By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School boys swim team dove into its season opener by winning a five-team meet on Thursday, December 7, at the Putnam County YMCA.
Bluffton won the close boys meet by three points over Upper Sandusky, 79-76. Ada finished third with 39 points, followed by Bath (25) and McComb (17).
The US Rams won the girls meet with 101 points, with Bluffton a strong second at 87 points. Ada came in third at 43 points, ahead of Bath (25).
Bluffton sophomore Jackson Bowlus won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke events to pace the Pirate boys to victory.
Bowlus also swam a leg for two first-place relay teams.
Pirate Charles Wright also won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke races.
PIRATE 1ST-PLACE FINISHERS
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
1 Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:51.06
1) Bowlus, Jackson T SO
2) Wright, Charles A JR
3) Diller, Xavier D JR
4) Lehman, Jacob L SR
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Bluffton Swim Team-OH SR 1 Stechschulte, Izzy R 2:13.67
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Downey, Jenna M 26.31
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Bowlus, Jackson T 23.7
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Wright, Charles A 1:00.17
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Stechschulte, Izzy R 1:00.31
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 Bluffton Swim Team-OH 1:46.84
1) Diller, Xavier D JR
2) Fenzl, Levi D JR
3) Ungashick, Aaron T FR
4) Bowlus, Jackson T So
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Bowlus, Jackson T 1:00.32
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Wright, Charles A 1:15.80
