CONVOY – The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team lost a five-set marathon to Northwest Conference rival Crestview in a key showdown of league unbeatens Tuesday night.
The Pirates won the second and third sets and went into extra time in the fourth game, but could not close the Knights out on the road.
The Pirates dropped to 13-3 overall and 2-1 in NWC action with the tight 25-18, 26-28, 23-25, 26-24, 15-9 defeat.
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School boys soccer team scored nine first-half goals to crush Lima Central Catholic 9-0 in a weather-shortened Northwest Conference mismatch Tuesday evening, September 24, at Steinmetz Field.
Pirate Levi Antrim scored three goals and passed out two assists to lead the onslaught. Jackson Brauen netted two goals and dished out a pair of assists in the blowout win.
The match was called two minutes into the second half due to lightning.
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton football team drubbed visiting Spencerville 55-7 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Friday night, September 20, at Harmon Field.
Bluffton raced to a 48-0 halftime lead and cruised to victory.
The defending league co-champion Pirates improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.
Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 3-2 and 0-2 in the NWC after the loss.
Bluffton scored 27 points in the first period and tallied 21 in the second stanza to put the game out of reach early.
