By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton girls cross country team competed well in the Div. III district meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23.

Lady Pirate freshman June Essinger crossed the line a strong eighth in the girls race with a time of 20:19.4. She qualified for the regional meet in Tiffin next Saturday with the high finish.

Pirate sophomore Amairi Painter ended up 24th in 22:08.6.

Freshman Mackay Tuttle came home shortly after her in 26th with a time of 22:16.7. 

Bluffton freshman Faith Combs came in 47th in 24:10.7. Sophomore Kaelin Weissling finished 53rd in 24:55.9. 

Sophomore Greta Kauffman came in 64th with a time of 31:58.5 to round out the Bluffton results.

Minster sophomore Margaret Hemmelgarn won the 66-runner girls race in a time of 19:22.6.

Minster won the girls team title with just 18 points. Bluffton took fifth with 133.

Girls Team Scores:

1) Minster 18 points

2) St. Henry 67

3) Delphos St. John's 115

4) Marion Local 121

5) Bluffton 133

6) Lincolnview 135

7) Wayne Trace 154

8) Columbus Grove 210

Essinger will run in the Div. III regional meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 30 at Tiffin's Hedges-Boyer Park.