By Cort Reynolds

BATH – The deep Bluffton High School girls track and field team won the 12-team Bath Ehresman Invitational meet Friday, April 11, in Lima.

The Pirate girls scored 139 points to easily out-distance second place Ottawa-Glandorf (114.5). Bath finished third with 81.5.

The Pirate boys came in a strong second at the invitational. The O-G boys beat out Bluffton for the team crown, 132-117.5. Shawnee came in third with 83.75 points.

Senior speedster Griffin Stackhouse won the 100 and 200-meter dash races to lead the Pirate boys.

Senior Marek Donaldson took first in the 800 meters, and ended up third in the 1600.

Junior Kain Wright finished first in the 400 meters, and came home third in the 200.

Junior Mya McDougle won the 200-meter dash and took second in the 100 meters.

Freshman Maelee Miller captured the 400 meters, and finished second in the high jump.

Senior Sadie Tarplee won the long jump and was third in the high jump.

Sophomore Nora Matthews crossed the line second in both the 800 and 1600-meter runs.

 

Top Bluffton girls finishers

Girls Pole Vault Finals

1 Alayna Mueller 11 Bluffton 9-0 

2 Kally Cotter 12 Bluffton 8-6

Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals

1 Mya McDougle 11 Bluffton 27.99

Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals

1 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 1:00.69

Girls Long Jump Finals

1 Sadie Tarplee 12 Bluffton 15-5.25

Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

2 Mya McDougle 11 Bluffton 13.04

Girls Discus Finals

2 Rory Youngpeter 12 Bluffton 105-9

Girls 800 Meter Run Finals

2 Nora Matthews 10 Bluffton 2:27.56

Girls 1600 Meter Run Finals

2 Nora Matthews 10 Bluffton 5:25.64

Girls High Jump Finals

2 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 5-0

3 Sadie Tarplee 12 Bluffton 4-10

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Finals

2 Aubrey Burkholder 11 Bluffton 16.73

4 Maelee Miller 9 Bluffton 17.03

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Finals

2 Bluffton 52.89

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Finals

3 Aubrey Burkholder 11 Bluffton 49.13

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

3 Bluffton 4:28.67

 

Top Bluffton boys finishers

Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals

1 Griffin Stackhouse 12 Bluffton 10.91

Boys 200 Meter Dash Finals

1 Griffin Stackhouse 12 Bluffton 22.26

3 Kain Wright 11 Bluffton 22.99

Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals

1 Kain Wright 11 Bluffton 51.06

Boys 800 Meter Run Finals

1 Marek Donaldson 12 Bluffton 2:00.6

Boys High Jump Finals

1 Noah Bricker 12 Bluffton 6-0

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Finals

1 Bluffton 1:30.09

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

2 Bluffton 3:32.19

Boys 1600 Meter Run Finals

3 Marek Donaldson 12 Bluffton 4:27.18

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Finals

3 Carson Kruse 12 Bluffton 15.86

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Finals

3 Bluffton 45.42

Boys Shot Put Finals

3 Braylin Scherger 12 Bluffton 46-8

Boys Long Jump Finals

4 Tayte Giesige 10 Bluffton 19-3.5