Gilboa 3-1. Match scores follow: 25-19; 20-25; 8-25; 17-25.
Haley Baker and Emily Stratton had the most digs with 10 each. Emily Metzger had the most kills with 12. Emily Metzger and Andie Schmutz had the most blocks with 4 each.
Bluffton High School girls' soccer season launched with a home meet on Aug. 25 against Ottawa-Glandorf and the visitors left with a 5-0 win.
Varsity game temperatures had cooled only slightly and the weather was still very sticky for soccer.
A handball in the box gave Ottawa-Glandorf a penalty kick, and they were able to get it past goalie Jadyn Barhorst. One more goal made it 0-2 at the half. Barhorst returned for the second half, and stopped several more attempts by OG, but the final score was 0-5.
Bluffton High School girls' golf team defeated North Baltimore on Aug. 22 by a 204 to 208 score. Kennedy Coughlan was medalist with a 48. Individual results follow:
Golfer 9-Hole Score
Alivia Koenig 50
Kayleigh Coughlan 54
Kennedy Coughlan 48
Mara Minnig 52
Lily Shadle 58
Natasha Smith 71 Top Four Score Total 204
By Sam Brauen
Under direction of new head coach Jeff Richards, the Bluffton Pirate football team opens their season Friday night at Cory-Rawson. Bluffton will be looking to continue the momentum of a 7-3 season in 2015 but must replace many lost senior starters to do so.
Head coach Jeff Richards was hired in January to replace Kyle Cutnaw who resigned after going 10-10 over two seasons at the helm of the program. Richards graduated from Bluffton High in 2004 and played center on the football team under Dennis Lee.
Bluffton High's girls golf team defeated Wapakoneta 206-240 in a recent match. Alivia Koenig was the medalist at 43. Also scoring in the 40s was Kayleigh Coughlan with a 48.
