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Lady Pirates drop two to Roughriders

Posted by Staff on April 3, 2022 - 7:57am

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School softball team lost a tough non-league doubleheader at St. Marys Saturday, April 2.

The Pirate girls dropped to 0-3 with the defeats. Bluffton lost the opener 5-0, and lost the shortened nightcap 8-7.

St. Marys jumped on top in the first inning of the first game on a three-run homer by pitcher Karsyn McGlothen. 

The Roughriders added two more scores in the fourth frame with the aid of a Kaylynn Mabry RBI double.

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Pirate veteran mentor Boblitt named state Div. III Coach of Year

Led Bluffton to 21-win dream season, 1st NWC title since 2000
Posted by Staff on April 2, 2022 - 5:34am

By Cort Reynolds

After guiding the Bluffton boys varsity basketball team to a surprise championship season, veteran Pirate mentor Todd Boblitt swept league, district and even state coaching honors.

On the heels of their record-setting campaign, Boblitt was recently voted by the state sportswriters as Ohio Div. III Coach of the Year to cap the award season with a flourish. Before that honor was bestowed, he was also named Northwest district and Northwest Conference Coach of the Year by his peers after leading the Pirates to a 7-1 league mark, a co-league title and a 21-3 overall record.

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Bluffton netters fall

Posted by Staff on March 31, 2022 - 8:16am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost to visiting Elida 4-1 on Wednesday evening. March 30.

The Pirates (0-2) play their third WBL foe in a row at Defiance Monday, April 4. They then visit Napoleon April 6.

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Bluffton baseball felled by Eagles

Posted by Staff on March 31, 2022 - 8:14am

By Cort Reynolds

Liberty-Benton scored five first-inning runs and went on to defeat the visiting Bluffton High School baseball team 8-3 in a non-conference contest Wednesday evening, March 30.

The Pirates inched within 5-3 after three innings with the aid of two Eagle errors. But the hosts tacked on three runs in the fourth and fifth frames to put the game out of reach.

Eagle starter Trevin Lieb earned the pitching win and slapped an RBI single. He gave up just one hit and no runs over four innings, and struck out seven Pirates.

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Carey rallies late to nip Lady Pirates

Posted by Staff on March 30, 2022 - 10:01am

By Cort Reynolds

Visiting Carey scored five runs in their final at bat to overcome a two-run deficit and edge the Bluffton High School softball team 10-9 in a wild season opener on a cold Tuesday evening, March 29.

The Pirate girls (0-1) trailed 5-0 after four innings, but rallied with an explosive seven-run fifth frame.

Yet Carey regained the lead with five runs in the seventh. Bluffton threatened to come back by plating two runs in the home seventh, but came up just short.

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BHS netmen lose lidlifter

Posted by Staff on March 30, 2022 - 7:37am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost its spring season opener 4-1 to visiting St. Marys 4-1 Tuesday evening, March 29.

The Pirate netters host Elida, another Western Buckeye League foe, at 4:30 p.m on March 30.

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