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Bluffton spikers fall to Elida

Posted by admin on August 31, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

The host Bluffton volleyball team dropped a hard-fought, four-set match to non-league rival Elida Monday night.

The Pirate girls fell to 2-1 after the 25-21, 19-25, 25-8, 25-23 defeat. Elida improved to 4-2 with the road win.

Senior middle hitter Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirates with 16 kills and three blocks.

Bluffton senior setter Skyler Scoles doled out 20 assists.

Elida's Addisyn Freeman and Kylie Vorhees each compiled 11 kills and two blocks.

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Schaadt rallies Pirates past Rockets in OT

Posted by admin on August 30, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

Host Bluffton scored in the final seconds of regulation to tie, and then went on to win in overtime 34-28 over non-league rival Pandora-Gilboa in a Friday night thriller at Harmon Field.    

The comeback victory upped the Bluffton record to 2-0, while P-G fell to 0-2 with the defeat.

Bluffton senior quarterback Nate Schaadt rushed for all five Pirate touchdowns and accounted for 407 yards in total offense to lead the red and white to victory.

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Lady Pirates edge Bath

Posted by admin on August 30, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

The host Bluffton girls soccer team staved off Bath for a 2-1 non-league victory Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Pirate kickers evened their record at 1-1 with the first win of the season. Bath fell to 0-3 with the defeat.

Bluffton's Sami Scoles scored the first goal of the game in the 26th minute on an assist from Reagan Mittendorf.

The game stayed 1-0 into halftime, and remained that way for the first 33 minutes of the second half.

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Bluffton boys nip Wauseon at Elida

Posted by admin on August 30, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys soccer team edged Wauseon 4-3 Saturday evening in the third-place game of the Elida Classic tournament.

Bluffton's semifinal game Thursday night was cancelled due to bad weather, which relegated the Pirates to the consolation contest.

The Pirates improved to 2-0 with the win, while Wauseon fell to 2-2 with the loss. Botkins faced Elida in the title game later Saturday night.

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Lady Pirates fall at Wapak

Posted by admin on August 27, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton girls tennis team lost to Wapakoneta 5-0 Wednesday evening.

The Lady Pirate netters fell to 2-4 with the loss. Wapak improved to 6-2 with the victory.

The Lady Redskins won all five matches in straight sets.

The Pirate girls host Fostoria Monday, August 30.

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O-G girl kickers take down Pirates

Posted by admin on August 27, 2021 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

The Ottawa-Glandorf girls soccer team defeated visiting Bluffton 6-1 in the Lady Pirate opener Wednesday evening.

O-G improved to 2-0 with the win, while Bluffton starts out 0-1.

Bluffton's Allison Diller scored the lone Lady Pirate goal in the 69th minute on a Sami Scoles assist to avoid a shutout.

Ottawa-Glandorf's Mackenzie Recker tallied twice. She opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and tacked on the last Titan goal in the 68th minute.

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