The success of the Bluffton Red 5th grade boys' basketball team means good things for Pirates fans in the coming years.
Bluffton Red won the NWOYBL league tournament on Saturday, March 1. The Red defeated Allen East Blue 46-16.
Pictured from left are Coach Brandon Mayden, Connor Lee, Simon Derstine, Jack Edwards,
Levi Hohenbrink, Chris Frysinger, Collin Oglesbee, Evan Mayden and Nickolas Jebsen.
OHSAA Board of Directors Unanimously Approves Competitive Balance Proposal
Similar Plan from 2013 Will be Voted Upon By Membership in May
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has unanimously approved a Competitive Balance proposal that makes modifications on how schools are placed in tournaments in team sports. The plan, recommended to the Board from the 27-member OHSAA Competitive Balance Committee, is similar to the proposal that member schools voted upon last spring.
Bluffton High School's Levi Kistler, junior, was named honorable mention all-Northwest Conference in boys' basketball. The Pirates ended 9-13 overall and 2-6 in the NWC.
Crestview's Damian Helm was named NWC player of the year. For the complete list of all-conference players open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Bluffton High School athlete Hannah Conley broke a Bradford Powerlifting meet record for squat in her weight class with 280 pounds, according to Kelly Prichard, coach. Here are all the Bluffton team results at the meet.
Bluffton student Brennan Davies participated in the Miami Valley Kid Wrestling Association Tournament at Wright State's Nutter Center in Dayton on Feb. 24. This followed the regular season where he placed first in the regional tournament held at Lima Central Catholic School.
In the state competition Brennan placed second in the state in the 12 year-old heavyweight category.
His coaches are Scott Slaughterbeck, Travis Klemen, Zac Kohli, and Jeff Klemen.
Attention Bluffton Pirate sports fans. Look what the future holds.
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The Bluffton 7th grade girls' basketball team recently wrapped up their season by winning the Northwest Conference Championship game 41-24 over Columbus Grove.
The Lady Pirates went 16-0 for the season, winning their games by an average score of 40-15.
