FINDLAY__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost a non-league match to Liberty-Benton 4-1 on Wednesday, September 3.
The Pirate girls fell to 2-3 with the defeat, while the Eagles improved to 3-2-1 after the win.
Bluffton ace Aubrey Burkholder netted the lone Pirate goal in the 74th minute to avoid the shutout.
Liberty-Benton jumped in front early as Ally Ferris found the back of the net in the second minute. Isabelle Miller tallied in the 11th minute to go ahead 2-0.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys golf team handily defeated local rival Ada in a non-league dual match to commemorate Senior Night on Wednesday, September 3 at the Bluffton Golf Course.
Bluffton improved to 8-7 with the decisive 173-208 match win. The Pirates took the top five individual places to win going away.
Ada fell to 2-2 in dual match play after the loss.
It was Senior Night for the Pirates as they recognized Nick Lovett, Grady Coonfare and Jayden Shaffer.
VAN BUREN__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team scored first but settled for a 1-1 tie at Van Buren in a non-league match at Tom Swaisgood Memorial Field on Tuesday evening, September 2.
Bluffton ran its season record to 2-2-2 with the knot.
Van Buren stands 2-3-1 after the tie.
Bluffton’s Isaiah Kohli tallied the first goal of the game in the 21st minute to give the Pirates a brief lead. Black Knight Colton Wilson tallied the equalizer in the 29th minute to make it 1-1.
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School girls tennis team fought off injuries and opposition to defeat visiting Defiance Ayersville 3-2 in a tough dual match on Tuesday, September 2.
The Pirates improved to 3-5 after the gutty win. They won two singles bouts and one doubles match to down the Pilots.
The Bluffton tandem of Peighton Bowers and Leah Hoffman won their seventh straight match at second doubles to improve to 7-1 this season.
ARLINGTON__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team shook off a slow start to defeat Arlington in a four-set, non-league match on Tuesday, September 2.
Bluffton dropped the first set yet rallied to win going away 16-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-8.
The Pirate girls improved to 4-3 overall with the road victory. Arlington fell to 3-3 overall after the defeat.
Kendall Stackhouse led the Pirates with 15 kills, and she added a pair of aces.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated visiting Crestview 9-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Tuesday night, September 2 at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate girls improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.
The Knight girls fell to 2-3 and 0-1 in the NWC after the defeat.
