Sports

By Cort Reynolds

WAUSEON__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team defeated Wauseon 3-2 in a dual match on Thursday, September 11.

The Pirate girls improved to 4-7 with the dual match victory.  

Bluffton senior Hannah Nieman defeated Wauseon’s Lainey Zeintek handily 6-1, 6-0 at first singles.

Junior Ari Bowling crushed Brizarely Cortez 6-0, 6-0 at third singles.

The Pirate duo of sophomore Peighton Bowers and freshman Leah Hoffman beat Leija and Martin 6-0, 7-6 at second doubles.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School girls soccer team crushed visiting Lima Central Catholic 7-0 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Thursday, September 11 at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate girls improved to 4-5 overall and 3-0 in NWC play with the lopsided home victory.

LCC fell to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the NWC after the defeat.

Bluffton’s Mya McDougle registered a hat trick with goals in the 11th, 44th and 48th minutes. 

By Cort Reynolds

KENTON__The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost a very defensive 1-0 battle at undefeated Kenton in a non-league match on Thursday, September 11 at Merold Field.

The Pirates fell to 2-6-2 with the road defeat. The Wildcats improved to 7-0-1 after the win.

Neither team scored in the first half, and the scoring ice was not broken until the 51st minute.

Wildcat Micah Bowman knocked in a header off a Kyle Barrett assist with 29:04 remaining in the second half to provide the game’s lone goal.

By Cort Reynolds

HARROD__The Bluffton High School boys golf team lost a Northwest Conference dual match at Colonial Hills Golf Club in Harrod on Wednesday, September 10.

Local rival Allen East defeated Bluffton 159 strokes to 178.

The Pirates fell to 8-8 overall and 4-6 in NWC play after the match.

Both rivals will compete in the NWC tournament on Thursday, Sept. 18 at Colonial Hills. AE is 9-2 (8-2 NWC). Lincolnview is first in the league standings at 10-1 (16-1 overall).

The following results are from September 5-11 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season as reported on www.BlufftonBeavers.com:

SEPTEMBER 5

By Cort Reynolds

ELIDA – The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost 5-0 to Elida in a dual match on Wednesday, September 10.

The Pirate girls dropped to 3-7 with the dual match defeat. Second-place WBL foe Elida improved to 6-1 after the win.

Pirate senior Hannah Nieman lost a tough battle at first singles after being felled in a first set tiebreaker 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

Senior Claire Blackburn fell 6-0, 6-0 at second singles. Junior Ari Bowling was defeated 6-1, 6-1 at third singles.

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