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Pirate boys hold off Black Knight comeback

Trey Boblitt and Carson Soper led BHS with 11 points apiece, Nic Essinger and Kyler Kinn tallied 8 each, Trenton Donley added 6 points on 2 triples
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2021 - 3:38pm

By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - Visiting Bluffton built a double-digit lead and staved off a late Van Buren rally to win a non-conference boys basketball makeup contest 49-44 Wednesday night. 

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Bluffton girls nipped by Hornets in sectional thriller    

Bluffton senior Laykin Garmatter led all scorers with 15 points in her final game
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 18, 2021 - 2:08pm

By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - Bluffton lost a seesaw nailbiter at Cory-Rawson 36-35 in a Div. IV girls basketball sectional semifinal Wednesday night to end their season in heartbreaking fashion.

Hornet Libby McVetta sank a game-winning three-pointer from out top to foil the Lady Pirate comeback effort.

C-R ran out to an early five-point lead after a Zoe Chisholm corner triple. The hosts led the Pirate girls 7-2 after a very low-scoring first period of play. 

Bluffton stormed back with a 16-point second stanza to grab an 18-15 intermssion lead.

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They like to swim - and they are pretty good at it

There's a new athletic team in town • Bluffton HS swim team
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 17, 2021 - 1:14pm

Photos by Jamie Nygaard
You've read about the Bluffton High School swim team on the Icon this winter, but you've not met the members. 

This is the first official Bluffton swim team. Coaches are Rachel Diller and Bob Verb, who also coach the Bluffton Sardines summer team.

Nine members of the high school team advanced from the sectional tournament and will compete at the district event at Bowling Green State University on Feb. 19.

Attached is a photo of the team and coach.

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Bluffton High swimmers qualify for districts

In its first-ever season 9 qualify for next tournament level
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 16, 2021 - 4:11pm

Photos by Jamie Nygaard
In their first season as a high school swimming team, nine swimmers from Bluffton High School qualified to move on to the district competition. The high school swim team participated in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Northwest District sectional meet held at the Lima YMCA.

Swimmers who finish in the top 32 spots for each event at each sectional advance on to the district competition.

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Pirates over WBL-Kenton 64-56

Trey Boblitt led BHS with 26 points on the strength of 6 treys. Soper contributed 16 points, Trenton Donley netted 10
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 15, 2021 - 3:46pm

Bluffton boys tame Wildcats    
By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - Shooting well from three-point territory, homestanding Bluffton posted a methodical 64-56 victory over winless Kenton in a non-conference boys basketball matchup Saturday night. 

The Pirates led 23-21 after a high-scoring the first period. Trey Boblitt enjoyed a monster quarter as he canned four three-point goals and tallied 14 points.
 
Bluffton led 35-31 at intermission and Boblitt added six more markers in the second stanza.

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We knew Trevor was fast, but this fast?

Check out his recent times in indoor meets for Ashland University
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2021 - 3:52pm

Bluffton High School grad and outstanding track and field student athlete, Trevor Bassitt putt himself among the great sprinters and hurdlers in NCAA Division II history on Feb. 7.
 
Click here for Trevor's BHS track achievements

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