DELPHOS--The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball squad lost 46-29 to league co-favorite Delphos Jefferson in the tip-off to their Northwest Conference schedule Thursday evening, December 8.
The Pirate girls dropped to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, the Wildcat girls improved to 4-0 and 2-0 in the NWC with the win.
The Pirates led 7-4 after a low-scoring first period. But DJ took control with an 18-8 second quarter to grab a 22-15 lead at halftime.
Marek Donaldson pours in 11 fourth quarter points; Ginther scores 9 in the first
By Cort Reynolds
The defending Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School boys basketball team rallied in the second half to defeat visiting Delphos Jefferson 49-42 in the league opener Friday night, December 9.
The Pirates led 13-11 after the first period, but they trailed 24-21 at halftime.
The Pirates regained the lead with a defensive 10-4 third quarter to go in front 31-28 heading to the final stanza.
CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) has announced the Fall honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC. Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA and are varsity athletes.
The cumulative GPA is the student-athletes GPA at the end of the semester preceding the end of the fall season. The student-athlete must have completed the equivalent of a full academic year and must be a full-time enrolled student at the institution to be eligible for the Academic All-Conference award.
Bluffton University is hosting a Winter Camp to help high school baseball players prepare for their upcoming seasons.
Campers will get individualized attention while working directly with the Bluffton University Baseball staff and players. Low player-to-coach ratios, a variety of drills designed to improve specific skills, and an abundance of repetitions in a positive and supportive environment allow all campers to get value from their investment.
Women's basketball
The Bluffton University women's basketball team struggled to put the biscuit in the basket as Hanover walloped the Beavers 74-50 on Saturday, Dec. 3. Bluffton suffered its first lost, falling to 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference. Hanover upped its mark to 5-2 with a perfect 2-0 HCAC record.
