The Pandora-Gilboa High School football team kicked off the 2022 season Thursday evening August 18, under the leadership of 6th year head coach, Matt Hershey. Coming off a 6-4 season where they just missed the playoffs–and with eleven letter-winners returning–P-G is looking to take the next step.
The agenda for Friday night, August 19 at Cory-Rawson's Spike Berry Field: shared memories of Dominic Francis--a C-R coach and substitute teacher as well as a Bluffton police officer--who will be memorialized by the 6:20 p.m. dedication of the C-R weight room, followed by the long-anticipated regular football season kick-off for the Hornets and the Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
The Bluffton High School girls tennis team won the top two singles matches but fell 3-2 in the overall score versus Defiance on Tuesday evening, August 16.
The close defeat dropped the Pirate record to 1-2-1 this season.
Juniors Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch each rolled to victory in straight sets to record the Bluffton wins.
Camper defeated Alexa Ritter by the score of 6-1, 6-1 at first singles. Couch steamrolled Kaiya Snyder 6-0, 6-0 at second singles.
Hosting at Bluffton Golf Club, Bluffton High School won a three-team Northwest Conference golf match on Monday, August 15.
The Pirates finished first with 178 strokes, followed by Allen East (197) and Ada (236). Mustang Levi Clum captured match medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 37.
Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton with a score of 41. Jacob Boisvert was second for the Pirates with a round of 44. Eli Wenger carded a 45, while Evan Speicher shot a 48.
Logan Combs added a 50, while Aiden Sponslor registered a 54.
The Bluffton High School golf team won a three-school Northwest Conference golf match Thursday, August 11 at the Bluffton Golf Course.
The Pirates easily finished first with 178 strokes, followed by a pair of Bulldog squads. Columbus Grove took second with a 193 total, while Ada came in a distant third (238).
Jaden Coonfare of Bluffton was match medalist with a nine-hole total of 41.
Aiden Sponsler posted a round of 45 to finish second for the Pirates.
