James Badial-Luna and Deandre Nassar celebrated their 100th wrestling win during this past weekend's Northwest Conference wrestling meet. The Pirates finished third in the meet. More details at: www.blufftonpirates.com
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
The Bluffton wrestling team turned in a terrific third place finish at the Northwest Conference meet led by Tayton Kleman, James Badial-Luna and Deandre Nassar who all won their class championship. Nassar and Badial-Luna each picked up career win #100.
Jeremy Sturgeon, Elijah Conley and Landen Luginbuhl took second in their classes and Josh Mehaffie and Brady Romick finished third.
By Sam Brauen
Sophomore Jared Piercefield scored 17 points as the Bluffton boys basketball team pulled away from Allen East Friday night for a 49-30 Northwest Conference victory. The win improves the Pirates to 7-8 overall and 3-2 in league play. Bluffton led the entire game and pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win. (more at www.blufftonpirates.com)
Bluffton jumped out to a 16-4 lead after one quarter then fought off a physical Allen East squad to earn a 58-47 road conference win. Three Pirates scored in double figures led by Alivia Koenig with 16. Averey Rumer added 12 and Libby Schaadt 11. Bluffton improved to 13-5 overall and 5-2 in league play. (go to www.blufftonpirates.com for rest of story)
By Cort Reynolds
Ada will host the Northwest Conference wrestling championship meet for the first time ever Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.
Allen East is the defending NWC champion, having edged Bluffton 209-206
last year at Spencerville. Ada took fourth in the 2017 eight-team event
with 134.5 points.
Ada senior Chase Sumner won the 138 lb. title at the 2017 NWC meet, and
was named league Wrestler of the Year.
The event will be held in the 1971 varsity gym Saturday.
