By Cort Reynolds

FINDLAY – The Bluffton High School boys golf team competed in the 12-team Liberty-Benton Invitational tournament at Sycamore Springs Golf Course in Findlay on Friday, August 8.

Van Buren won the title at 318 strokes, with host L-B five shots behind at 323. Ottoville took third (327), followed by Kalida (329), Bellevue (334), Upper Sandusky (342) and Bluffton (349).

Rival Allen East was three shots behind the Pirates at 352, followed by Van Wert (362), LCC (380) and Arlington (405) and Pandora-Gilboa (462).

Black Knight ace Jake Schroeder won tournament match medalist honors with an 18-hole score of 73. 

Grady Coonfare led the Pirates with a solid 39-42=81 round. 

Nick Lovett was second on the team, right behind him with a 41-41=82 tally. Ethan Fifer posted a 44-42=86 score. Coby Dailey was the fourth Pirate scorer with a round of 50-50=100.

Gibson Meyer added a score of 58-53=111.

Levi Clum of AE finished sixth with a 77.

Bluffton competes in a 15-team tournament at Hidden Creek Golf Course in Lima Monday, August 11.