Bluffton boys seeded 1st at Tiffin
On Sunday October 10, the Bluffton boys soccer team was voted the top seed at the 12-team Tiffin Columbian Div. III sectional/district draw.
Bluffton (10-3-1) is the top seed and received a first round bye.
Van Buren (10-2-2) was seeded second, with Mansfield Christian (9-5-1) third.
The Pirates would face the C-R/Ada/Woodmore bracket survivor in the district semifinals Wednesday, Oct. 27 at Tiffin Columbian.
Bluffton beat Ada 8-2 September 28.
The Bulldogs (5-7-3) host ninth seed Elmore Woodmore (3-10-2) Wednesday, October 20 at 5 p.m. in sectional first round action.
The winner advances to play in the second round at fifth-seeded Cory-Rawson (7-6-3) Saturday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m.
Ada beat visiting C-R by a 4-1 count September 22.
The district finals will be Saturday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. in Tiffin.
Bluffton won the district title in 2019 and lost in the finals last year.
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
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- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
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- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
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- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
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- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
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- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
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- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
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- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12