Sports

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton Pirate volleyball team swept visiting Northwest Conference rival Lima Central Catholic Thursday, September 26.

The Pirates won for the 13th time in 15 matches. 

The Pirates improved to 14-3 overall and 3-1 in NWC action after the 25-13, 25-11, 25-20 win. LCC fell to 2-11 overall and 1-3 in NWC play after the loss.

First-place Crestview is 13-2 overall and 6-0 in the NWC.

By Cort Reynolds

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.

By Cort Reynolds

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.

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT __The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Van Wert Hospital Ohio Health Invitational meet on Saturday, September 21.

Host Van Wert won the meet with 47 points. Lincolnview finished second (90), followed by Crestview (98).

The Pirate boys finished 10th out of 14 teams with 311 points. The Pirate girls came in ninth out of 13 squads with 243 points. 

Owen Scott of meet host Van Wert won the boys race in a time of 15:44.5.

O-G’s Anna Buddelmeyer won the 112-runner girls race in 18:49 2.

By Cort Reynolds

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.

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