VAN BUREN__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team ended its regular season with a four-set comeback victory at tough Van Buren in a non-conference match on Thursday, October 9.
The Pirate girls improved to 15-7 overall with the 22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23 road victory. Van Buren fell to 17-5 after the defeat.
Karlie Lora and Kendall Stackhouse tied for team honors in kills with 18 smackdowns apiece.
Camryn Fruchey knocked down 11 kills and dished out 30 assists. Adelyn Althaus doled out 17 assists.
BLUFFTON__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team blanked visiting Kalida 1-0 in a non-league match to end the regular season on an up note at Steinmetz Field on Thursday, October 9.
The Pirate boys improved to 5-9-3 after the big home win.
Putnam County League power Kalida fell to 9-3-4 after the defeat.
The game was scoreless for the first half and much of the second half.
With 15 minutes remaining, Pirate Brahlen August netted the game’s lone goal to provide the winning shot.
OTTAWA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 4-0 to traditional powerhouse Ottawa-Glandorf in a non-league match on Thursday, Oct. 9.
The Pirate girls finished their regular season 8-8-1 overall after suffering the road defeat.
Western Buckeye League champion Ottawa-Glandorf improved to 12-5 after the home shutout win.
Ottawa-Glandorf’s Karsyn Erford started the scoring with a goal in the sixth minute. Titan teammate Delaney Duling netted a goal just two minutes later to build a 2-0 lead.
PORT CLINTON – Bluffton High School senior tennis player Hannah Nieman competed hard before being eliminated on day one of the Division II district tournament at Port Clinton High School on Wednesday.
Nieman lost her first match in the round of 16 to one of the four number one seeds in the district by a 6-0, 6-1 score.
LIBERTY CENTER__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team scored early and made it stand up in a 1-0 win over Liberty Center on Tuesday, October 7.
Bluffton senior Blair Utendorf netted a goal in the sixth minute off an assist from Aubrey Burkholder to tally what turned out to be the game’s lone score.
The Pirate girls improved to 8-7-1 overall after the road shutout win.
