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Transylvania men hold off Bluffton, 77--66

Posted by Paula Scott on December 12, 2021 - 8:41am

On December 11, the Bluffton University men's basketball team fell behind 18-6 just over five minutes into the game and were unable to recover against Transylvania. The Sommer Center match ended with a 77-66 victory for the visitors. Bluffton fell to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the Heartland Conference, while the Pioneers moved to 4-2 and 1-2 in the conference.

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Kinn scores 20 in victory over Panthers

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on December 12, 2021 - 8:36am

Visiting Bluffton used a big second quarter to tally a season-high point total and blow out McComb 83-48 in a non-conference boys basketball contest Saturday night, December 11.

Bluffton led 21-12 after the first period of play. But then the Pirates outscored the Panthers 22-5 in the second stanza to build an insurmountable 43-17 advantage.

Bluffton out-pointed McComb 40-31 after intermission.

Bluffton improved to 3-1 with the win, while McComb dropped to 0-3 with the defeat.

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Bluffton boys rally to tame Wildcats

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on December 11, 2021 - 8:19am

Visiting Bluffton outscored Delphos Jefferson 18-9 in the fourth quarter to rally and post a 45-39 win in the Northwest Conference boys basketball opener Friday night, December 10.

After a low-scoring start, the game was tied 16-16 at halftime. DJ edged ahead 30-27 after three periods before Bluffton pulled off its final stanza comeback.

Kyler Kinn tallied 12 of his game-high 21 points in the fourth period to pace the Pirate rally.

Trey Boblitt netted eight points, while Carson Soper added seven markers.

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Pirate girls cold in 2nd half against Wildcats

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on December 10, 2021 - 12:54pm

The Bluffton girls basketball team went cold in the second half and lost 42-29 to visiting Delphos Jefferson in Northwest Conference play Thursday night, December 9.

Bluffton trailed 14-11 after the opening period, but rallied to lead 20-19 at intermission. DJ outscored the Pirate girls 23-9 in the second half to win going away.

The Lady Pirates dropped to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat. Unbeaten Jefferson improved to 6-0 and 2-0 in the NWC after the victory.

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Shoulders II named Third Team All-Region

Posted by Paula Scott on December 9, 2021 - 7:59am

Bluffton senior Dana Shoulders II (Mansfield/Lexington) capped off his five years at Bluffton by being named All-Region by D3football.com following the 2021 fall campaign. He was a third team selection at defensive tackle. Shoulders is the first All-Region honoree since 2018 but his selection marks the eighth time a Bluffton defensive lineman has been named D3football.com since 2010! Isaac Zickefoose was a three-time honoree, while Ryan Aelker and Justin Crosier both took home all-region twice.

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Bluffton grapplers split tri-match

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on December 8, 2021 - 6:52am

The Bluffton wrestling team split a pair of dual matches Tuesday night, December 7.

The Pirate matmen defeated McComb 54-12, but lost to Arcadia 36-24.

Pirates Micah Minnig, Ethan Kohli, Kyle Basil, Isaiah Mikesell, Thayne Kleman, Dustin Mortimer, Trent Howard, and Kaden Basil all recorded pin wins.

Kleman recorded two victories at 113 lbs. Kaden Basil also had two wins at the 190 lbs. division. 

Bluffton wrestles at Arcadia Saturday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m.

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