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Pirate girls soccer edges Trojans; McDougle scores two

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team fell behind early but came back to beat visiting non-conference foe Botkins 3-2 Thursday night, September 19, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate record improved to 7-2-1 overall after the home victory.

The Trojan girls fell to 3-5-1 with the road defeat.

Trojan DeeDee Pitts scored the game’s first goal in the seventh minute.

Bluffton’s Mya McDougle tied it 1-1 with an unassisted goal in the 36th minute.

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Pirate boys soccer blanks Spartans

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team shut out Lima Senior 4-0 in a non-conference match Thursday evening, September 19, at Spartan Stadium.

Pirate Gavin Amstutz scored two goals to pace the offense to victory. Levi Antrim contributed a goal and one assist to the winning effort.

The Pirate record improved to 5-6 overall with the road victory. Lima Senior fell to 3-3-1 after the defeat.

Bluffton led 2-0 at halftime and tallied two more scores after intermission to win going away. 

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Pirate boys win NWC golf crown

ABOVE) Photo from Bluffton Pirates Facebook

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ Tournament host Bluffton High School won the seven-team Northwest Conference boys golf championship on Thursday, September 19 at the Bluffton Golf Club.

The top finish gave the Pirates their league-best 17th title overall, and their first NWC links crown since 2019. Bluffton’s Drew Wilson was tournament medalist five years ago at Tamarac Golf Course.

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Pirates volleyball defeats Wildcats

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS __ The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated Northwest Conference rival Delphos Jefferson handily in straight sets Tuesday night, September 17.

The dominating 25-19, 25-12, 25-2 Pirate sweep improved their record to 12-2 overall and 2-0 in the NWC. Bluffton has won 11 of their last 12 matches.

Delphos Jefferson fell to 3-9 overall and 0-3 in NWC play after the defeat.

“We started off a little slow then found our rhythm,” said Pirate head coach Kevin King. 

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Pirate girls soccer blanks rival Allen East

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team shut out visiting local Northwest Conference rival Allen East 3-0 Tuesday night, September 17,  in a rematch of their district semifinal battle last October.

The Pirate record improved to 6-2-1 overall and 4-0 in NWC play after the home win. Bluffton also blanked AE 2-0 in the tournament last fall.

The Mustang girls fell to 4-5 overall and 1-3 in the NWC with the defeat.

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