By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton High School girls' basketball team launched the 2018-19 season with a roar, doubling the score on Cory-Rawson 62-31.
Averey Rumer and Olivia Koenig each scored 19 for the Pirates.
Bluffton started the first quarter leading 16 to 4. They extended it to 31 to 18 at the half. After three BHS led 50 to 29.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Loaded with experience, the time is now for the Bluffton Lady Pirate basketball team.
Bluffton returns the top seven scorers from last year’s squad that went 17-7 overall and 6-2 in Northwest Conference play. At the heart of it all are seniors Alivia Koenig, Averey Rumer, Katie Prater and Ashley Eachus. Koenig, Prater and Rumer have started nearly every game of their high school career and together with Eachus provide an experienced, formidable foundation.
Who do the Pirates play next and where is the game?
The Icon answers those questions below. The 2018-19 winter sports schedule is in the attachment. The schedules include the following teams:
• Boys' varsity basketball
• Boys' junior high basketball
• Boys' freshman basketball
• Girls' varsity basketball
• Girls' junior high basketball
• Varsity wrestling
• Middle school wrestling
Pirate sports fans may now purchase passes and reserved seat orders with Bluffton High School for the 2018-19 season. A printer-friendly order form is attached below.
By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton High School Senior Luke Young has been named second team All-Ohio in boys' soccer. The speedy forward was a fearless playmaker for the Pirate boys' team.
Young is the third Pirate in as many seasons to garner all-state honors. He also continues a legacy of Pirate soccer players being recognized for their on field all-state accomplishments:
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Seniors Mason Ault and Deandre Nassar led the Bluffton selections for Northwest Conference honors in voting performed by league coaches.
2nd Team
Mason Ault - Defensive Lineman
Deandre Nassar - Running Back
