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Bluffton boys CC team makes it to state

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 31, 2021 - 6:09am

The Bluffton HIgh School boys cross country team finished a strong seventh out of 23 teams in the Div. III regional meet at Tiffin's Hedges-Boyer Park Saturday, October 30, to qualify for the state meet. (See regional boys team scores at bottom of story.)

Pirate junior Landon Armstrong came in seventh place and classmate Erik Nygaard was right behind him in eighth place out of 184 runners, advancing Bluffton boys to the state competition. Armstrong finished in a time of 16:54, with Nygaard right behind him at 16:56.9.

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Pirate girls knocked out by Eagles in district soccer final

Posted by Paula Scott on October 31, 2021 - 5:55am

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost at home to top-seeded Liberty-Benton 3-0 in a defensive Div. III district final match Saturday, October 30.

The Pirate girls finished with a stellar 14-4-1 record after the season-ending defeat.

L-B improved to 13-4-2 with the victory behind two goals from Brooke Deter.

The Eagle girls scored first in the 21st minute on a goal by Kylie Recker. The match stayed 1-0 past halftime when Deter tallied a goal in the 50th minute to provide L-B with a 2-0 lead.

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Bluffton boys 5-1 win over Riverdale for district title

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 31, 2021 - 5:48am

The Bluffton High School boys soccer team rolled over rival Riverdale 5-1 to win the Div. III district championship Saturday at Frost-Kalnow Stadium in Tiffin.

The victory avenged a district final upset loss to the Falcons a year ago almost to the day last Halloween.

Senior ace Jude Spallinger netted two goals to pace the Pirates.

Neither team dented the back of the net in the first 30 minutes. Spallinger started the scoring at the 31:40 mark on an assist by sophomore Nolan Hoffman.

The score stayed 1-0 at halftime and into the 48th minute.

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Saturday, October 30 Pirate Sports Lineup

Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2021 - 9:04am

9/10 a.m. Cross Country Regionals at Tiffin

11 a.m. Boys Soccer District Finals vs Riverdale at Tiffin

3 p.m. Girls Soccer District Finals vs Liberty-Benton at Home

7 p.m. Football Sectionals at Liberty Center

Tickets for the above events must be purchased at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets.

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Bluffton to take on Anderson in HCAC Tournament

Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2021 - 7:55am

When Bluffton University took down Manchester University 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 27, the 2021 Beavers netted their first-ever Heartland Conference Men's Soccer Tournament berth. Bluffton wrapped up its regular season with an 8-7 mark which is the most wins in a season since 2008. The four wins (4-5) in conference play also equaled the 2008 squad for the most-ever wins in the Heartland Conference.

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Pirate Tabler named first team All-NWC gridder

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2021 - 7:50am

Bluffton senior offensive lineman Aaron Tabler was voted first team All-Northwest Conference in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

The Pirates finished the regular season 5-5 overall and 2-5 in the NWC.

Bluffton junior running back Landon Shutler was named to the second team All-NWC offense. 

Team leading rusher and senior quarterback Nate Schaadt was voted honorable mention all-league on offense.

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