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Pirate girls swept by Black Knights

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 15, 2021 - 1:49pm

The visiting Bluffton volleyball team lost in three sets to Van Buren in the regular season finale Thursday evening, October 14.

The Lady Pirate record dropped to 13-9 overall with the 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 defeat. 

VB improved to 17-5 with the non-conference victory.

Senior Kylie Stackhouse led Bluffton with 16 kills and three blocks. Freshman Ayla Grandey and senior Kylie Monday each contributed five kills, and Grandey added two blocks.

Monday led the team with 17 digs.

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Bluffton boys nip Kalida

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 15, 2021 - 6:00am

The Bluffton boys soccer team edged visiting Kalida 1-0 in a defensive non-conference battle Thursday evening, October 14, at Steinmetz Field. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_eo_G484A

With the win in their regular season finale, the Pirates improved their record to 11-3-2. Bluffton is ranked ninth in the state Div. III poll.

Kalida finished its regular season 8-6-2 with the defeat.

Pirate senior Jude Spallinger tallied the only goal of the night at the 33:33 mark.

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Velasco-Urbina named HCAC Player of the Week

Posted by Paula Scott on October 15, 2021 - 6:00am

On October 12, Bluffton University announced that  Angel Velasco-Urbina (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) has been named the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts between the pipes..

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Mustang spikers rally late past Pirate girls  

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 14, 2021 - 6:06pm

The visiting Bluffton volleyball team led two sets to one but eventually dropped a five-set thriller to local rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference regular season finale Tuesday evening, October 12.

The Lady Pirate record dropped to 13-8 overall with the defeat. They also finished 4-4 in the NWC (fifth place) with the difficult 25-21, 21-25, 9-25, 25-23, 15-9 loss. 

AE improved to 17-4 and ended up 5-3 in the NWC with the comeback victory that landed them in fourth place, one spot ahead of the Pirates, in the final standings.

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Pirates shut out Ada, take 2nd in NWC girls soccer

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 14, 2021 - 6:04pm

The host Bluffton girls soccer team ran out to a big early lead and went on to blank local rival Ada 5-0 in the Northwest Conference finale Wednesday evening, October 13, at Steinmetz Field. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ZYuUbgago

The Pirate girls improved to 11-3-1 overall and 5-1 in NWC play with the convincing makeup game victory. 

Defending league champion Bluffton finished second in the league standings to Columbus Grove (6-0). 

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Earlham knocks off Bluffton 2-1

Posted by Paula Scott on October 14, 2021 - 6:24am

The Bluffton University women's soccer team cashed in only once in a 2-1 loss to Earlham College on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Bluffton fell to 4-8 overall and 1-4 in the Heartland Conference, while an Earlham squad that was 13 strong improved to 2-9 with its first HCAC win of the season.

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