BLUFFTON__The Northwest Conference runner-up Bluffton High School volleyball team placed two standouts on the 2025 all-league first team in voting recently conducted by the conference coaches.
The Pirates finished second in the NWC with a 6-1 record, and are 15-7 overall.
Bluffton 6-0 senior hitter Kendall Stackhouse was named first team All-NWC, as was versatile junior Karlie Lora. Stackhouse leads Bluffton with 278 kills. The 6-1 Lora has hammered 220 kills, made 48 blocks and hustled up 144 digs.
Mehaffie named Coach of the Year, 9 players earn all-league notice
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON__The Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School girls soccer team placed four senior standouts on the 2025 all-league first team in voting recently conducted by the conference coaches.
The Pirates claimed the league title with a 6-0 record.
Bluffton mentor Jamie Mehaffie was also named NWC Coach of the Year by his peers.
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Ann Benner, age 83, passed away at home on September 27, 2025, with her husband of 64 years by her side. Ann was born in McComb, Ohio, on May 8, 1942, to the late Dale and Pauline (Sheidler) Zeisloft. She is survived by her husband, Robert Benner; children Shari (Chris) Long of Hendersonville, TN; Jason Benner of Mt. Juliet, TN; grandchildren Ava, Jack, Logan Benner; Stella Long; brother Dean (Kay) Zeisloft of Findlay, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Edwin Zeisloft of California.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated visiting local rival Allen East 7-0 in the Div. V sectional finals at Steinmetz Field on Tuesday, October 14.
The Pirate girls improved to 9-8-1 with the win, while AE ended its season 2-12-1 after the defeat.
Bluffton’s Aubrey Burkholder scored three goals and dished out three assists to pace the onslaught.
Pirate Willow Derstine scored in the fourth minute on an assist by Greta Myers to put the hosts on top early.
FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__Bluffton Senior Center will start making peanut brittle on Monday, November 3 at 8 a.m. We need many volunteers so mark your calendar now. Many hands make for a fun time.
