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Lady Pirate kickers seeded 3rd in sectional

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 11, 2021 - 12:42pm

The Bluffton girls soccer team was seeded third in the 10-team Div. III sectional drawing Sunday, October 10.

The Lady Pirates (10-3-1) received a first round bye and will host 10th-seeded Mansfield St. Peter's Tuesday, October 19 at 5 p.m. 

The winner takes on Mansfield Christian in the district semis at Bluffton Oct. 26. 

Mansfield Christian was seeded second and Bluffton third in the 10-team bracket.

The district finals will be Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. in Bluffton.

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Pirate spikers host Van Buren in tourney

By Cort Reynolds
Posted by Paula Scott on October 11, 2021 - 12:40pm

The Bluffton High School volleyball team was seeded sixth at the 13-team Kalida Div. III sectional/district drawing Sunday, October 10.

The Lady Pirates (13-7) host seventh seed Van Buren (14-5) Monday, October 18 at 5 p.m. in sectional first round play. In a scheduling quirk, Bluffton also plays at Van Buren Oct. 14 in the regular season finale.

The sectional semifinal winner advances to the second round at third-seeded Ottawa-Glandorf (15-5) Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. The victor there advances to the Kalida district semis Oct. 25. The district finals are Oct. 27.

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Bluffton finishes season with 6th at HCAC Championship

Posted by Paula Scott on October 11, 2021 - 12:37pm

The Bluffton University women's golf team capped off its 2021 fall slate with a 6th place finish at the HCAC Championship on Sunday, Oct. 10. Bluffton shot a 355 (tied for 4th all-time) after rounds of 388 and 364 on Friday and Saturday at Legends Golf Club. The 1107 is the best 54-hole score in Bluffton women's history.

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Beavers stun Transy 1-0 in double overtime

Posted by Paula Scott on October 10, 2021 - 4:25pm

It took 103:34 but the result was worth the wait as the Bluffton University men's soccer team stunned Transylvania University with a 1-0 victory in double OT on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. When junior defender Maxwell Kennedy (Strongsville) delivered with just over six minutes on the clock in the second extra session, Bluffton snapped a string of 12 straight losses to a Transylvania team that was 19-1 against the Beavers all-time coming into Saturday's contest.

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Transy takes down Bluffton 2-0 in Lexington

Posted by Paula Scott on October 10, 2021 - 4:21pm

The Bluffton University women's team battled Transylvania for 90 minutes, but the Pioneers handed Bluffton its third straight Heartland Conference setback (2-0) on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Transy improved to 7-3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Heartland, while Bluffton fell to 4-7 and 1-3 in the HCAC.

The home team went up 1-0 in minute 13 when Abby Baker found the back of the net and that was all Transylvania would need as the Pioneers finished with a commanding 24-2 advantage in total shots, including 11-2 on frame.

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Franklin sweeps Beavers in three sets

Posted by Paula Scott on October 10, 2021 - 4:18pm

The Bluffton University volleyball team came out on the wrong end of a 3-0 sweep at Franklin College on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Grizzlies improved to 9-11 and 1-2 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton slipped to 9-13 and 1-2 in the HCAC.

Franklin won 25-22 and 25-20 before Bluffton pushed the third set to the brink, but the home team scored five of the last six points en route to a 27-25 victory in the capper.

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