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Beavers return to pool at ONU

Posted by Staff on January 22, 2022 - 7:35am

he Bluffton University women's swimming team made a grand re-entry back into the pool on Friday, Jan. 21, after a two-month holiday hiatus. Bluffton went up against Ohio Wesleyan University and host Ohio Northern.

Two-sport standout Brooke Kleman (Glandorf/Ottawa-Glandorf) continued her assault on the record book with a 2nd place finish in the 200-yard IM (2:21.62) and a 3rd place showing in the 100-yard fly (1:05.40). 

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Bluffton boys defeat Lancers, win streak at 11

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on January 22, 2022 - 7:32am

The Bluffton High School boys basketball team remained first in the Northwest Conference by winning convincingly 63-43 at host Lincolnview in a league bout Friday night, January 21.

Kyler Kinn tallied 14 of his game-high 17 points in the first half to pace the Pirates to their 11th win in a row. He sank seven of 11 shots from the field.

Bluffton led 14-12 after one quarter, but seized a 32-19 halftime edge with a big 18-7 second quarter. The Pirates outscored the Lancers 31-24 in the second half to pull away methodically and post the win.

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Registration open for Bluffton Diamond Sports

Posted by Staff on January 22, 2022 - 7:07am

Bluffton Diamond Sports is currently accepting registrations for spring 2022 youth baseball and softball leagues. 

Registration will be open through January 31. Registration must
be completed on the Bluffton Diamond Sports website at www.bdsonline.org. Any
questions may be submitted to [email protected].

Follow Bluffton Diamond Sports on Facebook.

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Bluffton girls hold off Lancers, 60-50

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Staff on January 21, 2022 - 8:50am

The Bluffton High School girls basketball team built a big first period lead and held off visiting Lincolnview 60-50 in a Northwest Conference battle Thursday evening, January 20. View at https://youtu.be/I7KBA3bITkY.

The Lady Pirates improved to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the NWC with the win. Lincolnview fell to 5-11 and 1-4 in the NWC with the loss.

Bluffton led 21-5 after the first period as senior Kylie Monday scored seven points. The Lancers rallied with a 19-12 second stanza behind seven points from Addysen Stevens.

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Men’s soccer coach hired by Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on January 20, 2022 - 4:34am

Bluffton University has named Steve Bushre as its next head men’s soccer coach.   

Bushre has coached at the collegiate level since 2015. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Indiana University East in Richmond, Ind., where Bushre was responsible for building a large recruiting class for the 2022 season. He also has experience coaching in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), in which Bluffton competes, as a recruiting coordinator/assistant coach for Anderson University. Bushre began his college coaching career as an assistant at Taylor University where he created a junior varsity program.  

Bushre will start head coaching duties at Bluffton on Feb. 1. 

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Pirate girls dominate P-G, 67-30

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on January 16, 2022 - 4:07pm

The Bluffton High School girls basketball team swamped local non-conference rival Pandora-Gilboa 67-30 on the road Saturday afternoon, January 15.

The Lady Pirates improved to 12-4 overall with the win, while P-G fell to 7-7 with the loss.

Senior point guard Sami Scoles tallied 14 points to lead the victors. 

Senior wing Kylie Monday scored 13 points, while classmate post Kylie Stackhose netted a dozen markers. 

Freshman 6-2 post Ayla Grandey and junior guard Kendal Giesige each tallied 11 points.

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