HAVILAND __ The visiting Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated Wayne Trace in straight sets to post a non-league win Monday evening, September 10.
The Pirates swept the Raiders 25-20, 25-20, 25-19.
The road victory improved the Pirate record to 9-1 this season. Bluffton has won eight consecutive matches since a loss to Shawnee August 19.
WT dropped to 4-4 after the defeat.
Kendall Stackhouse knocked down 11 kills to pace the Pirate hitting attack.
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to visiting non-conference foe Bowling Green 2-1 on Saturday, September 7, at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirate record fell to 4-2-1 overall after the defeat.
BG scored first in the 16th minute, and it stayed 1-0 almost to the midway point of the second half.
The visitors then doubled their lead to 2-0 on a goal in the 57th minute.
Pirate Jordan Schweingruber netted the lone Bluffton goal in the 65th minute.
ARCHBOLD __ The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team defeated Archbold 2-1 in a tight non-league match Saturday afternoon, September 7.
The Pirate record improved to 2-5 with the victory. The Archers fell to 2-3 after the defeat.
Caleb Davis and Jackson Brauen tallied the Pirate goals for the victors. Bluffton travels to face always-tough Liberty-Benton (6-1) Tuesday, Sept. 10 in a non-conference battle.
CORRECTION: According to the OHSAA schedule HERE, Bluffton will play at Delphos Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 14.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School football team blasted visiting Defiance Ayersville 63-7 in the 2024 Pirate home opener on September 6 to end the non-conference portion of its schedule undefeated.
SPENCERVILLE __ The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country teams each finished ninth at the 12-team Spencerville Invitational in the Black Division Saturday morning, September 7.
Senior Levi Fenzl posted the top Pirate boys finish by crossing the line seventh in a field of 109 runners. His 3.1 mile time was 17:24.4.
Senior June Essinger posted the best Lady Pirate showing as she finished 17th out of 93 runners in 22:36.1.
LIMA __ The Bluffton High School golf team won a four-team Northwest Conference quadrangular match at the Oaks Golf Club on Thursday, September 5.
The Pirates finished first easily with just 176 strokes. LCC was a distant second at 207 shots, followed by Delphos Jefferson (214) and Spencerville (315).
The Pirates improved their record to 11-2 overall and 7-1 in the NWC after the sweep to stay atop the conference standings.
