By Cort Reynolds

MINSTER – The Bluffton girls and boys track and field teams each finished second at a tough quadrangular meet in Minster on Tuesday, April 29.

The Pirate girls were edged by 2.5 points by St. Henry, 78.5-76. Bath finished third with 51 points, followed by host Minster (43.5).

The Pirate boys finished a close second at the meet to Minster, 82-76. The Bath boys tallied 66 points, while the SH boys were last (32).

Pirate speedster Maelee Miller won four individual girls events. The athletic freshman swept to first in the 100-meter dash, the 800-meter run and the 100 hurdles. The versatile standout also took first in the high jump.

Pirate senior Griffin Stackhouse sprinted to two wins once more. He crossed the finish line first in the 100 and 200-meter races to pace the Pirate boys.

Stackhouse also finished second to junior teammate Kain Wright in the 400- meter run. Senior Carson Kruse captured first in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Senior Noah Bricker took first in the high jump to claim first. Sophomore Tayte Giesige topped the field in the long jump.

 

Top Bluffton girls finishers:

Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

1 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 12.53

 

Girls 800 Meter Run Finals

1 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 2:31.99

 

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Finals

1 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 15.38

 

Girls High Jump Finals

1 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 5-2

 

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Finals

2 Aubrey Burkholder 11 Bluffton 49.10 1

3 Sadie Tarplee 12 Bluffton 50.20

 

Girls Discus Finals

2 Megan Follas 9 Bluffton 97-11

3 Lizzy Suter 11 Bluffton 96-8

 

Girls Pole Vault Finals

2 Alayna Mueller 11 Bluffton 10-8

3 Kally Cotter 12 Bluffton 9-6

4 Bekah Rehm 10 Bluffton 9-6

 

Girls Shot Put Finals

3 Rory Youngpeter 12 Bluffton 30-3.25

 

Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals

3 Alayna Mueller 11 Bluffton 28.50

 

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Finals

2 Bluffton 55.62

 

Top Bluffton boys finishers:

Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals

1 Griffin Stackhouse 12 Bluffton 10.86

3 Lleyton Miller 10 Bluffton 11.35

 

Boys 200 Meter Dash Finals

1 Griffin Stackhouse 12 Bluffton 22.12

3 Lleyton Miller 10 Bluffton 23.09

 

Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals

1 Kain Wright 11 Bluffton 49.21

2 Griffin Stackhouse 12 Bluffton 49.43

 

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Finals

1 Carson Kruse 12 Bluffton 14.85

 

Boys High Jump Finals

1 Noah Bricker 12 Bluffton 6-0

 

Boys Long Jump Finals

1 Tayte Giesige 10 Bluffton 20-1.75

 

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Finals

2 Carson Kruse 12 Bluffton 41.11

 

Boys Shot Put Finals

3 Braylin Scherger 12 Bluffton 45-2

 

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Finals

1 Bluffton 44.95 1

 

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Finals

1 Bluffton 1:30.93