Sports

BHS team with trophy at Spencerville

By Hannah Chappell-Dick

The Bluffton Cross Country team has been training all summer and the time has finally come to bring it all together.

Although their season officially kicked off at the Upper Sandusky Icebreaker Invitational on Tuesday, it wasn't the first time the Pirates competed this year.

Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Bluffton 8-0 in a girls' soccer match on Aug. 25 at Ottawa. Bluffton JV's whipped the Titans 7-0.

Game stats follow:

Halftime: OG, 2-0 Goals: (OG) Elerbrock, (OG) Hoehn, (OG) Nash, (OG) Osting, (OG) B Shroeder, (OG) D Shroeder, (OG) Warnecke, (OG) Warnecke. Assists: (OG) Nash, (OG) Arrington.
Shots on Goal: OG, 35-6. Corner Kicks: OG, 7-1,Saves: B,Heslep (25); OG,NA

Home: OG 1-0-0, NA
Ottawa
Away: Bluffton 0-1-0, 0-0-0

Narrative:

By Ron Geiser

Bluffton High School's girls tennis team won its fourth straight dual match Monday afternoon, downing Tiffin Calvert 4-1 at Harmon Field courts.

Junior Emily Sprague won her fifth straight match at No. 2 singles, taking straight set wins, 6-2, 6-4. Seniors Ashlin Gable and Kristi Geiser upped their personal marks to 4-1 with straight set victories at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively.

Miller City 5
Bluffton 1
Aug. 22 at Bluffton

Halftime: MC, 2-1 Goals: (MC) Gerschutz, (B) Hughes, (MC) Nienberg, (MC) Schmenk, (MC) Schroeder, (MC) Schroeder. Assists: (MC) Giblin.
Shots on Goal: MC, 20-15. Corner Kicks: MC, 4-2,Saves: MC Michel (13); B Heslep (24)

JV Score: Miller City 5, Bluffton 0

Team Rosters:

Bluffton
Heslep, Abbey, Sophomore
Hughes, Danyelle, #17, Sophomore
Schwager, Emily, #19, Sophomore

Pre-Season Information about Bluffton High School Girls' Soccer.

Head Coach: Joel Steinmetz
Years coached at school: 1 year as head girls' soccer coach (3-13-2).
10 years as JV boys' soccer coach (85-45-21).
Last year's record: 3-12-2

Bluffton residents are reminded about the upcoming 5K Run/Walk that will take place Labor Day Weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 3, between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., runners and walkers will hit the streets to compete as well as raise funds for BFR Sports & Fitness.

Village residents are encouraged to support the racers by watching from the sidewalks. Bluffton Police will lead the racers and mark intersections where runners will cross traffic.

Please watch out for the volunteers who will direct participants and for
the racers and walkers at the end of the pack.

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