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The Bluffton University men’s soccer team will host Manchester University at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Salzman Stadium for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament opener.

October 29 is a big day for Bluffton High School athletics with three post-season competitions in the works:

11:00 a.m. -- Cross Country Regional Finals at Tiffn

3:00 p.m. -- Girls Soccer District Finals vs. Riverdale

6:00 p.m. -- Boys Soccer District Finals vs. Mansfield Christian

Both the Bluffton High School girls soccer and boys soccer games will be played at home at Steinmetz Field.

Tickets must be purchased ahead of time online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

The attached image includes Bluffton seniors competing in the three events.

A new location has been announced for the DIII district finals on Saturday, October 29. Both the Bluffton High School girls soccer and boys soccer games will be played at home at Steinmetz Field.

Tickets must be purchased ahead of time online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

3:00 p.m. -- Girls Soccer District Finals vs. Riverdale

6:00 p.m. -- Boys Soccer District Finals vs. Mansfield Christian

The 2022 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Bluffton University and take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.

The women’s 6K race will kick off at noon with the men’s 8k race starting at 1 p.m.

Participating schools include:

Anderson University

Bluffton University

Defiance College

Earlham College

Franklin College

Hanover College

Manchester University

Mount St. Joseph University

Additional photos on Facebook by Jamie Nygaard

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team shut out Riverdale 1-0 Wednesday evening, October 26, in the Div. III district semifinals at Tiffin's Frost-Kalnow Stadium.

The Pirate record improved to 10-6-2 after the win that advanced them to the district finals. 

The sixth-seeded Falcons end their season 7-9-2 following the loss.

The match was scoreless in the first half.

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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