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By Cort Reynolds

The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated Mansfield Christian 5-2 in their Div. III district semifinal match at Steinmetz Field Tuesday night, October 25.

The Pirate girls improved to 16-2 with the convincing win. They will face third seed Riverdale (11-5-2) in the district finals Saturday, October 29 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 3 p.m.

The Mansfield Christian Flames ended up 9-9-2 after the defeat.

Bluffton built a 4-0 lead and never trailed.

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By Cort Reynolds

Six Bluffton High School football players made second team all-league for Fall 2022 in voting recently conducted by the NWC league coaches.

Junior receiver Braeden Jordan was named second team all-conference. He caught 23 passes for 532 yards (3.1 avg.) and four touchdowns.

Pirate senior lineman Jacob Granger was voted second team all-league on offense. 

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Football vs. Manchester
Playing at Manchester, the Bluffton University football team kept grinding on Saturday, Oct. 22, and when the dust settled after three overtimes, the Beavers handed Matt Nardo his first victory as a head coach.

Bluffton moved to 1-6 and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference with a 46-44 triple-overtime thriller! Manchester fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the conference. On Oct. 29 they travel to HCAC-favorite Mount St. Joseph for a 1:30 p.m. start in Cincinnati.

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By Cort Reynolds

The top-seeded Bluffton High School girls soccer team beat local rival Cory-Rawson 5-1 this past Thursday, October 20, in their Div. III sectional final at home.

The Pirate girls (15-2) will host fifth-seeded Mansfield Christian (9-8-2) in the district semifinals Tuesday, October 25 at Steinmetz Field. The game starts at 7:15 p.m.

MC knocked off Milan Edison 5-3 Thursday in their sectional final.

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Advances to the Tiffin district semifinals vs. Riverdale,, October 26

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys soccer team scored all four goals in the second half to defeat upset-minded Milan Edison 4-1 Saturday evening in the Div. II sectional finals at Steinmetz Field.

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By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Bluffton lost 42-14 at Columbus Grove in the Northwest Conference football season finale Friday night at Clymer Stadium.

Grove reeled off two runs of 21 unanswered points to post the win. CG led 21-0 at halftime, and never led by less than 14 points after the first stanza.

With their third straight loss, the Pirates finished the campaign 5-5 overall. Bluffton ended up 4-3 and fourth in the eight-team NWC after a 4-0 start. The defeat knocked the Pirates out of playoff contention.

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