By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(COLUMBUS) - Deandre Nassar made a valiant take down with just three seconds remaining in his state semi-final match to win 3-1 and advance to Saturday’s State Final of the 182 class.
DeAndre Nassar, Bluffton High School wrestler, won his quarter-finals state meet match with the takedown in the final three seconds to advance to the state finals. Watch the Icon for more details. (From www.blufftonpirates.com)
Senior Deandre Nassar improved to 45-0 on the season with a third period pin of Martin Ferry's Richard McFarlane. Nassar was leading 14-3 at the time of the pin.
With the win, Deandre will take on Wickliffe's Doug Byme Friday morning in the quarterfinal round.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(LIMA) – Bluffton ran into a buzzsaw in the OHSAA District Semifinals Thursday in the form of Ottawa-Glandorf.
The Titans recently got their roster back to full strength and put on full display in a 68-30 defeat of the Pirates. Bluffton finishes the season 16-8. Ottawa-Glandorf moves on to the District Final to take on Coldwater, which upset undefeated and state-ranked Archbold in the earlier game Thursday evening.
Spring sports are on the way at Bluffton High School. Alex Hanna, athletic director, provided the Icon with the spring sports schedule for:
• Varsity baseball
• Varsity boys and girls track
• Varsity softball
• Varsity boys tennis
• Junior varsity softball
• Middle school track
Nassar improved to 44-0 on the season and will look to join Josh Falk, Brian Edwards and Tom Falk as Pirates who went undefeated for an entire season with a state championship.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(TROY) - Senior Deandre Nassar continued his undefeated season by capturing the district title in the 182 class in dominating fashion.
With the win, Nassar advanced to the OHSAA state wrestling meet for the third straight year, joining an elite list for past Pirates to have accomplished this feat.
