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By Cort Reynolds

DEFIANCE __ The Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost 4-1 at WBL foe Defiance on Wednesday, September 4.

Genevieve Gatchel posted the lone Pirate win at third singles. She defeated Rory Bright handily by a 6-1, 6-1 count.

Defiance won the first singles matches over Brooklyn Moser (6-1, 6-0), and took the second singles bout against Hannah Nieman (6-3, 6-1). 

At first doubles, the Pirate duo of Omlor and Klinger was defeated 6-2, 6-2.

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The Fall 2024 athletics season has kicked off at Bluffton University with the following results:

Men's golf results at Olivet

Men's cross country at Beaver Dam Invite

Women's cross country at Beaver Dam Invite

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated visiting Arlington in a four-set, non-league match on Tuesday, September 3.

The Pirates won 25-18, 25-10, 15-25, 25-16.

The home win improved the Pirate record to 7-1 this season. The Red Devils fell to 6-2 after the loss.

Kendall Stackhouse topped the Bluffton hitters with 15 kills, while Libby Hocanson knocked down 11 kills. She added a team-high 14 digs and served two aces.

Ayla Grandey added eight kills and 10 digs.

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 6-1 to undefeated visiting power Van Buren in a non-league match on Tuesday, September 3, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate record dropped to 1-4 with the defeat. The Black Knights improved to 5-0 after the win.

VB’s Seth Gregory netted goals in the 13th and 22nd minutes to shoot the Black Knights into an early 2-0 lead. Teammate Nick Kingery tallied in the 28th minute to put the visitors ahead 3-0 at halftime.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf team competed well in a Northwest Conference quadrangular match at the Delphos Country Club on Tuesday, September 3, winning twice.

Lincolnview finished first and narrowly won the match over the Pirates, 183-185. Bluffton easily beat Allen East 185-200, and dominated winless Delphos Jefferson 185-232.    

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By Cort Reynolds

CONVOY __ The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated Northwest Conference rival Crestview 9-0 on Tuesday, September 3.

Pirate ace Aubrey Burkholder netted a hat trick with three goals for the second consecutive match.

Blair Utendorf tallied a pair of goals just a minute apart in the second half. 

The Pirates improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC after the lopsided win. Crestview dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat.

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