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Pirate track sweeps 16-team Ada Invite titles

Posted by Staff on May 6, 2024 - 8:28am

Stackhouse is double sprints winner

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Bluffton High School boys and girls track and field teams each came home with first-place team hardware at the 17-team Ada Invitational meet Saturday in War Memorial Stadium.

Seventeen schools competed in the annual event, one of the longest continuously-held meets in the state.

Bluffton swept both the boys and girls team titles at the meet by comfortable margins. Van Wert came in second in the boys and girls team standings.

Pirate junior speedster Griffin Stackhouse won the 100-meter dash as well as crossing the line first in the 200 meters.

Freshman Nora Matthews won the girls 1600-meter run. Sophomore Aubrey Burkholder took second in both the 100 and 300-meter hurdle races.

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Pirate softball blanked by Bath

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 7:39am

By Cort Reynolds

BATH __ The Bluffton High School softball team lost 23-0 at Bath in a non-conference game Friday evening, May 3.

The Pirate girls dropped to 1-11 overall after the loss. 

Bath improved to 10-10 overall with the victory. The hosts slugged three home runs and two doubles in the win.

The Wildcats plated 11 runs in the top of the first to take a big early lead.

The hosts added seven runs in the third, and four more in the fourth.

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Pirate softball edged in slugfest with CG

Posted by Staff on May 3, 2024 - 5:29pm

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School softball team fell behind big early yet rallied, only to come up just short 16-14 to visiting Columbus Grove in a Northwest Conference battle Thursday evening, May 2.

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Sign up time for Adult Coed Sand Volleyball

Posted by Staff on May 3, 2024 - 10:28am

Ready to feel the sand in your toes? Bluffton Family YMCA and Southgate Lanes have opened registration for Adult Coed Sand Volleyball competition with two games per week in two sessions.

There will be 6v6 coed play (3 females on court) for ages 18 years+. Games are on Tuesdays or Thursdays

SESSION 1: June 6, July 11
Double elimination tournament July 9 and 11 (no games July 4)
Registration deadline: May 19

SESSION 2: July 16, August 15, August 13 and 15
Double elimination tournament
Deadline: June 30

The cost is $300/team. Teams will play 2 games on Tuesday or 2 games on Thursday each week. The tournament will be split between both Tuesday and Thursday

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Pirate softball loss to Wildcats

Posted by Staff on May 1, 2024 - 6:59am

By Cort Reynolds

DELPHOS __ The Bluffton High School softball team led early but lost 15-5 to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference battle Tuesday evening, April 30.

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Pirate softball beats Bearcats

Posted by Paula Scott on May 1, 2024 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE __ The visiting Bluffton High School softball team defeated Spencerville 13-7 in a Northwest Conference slugfest Monday evening, April 29.

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