VAN WERT__The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country team competed at the annual Ohio Health Invitational meet at the Van Wert Fairgrounds course on Saturday, Sept. 26.
BOYS
Pirate sophomore Atticus Prothro was the top Bluffton boys finisher. He crossed the finish line 28th with a time of 18:04.7.
Junior Levin Essinger came in 38th at 18:31.9. Junior Toby Clevidence ended up 51st in 18:57. Sophomore Micah Dimarco finished 92nd with a time of 20:09.06.
LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to Elida 3-0 in a non-league match on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The Pirate girls fell to 5-6 with the road loss.
The Bulldogs improved to 8-0-2 after the clean-sheet win.
Elida scoring ace Lexie Good tallied in the 28th and 38th minutes to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 halftime lead. Kylee Wallace added a late goal in the 79th minute on an assist by Savannah Swickrath.
CONVOY__The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost in three sets to Northwest Conference foe Crestview to snap their seven-match win streak on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The Pirate girls dropped to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in NWC play after suffering their first league loss by a 25-20, 25-23, 25-20 count.
The Knight girls improved to 5-5 overall and ascended to first place in the NWC at 3-0 with the home sweep win.
Karlie Lora topped the Pirates with 12 kills and four blocks. Taylin Goldman knocked down six kills.
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School girls soccer team ran out to an early lead and defeated visiting local rival Allen East 4-1 in a Northwest Conference match on Thursday night, Sept. 24, at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate girls improved to 5-5 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the decisive win. Bluffton is tied with Columbus Grove at 4-0 in the league standings.
AE fell to 0-10-2 and 0-3-1 in NWC play after the loss.
OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished 10th in the 13-team Div. II sectional tournament at Moose Landing Country Club in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Senior Ethan Fifer led Bluffton by shooting an 18-hole round of 45-42=87. He finished in a five-way tie for 24th place amid the 65-player field.
Senior Coby Dailey carded a 44-45=89 to tie with two others in 32nd.
Junior Gibson Meyer posted a 45-46=91, and also ended up in a three-way tie at 37th.
HARROD __The Bluffton High School girls golf team competed in the wet 10-team Div. II sectionals at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
New Bremen won the girls sectional title with 382 strokes. St. Henry was a distant second at 407. Coldwater ended up third (432), followed by Bath (455), LCC (464) and Bluffton.
The Pirate girls finished sixth with a team total of 480 strokes. They came in ahead of Parkway (484), Marion Local (489), Hardin Northern (524) and last-place Ridgemont (563).
