Does the fall sports season seem long or short? High school athletes are wrapping up their regular seasons. See the Icon's Sports section for news on sectionals and seeding. PHOTO by Marvin Foster.
The Bluffton boys soccer team was voted the second seed at the 12-team Tiffin Columbian Div. III sectional/district draw.
As such, Northwest Conference champion Bluffton (8-6-1) received a first round bye. The Pirates will host the Oct. 19 winner between fifth seed Milan Edison and 12th seed Mansfield St. Peter's Saturday, Oct. 22 at noon in one sectional final.
That sectional final winner then advances to the Tiffin district semifinals October 26 at 7 p.m.
The Bluffton High School volleyball team won the first two sets, but visiting backyard rival Allen East rallied to take the final three to capture their Northwest Conference season finale showdown Tuesday evening, October 11.
The tough loss dropped the overall Bluffton record to 13-8, and they finished 4-4 in the league to end up fifth in the nine-team league.
AE came from behind to win the 18-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 16-14 thriller, clinching it in a tight fifth set.
The Bluffton girls soccer team scored all five of its goals in the second half to decisively defeat visiting local rival Cory-Rawson 5-0 Tuesday night.
The shutout non-league victory upped the Lady Pirate record to 13-2. It was Bluffton's seventh straight win since losing at Riverdale 1-0 on September 10.
Meanwhile, the Hornet girlss fell to 4-11-1 with the loss.
Pirate Karson Hauenstein netted the first goal 52 minutes into the fray on an assist from Sami Scoles.
Michael and Terry Downey celebrated 50 years of marriage with an anniversary party at the Jones Mansion, Findlay Ohio.
Downey is a former resident of Beaverdam Ohio, while the former Terry Chidester has always resided in Bluffton. They were joined in holy matrimony on Oct. 15, 1972 at the First Presbyterian Church, Monroe Michigan by Rev. Paul Markman.
They are the parents of three children, Michael (Heather) Downey II, of Shawnee, Christian (Jamie) Downey-Thompson, of Bluffton, and Nicholas (Caroline Eastman) Downey, of Louisville Kentucky. They have 2 grandchildren.
