By Sam Brauen. www.blufftonpirates.com
The Bluffton’s girls golf team defeated Delphos Jefferson by the slimmest of margins Monday. The Pirates shot 211 compared to Jefferson’s 212. Ottoville only had two players play and submitted no team score.
Alivia Koenig carded a 44 and medaled. Mara Minnig shot 46, Kennedy Coughlan 48 and Jocelyn Ochoa 73 for Bluffton in the win.
By Sam Brauen, www.blufftonpirates.com
Freshman Cole Koenig carded a 46 as Bluffton defeated Riverdale 198-200 in boys golf Monday. Drew Wilson shot 48, Jordan Siefer 51. Micah Minnig and Kenny Lovett carded 53 for BHS. Falcon Andrew Kuenzil medaled with a 44. The Pirates are 4-2 in match play this season.
Alivia Koenig shot the low round for the second straight day with a 41 and Bluffton girls golf defeated Leipsic and Allen East Tuesday at Bluffton Golf Club.
The Bluffton boys and girls golf teams are ready to kick off their season next week. Senior Alivia Koenig will look to pickup where she left off after qualifying for the OHSAA District Tournament. The boys team will have a younger look as they look to replace now-graduated State Meet qualifier Aaron Belcher.
Four local swimmers will compete at the Ohio Junior Olympics long course championship meet July 19-22 in Oxford, Ohio, at Miami University.
They will represent the Lima Y USA Swimming team, and the Putnam County USA Swimming Team. All four swimmers are students in the Bluffton school district.
