The young Pirates have no seniors, and seven of their top nine at the NWC meet were freshmen or sophomores
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2019 - 3:12pm
By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished fourth in the seven-team Northwest Conference championship meet at the Van Wert Reservoir Saturday morning.
Columbus Grove defended its boys team title with just 23 points. Lincolnview was second (45), followed by Crestview (86), Bluffton (105), Allen East (133), Paulding (143) and Ada (211).
Freshman Erik Nygaard posted the top Pirate showing, finishing a strong seventh out of 95 runners in 18:08. Junior Elijah Conley crossed the finish line 13th in 18:20.1.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 14, 2019 - 2:14pm
Bluffton school bus drivers in 1966-67.
Icon viewers, please help us with a few first names. From left Freeman Basinger, Dave Lugibihl, _______Zimmerman, Ken Krautter, Raymond Powell, _______Unruh, ________Williams and Keith Brauen.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2019 - 5:25pm
By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - The Bluffton football team went to Goodwin Field and lost 42-7 to local rival Allen East in a surprisingly lopsided Northwest Conference contest Friday.
AE raced to a 28-0 halftime lead as Bryce Belcher ran for three touchdowns and passed for one score. Belcher ended up with four rushing TDs and two passing scores to lead AE to victory.
The Pirates fell to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the NWC after their third loss in a row. The Mustangs improved to 6-1 and 3-1 in league play with the win.
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 13, 2019 - 4:54pm
The Bluffton University football team hosted Rose-Hulman on a cool Saturday, Oct. 12, afternoon. The balanced run/pass attack by the Engineers was all too much for the Beavers as RHIT spolied Bluffton's Homecoming with a 28-14 victory over the Beavers.
After a scoreless first quarter, Rose-Hulman would get on the board first in the second period when Garrett Wright shoved it in for a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 Engineers with 3:04 left in the first half.