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Pirate boys soccer dominates LCC

Posted by Staff on September 25, 2024 - 7:46am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School boys soccer team scored nine first-half goals to crush Lima Central Catholic 9-0 in a weather-shortened Northwest Conference mismatch Tuesday evening, September 24, at Steinmetz Field.

Pirate Levi Antrim scored three goals and passed out two assists to lead the onslaught. Jackson Brauen netted two goals and dished out a pair of assists in the blowout win.

The match was called two minutes into the second half due to lightning.

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Pirate Fenzl 10th at Van Wert cross country meet

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2024 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT __The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Van Wert Hospital Ohio Health Invitational meet on Saturday, September 21.

Host Van Wert won the meet with 47 points. Lincolnview finished second (90), followed by Crestview (98).

The Pirate boys finished 10th out of 14 teams with 311 points. The Pirate girls came in ninth out of 13 squads with 243 points. 

Owen Scott of meet host Van Wert won the boys race in a time of 15:44.5.

O-G’s Anna Buddelmeyer won the 112-runner girls race in 18:49 2.

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Unbeaten Pirate football cruises by Bearcats

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2024 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton football team drubbed visiting Spencerville 55-7 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Friday night, September 20, at Harmon Field.

Bluffton raced to a 48-0 halftime lead and cruised to victory.

The defending league co-champion Pirates improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.

Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 3-2 and 0-2 in the NWC after the loss. 

Bluffton scored 27 points in the first period and tallied 21 in the second stanza to put the game out of reach early.

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Pirate volleyball sweeps Carey

Posted by Staff on September 21, 2024 - 9:54pm

By Cort Reynolds

CAREY __ The visiting Bluffton Pirate volleyball team beat solid non-conference foe Carey in straight sets on Saturday, September 21.

The Pirates improved their record to a sparkling 13-2 with the 25-20, 25-21, 25-12 road sweep. Bluffton has won 12 of its last 13 matches.

Carey fell to 9-4 overall after the defeat.  

Karlie Lora led the Pirates with 11 kills. She also came up with 11 digs and dealt a pair of aces.

Kendall Stackhouse and Ayla Grandey each hammered nine kills. 

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Pirate girls soccer edges Trojans; McDougle scores two

Posted by Staff on September 20, 2024 - 9:25am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team fell behind early but came back to beat visiting non-conference foe Botkins 3-2 Thursday night, September 19, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate record improved to 7-2-1 overall after the home victory.

The Trojan girls fell to 3-5-1 with the road defeat.

Trojan DeeDee Pitts scored the game’s first goal in the seventh minute.

Bluffton’s Mya McDougle tied it 1-1 with an unassisted goal in the 36th minute.

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Pirate boys soccer blanks Spartans

Posted by Staff on September 20, 2024 - 9:05am

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team shut out Lima Senior 4-0 in a non-conference match Thursday evening, September 19, at Spartan Stadium.

Pirate Gavin Amstutz scored two goals to pace the offense to victory. Levi Antrim contributed a goal and one assist to the winning effort.

The Pirate record improved to 5-6 overall with the road victory. Lima Senior fell to 3-3-1 after the defeat.

Bluffton led 2-0 at halftime and tallied two more scores after intermission to win going away. 

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