BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton Pirate volleyball team beat tough non-conference rival Van Buren in four sets Thursday night, October 10, to celebrate Senior Night in winning fashion.
The Pirates finished the regular season 19-3 overall after completing the 25-21, 25-10, 20-25, 25-16 victory. It was the 18th win in 20 matches for the Bluffton spikers.
VB dropped to 16-6 with the defeat.
Kendall Stackhouse hammered 17 kills to pace the Pirate hitting attack.
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team swept Northwest Conference rival Columbus Grove on October 8 to finish in sole possession of second place in the final league standings.
The Pirates improved to 18-3 overall and finished 6-1 in the NWC after the convincing 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 victory. The Bluffton spikers won for the 17th time in 19 matches.
Grove dropped to 8-12 overall and finished 4-3 in NWC play with the defeat to finish fourth in the eight-team league.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys soccer team was seeded first at the nine-team Tiffin Div. V sectional drawing Sunday, October 6.
Number one seed Bluffton (8-7) will host the winner between six seed Huron (4-9-2) and fifth seed Ashland Crestview (6-7-2) in the quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.
Huron and Crestview tied 1-1 on Sept. 21.
The winner from that quarter of the draw will face the Old Fort (4-10-1)/Mansfield Christian (7-7-1) survivor in the semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in Tiffin.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton boys soccer team gave up a goal in the final two minutes and lost 2-1 to visiting non-league foe Celina at Steinmetz Field Monday, October 7.
Celina’s Zaden Rolfes scored in the 79th minute to break a 1-1 tie and give the visiting Bulldogs the victory.
The Pirate record dropped to 8-8 overall after the tough loss. Celina improved to 11-4-1 after the last-minute victory.
Celina led 1-0 after a goal in the 37th minute by Carson Staudler.
