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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team was seeded ninth in the tough 12-team Div. III Kalida district drawing Sunday, October 9.

The Pirate girls (13-7) will play at eighth seed Van Buren (15-3) in the sectional first round at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17.

The winner will then face fourth seed Ottawa-Glandorf (11-9) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the sectional finals.

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By Cort Reynolds

Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School was seeded first among the 12 teams in their Div. III girls soccer sectional drawing Sunday.

As top seed, the Pirates (12-2) were voted a first round bye. 

They will host the winner between eighth seed Cory-Rawson (4-10-1) and 10th seed Ashland Crestview (2-10-1) in round two Thursday, October 20 at 5 p.m.

Toledo Edison (9-4-1) is the fourth seed and if form holds, would face Bluffton in the district semifinals Oct. 25 at 7:15 p.m. on the Steinmetz Field pitch. 

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By Cort Reynolds

After a close and low-scoring first half, Bluffton High School lost 30-14 to visiting backyard rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference football showdown between the last two remaining league unbeatens Friday night, October 7, at Harmon Field.

The Pirates fell out of a first-place tie with Allen East atop the NWC with the Homecoming loss as the Mustangs snapped their four-game win streak. 

Bluffton is now 5-3 overall, dropping to 4-1 in the league and into a second-place tie with Columbus Grove after the loss. 

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team dropped a defensive 1-0 battle at sixth-ranked power Shawnee Saturday afternoon, October 8.

The Pirates fell to 8-6-1 with their second one-goal loss to a state-ranked opponent in three days. 

WBL leader Shawnee improved to 12-1-1 with the victory. 

The only goal of the game was netted by Noah Scheid in the 37th minute, from a Luca Furillo assist.

Pirate goalkeeper Kyle Basil made seven saves in goal. The Indian keeper was credited with three saves.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team competed in the Div. II sectional tournament at UNOH in Lima Saturday, October 8.

Pirate junior Brooke Camper was seeded 17th in the 36-player singles field, and she won two matches before being eliminated one win short of district qualification. 

Singles and doubles semifinalists make it to the district tournament, and she lost in the quarterfinals.

Camper easily defeated Emma Skinner of LCC 6-1, 6-0 in her round of 32 opener.

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The Bluffton University volleyball team rolled into fall break with a convincing 3-0 sweep of visiting Franklin College on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bluffton improved to 14-6 overall and 2-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Franklin fell to 7-11 with a 1-2 mark in the conference.

Freshman Jenna Woods (DeGraff/Riverside) hammered home seven kills after her career-best 19 two nights ago in Bluffton's 3-1 win over Manchester. Julianne Kincaid (Galion/Northmor) and Maddie White (Ashland) chipped in with six winners apiece, while sophomore Chloei Barnett (Wapakoneta) added five kills.

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