By Takayla Gadberry

GAMBIER, Ohio–The Bluffton University football team opened their 2022 campaign with an explosive second half but came up just short, 33-26, at Kenyon College on a hot Saturday, Sept. 3. The Beavers fell to 0-1 on the season while the Owls improved to 1-0. 

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team swamped visiting Coldwater 6-0 on Saturday night, September 3, in a non-league match.

Sami Scoles netted a hat trick to pace the Pirate offense. She scored right away in the second minute on an assist from Allison Diller. Diller then found the back of the net in the 10th minute, and the Pirates carried a 2-0 lead into halftime.

By Cort Reynolds

ELIDA⎯On September 3, the Bluffton High School girls tennis team finished a strong second at the four-team Elida Invitational event on the Denny Schwinnen Courts. Van Wert won the team crown with 13 points, followed closely by Bluffton with 11. Celina was third with six points, and Elida came in fourth with five points.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer squad lost 6-0 to visiting Ottoville Saturday, September 3.

The Pirates fell to 1-4 with the non-league loss. The undefeated Big Green improved to 6-0 with the one-sided victory.

Kellen Schlagbaum netted three goals to pace Ottoville. Preston Mansfield, Carter Horstman and Quinton Schnipke added the other goals.

Bluffton hosts Beavercreek Wednesday, September 7.

By Cort Reynolds

On September 2, the Bluffton High School football team lost a 27-19 nailbiter to visiting Defiance Ayersville in a non-league contest at Harmon Field.

The loss dropped the Bluffton record to 1-2, while Ayersville improved to 2-1 with the win. 

The Pilots scored first on a one-yard run, but the extra point kick was no good to keep the score 6-0.

Pirate junior Gavin Bogart then found paydirt on a 70-yard scoring scamper to tie it 6-6. The Bluffton point after kick also missed to keep the score tied after one quarter.

By Cort Reynolds
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COLUMBUS GROVE⎯Bluffton senior Landon Armstrong won the 121-runner  Columbus Grove Invitational boys gray division race Saturday morning. Armstrong finished first in a time of 15:45.371. Classmate Erik Nygaard took third, just 6.15 seconds behind Armstrong. 

Icon photographer and mom Jamie Nygaard reports "Erik and Landon are not only Bluffton High School Seniors, they are close friends, amazing runners and both broke a 40-year old BHS cross country record of 15:52 that was held by Mullenhour."

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