The Lady Pirates traveled to Van Buren for a match up with the Black Knights. A black night it was for the pirates as VB's speed was too much and beat them 5-0. The Pirates have another chance Monday when they meet LCC and Tuesday when they are on the road again against Upper Sandusky.
The Bluffton Beavers lost a nail-biting five-set match against the Lions of Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 (25-17, 18-25, 22-25, 27-25, 19-17).
Sportsman Scores bowled on: Sept.19 High Game
Jim Herr 276
Chris Lee 254
Shannon Ingram 250
John Dailey 249
Denny Caskie 248
Bob Lydick 247
Nate Bogart 245
Ryan Motter 245
High Series
John Dailey 699
Ryan Motter 685
Jim Herr 682
Chris Lee 674
Steve Swisher 666
Derek Dukes 655
Bob Lydick 649
That's the current winning streak for the Bluffton High School tennis team, which established a school record Tuesday with a 4-1 victory at Elida.
As usual, Coach Jesse Sensenig got wins from his singles players as Ashlin Gable, Emily Sprague and Kristi Geiser registered straight set wins over the hosts.
Shannon Koch and Shaye Liddick won a three-set tie-break for their eighth win of the year together, while Rachel Sehlhort and Bronwyn Greer were edged at No. 2 doubles.
Away: FJ 5-2-1, 1-2-0
Narrative: Another hard fought game passing is getting a little better. Still need to conn connect more up front. Bluffton never gave up and kept pressure on us the whole game
The Icon's newest feature is a weekly sports photo slideshow of Bluffton High School's recent football contest from Troy M. Breidenbach, Bluffton sports photographer.
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