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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed in the first day of the annual Northwest Conference championship meet at Crestview Thursday.

A few final events took place Thursday.  

The Bluffton boys stand second and the Lady Pirates are fourth after the short opening day of competition.

Pirate leapers Trey Boblitt and Wyatt Lovell took first and second in the boys high jump event.

Columbus Grove is first in both the boys and girls standings.

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By Cort Reynolds

An upset-minded Bluffton High School varsity baseball team battled hard but lost at Riverdale 12-7 in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening, May 10.

The Pirates dropped to 3-18 with the defeat. Riverdale improved to 19-5 after the slugfest victory.

Bluffton led 2-1 after the first inning. The Pirates plated two more runs in the second frame to lead 4-1, but Riverdale captured the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third inning. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School tennis team defeated visiting local rival Ada 3-2 in a dual makeup match Tuesday evening, May 10.

Bluffton improved to 5-6 after the victory. 

The Bulldog record dropped to 4-5 with the loss. 

Bluffton narrowly won the battle between the only two Northwest Conference teams to sport varsity spring tennis squads. 

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On Tuesday May 10, Bluffton High School senior Trenton Donley signed a letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Northwestern Ohio.

While at Bluffton, Donley was part of Bluffton’s first Northwest Conference Championship team in twenty years, which earned a 21-3 record, the school’s best since the 1930s.

Donley holds the school record with most three-pointers made in a single game with nine. The same night, the Bluffton team tied the state record for most three's made in a game with 25.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School varsity softball team rallied late but came up just short 6-5 to visiting Lima Central Catholic in Div. IV sectional semifinal action Monday evening, May 9.

The Pirate girls fell to 9-8 with the difficult defeat. LCC improved to 3-11 with the victory.

The Thunderbirds advance to the sectional final round Thursday, May 12 against fifth seed Columbus Grove (10-5).  

Bluffton trailed 3-0 after two innings, but cut the deficit to 3-2 after a two-run third frame.

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The Bluffton University baseball team needed a sweep vs Mount St. Joseph--and some help--to get into the Heartland Conference tournament. Anderson took care of the help with a split against Transylvania, but the Beavers came up one win shy as they split with MSJ in the regular-season finale on Senior Day.

Bluffton ended the year with a 17-22 mark overall and 9-9 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ moved to 15-23 and 6-12 in the HCAC.

The Lions scored two runs in the second inning of game one and that was more than enough as MSJ held Bluffton scoreless in a 6-0 shutout. Jacob Hughes was nearly unhittable, allowing just two safeties while striking out nine Beavers with two walks.

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