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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys tennis team dominated visiting Lima Senior 5-0 Thursday, May 8.

The Pirates improved to 12-3 with the lopsided victory. 

Bluffton took four matches in straight sets despite a revamped lineup, and earned one by forfeit to win easily.

Pirate senior Levi Antrim rolled to victory over Christian Ackerman at first singles 6-0, 6-0.  

Bluffton freshman Owen Brauen also triumphed over Spartan Cameron Mills 6-3, 7-5 at second singles.

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The following results are from April 30-May 6 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:

Baseball splits at Manchester in Friday twin-bill

Baseball ends season with 4-1 loss to Manchester

Women's Golf kicks off HCAC with 353 on day one

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By Cort Reynolds

DOLA – The visiting Bluffton High School girls softball team lost 6-2 to Hardin Northern Wednesday evening, May 7.

The Polar Bear girls scored five big runs in the third inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit and win. 

Bluffton tallied a run in the top of the first and another in the fifth.

The Pirate girls dropped to 2-11 overall with the loss. HN improved to 14-4 after the win. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls softball team was seeded fifth at the seven-team, Northwest Div. V Hamler Patrick Henry sectional/district drawing on Sunday, May 4.

The Pirates (2-10) will play at fourth seed Ottawa-Glandorf (6-8) Wednesday, May 14 at 5 p.m.

The winner advances to face top seed Bloomdale Elmwood (13-6), who leads the Blanchard Valley Conference with an 8-0 record, in the district semifinals at Hamler Patrick Henry on Wednesday, May 21 at 2 p.m.

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WWW.ADAICON.COM__The Independent Women's Flag Football Association will hold its second women's flag football tournament on Saturday May 10 at Dial Roberson Stadium on the Ohio Northern University campus.

IWFFA president Diane Beruldsen reports that 4 teams will play this year, including teams from Key West and Columbus.

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By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY – The Bluffton boys track and field team won the tough 10-team Liberty-Benton Pat Wagner Invitational on a wet Saturday, May 3. The Pirate boys finished with 122 points to defeat second-place meet host L-B (105) by 17 points. Oak Harbor came in third with 85 points, followed by Columbus Grove (70) and Bath (65).

Grove took the girls team crown with 144 points, while the Pirate girls finished a strong second at 119. Oak Harbor ended up a close third with 118, and Bath came in fourth (86.5).

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