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Rose-Hulman too much for Bluffton in Sunday sweep

Posted by Paula Scott on October 24, 2021 - 6:18pm

The Bluffton University volleyball team came up on the wrong end of a 3-0 sweep at Rose-Hulman on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Bluffton fell to 9-17 overall and 1-6 in the Heartland Conference, while Rose improved to 11-14 and 2-5 in the HCAC.

RHIT pulled out a couple tight sets, 25-22 and 25-21, before putting the hammer down with a 25-8 whitewashing in set three.

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Bluffton boys romp past OF

Posted by Paula Scott on October 24, 2021 - 9:25am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys soccer team swamped visiting Old Fort 8-0 in Div. III sectional final play Saturday afternoon, October 23, at Steinmetz Field.

With the win, the top-seeded Pirates improved their record to 12-3-2. Bluffton was ranked ninth in the latest Div. III state poll.

Senior Jude Spallinger and Bryan Zimmerman each scored two goals to pace the blowout win over the 12th-seeded Stockaders.

Spallinger netted the first two goals at the one and four-minute marks.

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Bluffton's Essinger 8th in girls cross county at CG

Posted by Paula Scott on October 24, 2021 - 9:20am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton girls cross country team competed well in the Div. III district meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23.

Lady Pirate freshman June Essinger crossed the line a strong eighth in the girls race with a time of 20:19.4. She qualified for the regional meet in Tiffin next Saturday with the high finish.

Pirate sophomore Amairi Painter ended up 24th in 22:08.6.

Freshman Mackay Tuttle came home shortly after her in 26th with a time of 22:16.7. 

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Bluffton's Armstrong, Nygaard 2nd/3rd at boys district meet

Posted by Paula Scott on October 24, 2021 - 9:13am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys country team competed well in the Div. III district meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23. (See separate story for girls results.)

Pirate junior Landon Armstrong finished second and classmate Erik Nygaard came in third to give the Bluffton boys second place in the district meet team results.

Armstrong finished with a time of 16:42.1, with Nygaard six seconds behind at 16:48.4.

The top four teams and top 16 individuals advance to regionals.

Trent Koch of Columbus Grove won the 78-runner boys race in 16:36.6.

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Bluffton University swim team dives in Oct 23

Posted by Paula Scott on October 23, 2021 - 10:12am

The Bluffton University men's and women's swim teams begin their first season of competition on Saturday, October 23 with a meet at Asbury University, Wilmore, KY.

2021-22 Bluffton Men's Swimming and Diving Schedule

2021-22 Bluffton Women's Swimming and Diving Schedule

 

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Pirates blanked at league champ Grove in finale

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 23, 2021 - 6:14am

Visiting Bluffton hung close for a while at undefeated Columbus Grove, but ultimately was shut out 31-0 by the league champions in a Northwest Conference bout Friday night, October 22, at Clymer Field.

After a scoreless first 18 minutes CG gradually pulled away after scoring two quick touchdowns, and won going away.

Bluffton fell to 5-5 overall and finished 2-5 in league play after the defeat.

CG improved to 10-0 overall and won the NWC at 7-0 with the convincing victory. 

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