The Bluffton High School swim team competed in the Lions Invitational hosted by Wapakoneta High School at the Wapakoneta YMCA on Saturday, January 14.
The girls team finished in second with 192 points behind Ottawa Glandorf with 256.50 points. The Lima Shawnee team finished in third place with 188.50 points.
The boys team tied for fourth with Ottawa Glandorf with 143 points. The Wapakoneta boys won with 263 points, with Lima Shawnee in second with 205 and Saint Marys Memorial in third with 152.
Combined, the Bluffton Pirates finished in fourth with 335 points. Wapakoneta finished in first with 431 points, second went to Ottawa Glandorf with 399.50 points and finishing in third overall was Lima Shawnee with 393.50 points.
Bluffton competed against 16 teams: Botkins, Celina, Fort Loramie, Kalida, Kenton, Lima Bath, Lima Central Catholic, Lima Senior, Lima Shawnee, McComb, Miller City, Ottawa Glandorf, Pandora-Gilboa, Saint Marys Memorial, Van Wert and Wapakoneta.
Points earned for the Pirates by event were:
Girls 200 yard medley relay:
Bluffton A Relay finished third place and 24 points: Jenna Downey, Allison Diller, June Essinger, Izzy Stechschulte
Bluffton B Relay finished 10th place with 6 points: Lilly Dagani, Makenna Mohr, Zoe Shank and Ella Armstrong
Boys 200 yard medley relay:
Bluffton A Relay finished third place and 24 points: Jackson Bowlus, Riley Verb, Xavier Diller and Charles Wright
Girls 200 free:
Izzy Stechschulte finished third with 12 points
Makenna Mohr finished 11th with 2 points
Boys 200 free:
Jacob Lehman finished 10th with 3 points
Girls 200 IM:
Allison Diller finished sixth with 9 points
Rory Youngpeter finished 10th with 3 points
Boys 200 IM:
Riley Verb finished second with 13 points
Girls 50 yard free:
Jenna Downey finished first with 16 points
Ella Armstrong finished fifth with 10 points
Boys 50 yard free:
Jackson Bowlus finished third with 12 points
Girls 100 butterfly:
Jenna Downey finished second with 13 points
June Essinger finished fifth with 10 points
Boys 100 butterfly:
Charles Wright finished 10th with 3 points
CJ McCall finished 11th with 2 points
Girls 100 free:
Izzy Stechschulte finished second with 13 points
Boys 100 free:
Jackson Bowlus finished third with 12 points
Girls 500 free:
June Essinger finished sixth with 9 points
Boys 500 free:
Xavier Diller finished second with 13 points
Girls 200 free relay:
Bluffton A relay finished second with 26 points: Izzy Stechschulte, Allison Diller, Ella Armstrong and Jenna Downey
Bluffton B relay finished 11th with 4 points: Rory Youngpeter, Lilly Dagani, Lena Brown, Makenna Mohr
Boys 200 free relay:
Bluffton A finished third with 24 points: Riley Verb, Jacob Lehman, CJ McCall and Jackson Bowlus
Girls 100 backstroke:
Lily Dagani finished ninth with 4 points
Boys 100 backstroke:
Riley Verb finished first with 16 points
Girls 100 breaststroke:
Allison Diller finished seventh with 7 points
Makenna Mohr finished 11th with 2 points
Girls 400 free relay:
Bluffton A finished fourth with 22 points: June Essinger, Rory Youngpeter, Zoe Shank, Ella Armstrong
Boys 400 free relay:
Bluffton A finished sixth with 18 points: Xavier Diller, Charles Wright, Jacob Lehman, CJ McCall
The team will compete Tuesday, January 17 at the Kenton YMCA against the Kenton Wildcats.
