Sports

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School baseball team lost 14-3 to visiting non-conference rival Miller City on Friday, April 17.

Bluffton fell to 1-4-1 overall with the home loss.

Miller City improved to 8-2 after the road win.

The Pirates host Fort Jennings (3-4) on Wednesday, April 22. 

Bluffton (1-1 Northwest Conference) then entertains winless league foe Crestview (0-7, 0-3 NWC) on April 23.

 

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School softball team lost 8-2 to visiting non-conference rival Miller City on a hot Friday, April 17.

The Pirates tallied a run in the bottom of the first to take an early 1-0 lead. MC took the lead with two runs in the second, but Bluffton tied it 2-2 with a run in the home third.

The Wildcats then plated three runs in the top of the fourth to seize the lead for good. They added one run in the fifth, and tallied two insurance runs in the sixth to win by six.

Pirates win 5 events

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed well at the 11-team Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Invitational meet on a warm Friday, April 17.

The Pirate girls finished a strong third, while the Bluffton boys came in fourth.

Host O-G won the girls meet with 123 points. Otsego finished second with 78 points, followed closely by the Pirate girls (73) and Oregon (61).  

By Cort Reynolds

WHITEHOUSE__The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost to Anthony Wayne 4-1 in a match on Friday evening, April 16.

The Pirates are 5-2-1 after the defeat.

Sophomore Toby Yarnell posted the lone Pirate win at third singles by a 6-4, 6-2 score.

Pirate senior Hudson Phillips lost 6-0, 6-0 at first singles.  

Pirate senior Nick Lovett was edged at second singles 6-4, 6-4.

Bluffton senior Grady Coonfare and senior Isaiah Kohli lost at first doubles 6-0, 6-3.

The following results are from April 10-16 of the Bluffton University 2025-26 athletics season as reported on www.BlufftonBeavers.com:

APRIL 10

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys tennis team tied visiting Shawnee 2-2 in a makeup match on Thursday evening, April 16.

The Pirates are 5-1-1 after the tie, as the second doubles match was canceled due to rain.

Pirate senior Grady Coonfare won 6-1, 6-2 at first singles.  

Pirate senior Isaiah Kohli lost at second singles 6-0, 6-3.

Senior Nick Lovett was beaten at third singles by a 6-4, 6-4 score.

Bluffton senior Hudson Phillips and junior Braydon McClure won at first doubles 6-4, 6-4.

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