Bluffton's cross country star, Matthew Herron, didn't disappoint on Saturday, coming close once again to his PR. He punched his ticket to Columbus by placing 7th in 16:24.10. He will be competing at Scioto Downs at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Herron was beat to the line by district rivals K.J. Abair and Colin Fisher, both from Delta. Fisher won the race in 15:48.47. Herron outran NWC opponent, Jake Graham, from Columbus Grove, who placed 12th in 16:38.60. State Qualifying times ranged from 16:24.10 to 16:46.64.
Season-ending stats for the Bluffton High School football team were released following the season-ending loss to Columbus Grove on Oct. 29. Stats include the Grove game, team stats and player stats. All of this material may be downloaded from the attachments at the bottom of this page.
The Icon thanks Jim Raabe, BHS athletic director, for supplying this material.
The course at Ottawa Park was a familiar one; the team had run there before at the O-G Blue/Gold Invite earlier in the season. The course, while fairly flat, has many tight turns, which makes it one of the more difficult to run. Nevertheless, the weather was flawless and Bluffton was prepared for battle.
The Bluffton High School girls' cross country team placed second to qualify for regionals. Senior Matthew Herron also placed second individually and will represent Bluffton boys Saturday in Tiffin.
Saturday, Oct. 16, marked an important day for the Bluffton cross country teams. It was the Northwest Conference Championship race: the last and most important regular-season meet.
Two Pirates earned All-Conference honors for Bluffton: Matthew Herron and Hannah Chappell-Dick, each placing 2nd overall.
