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Time to enter the Icon's 2021 college football national championship contest

Overall winner receives a 1-item, 14-inch Padrone's Pizza
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2021 - 9:49pm

The Bluffton Icon’s 2021 college football national championship contest is now accepting entries.

Click here to enter

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Busy weekend for Pirate wrestlers

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2021 - 4:59pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Pirate varsity wrestling squad hosted the six-team Bluffton Duals Tournament Saturday.

Celina, St. Marys and Columbus Grove posted identical records of 4-1 in the event. 

St. Marys was declared the tournament winner after the tie-breaker. The Roughriders lost by only one point to Grove, and beat Celina by 15.

Bluffton registered a 1-4 record in the dual meet competition as they defeated Kenton for their lone win.

Trevor Hisey of St. Marys was named the Most Valuable Wrestler of the tournament. 

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Elida shuts down Lady Pirates

Sami Scoles was the only Pirate in double figures with 10 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2021 - 3:02pm

By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team lost to Elida 46-30 in a low-scoring non-league contest Saturday afternoon at the Bulldog Fieldhouse.

The Lady Pirates fell behind 24-10 at halftime after they mustered just three second-period points.

Bluffton heated up enough to register a 14-14 third period, and was only outscored 22-20 after intermission. 

But the Pirate girls were not able to eat into the Lady Bulldog lead. 

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Titans rally to take down Pirate boys 

O-G escapes another close-call to BHS in the non-conference battle
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2021 - 2:58pm

By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - After a hot-shooting first period, the visiting Bluffton boys basketball team cooled off and lost at perennial power Ottawa-Glandorf 63-50 Saturday night in a non-league bout.

The Pirates led by seven early as they hit four of nine three-point tries en route to a 21-16 lead after the opening stanza. Trenton Donley nailed three trifectas to pour in 11 first-quarter points.

However, O-G limited Bluffton to just four second-period points. Bluffton trailed 27-25 at halftime as Carson Soper scored 11 points by intermission.

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National championship contest posted on Tuesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2021 - 2:33pm

The Bluffton and Ada Icons will post a 2021 national championship college football contest on Tuesday. There will be one Bluffton Icon winner and one Ada Icon winner.

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Arlington 3-point assault knocks off Pirate boys 

Kyler Kinn paced BHS with 16 points, Nate Schaadt scored 15, Trey Boblitt added 14
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 31, 2020 - 2:35pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team lost to hot-shooting Arlington 87-71 Wednesday night in the de facto finals of their annual Christmas break holiday tournament.

The Red Devils drained 13 three-point goals to overcome an early deficit and win going away over the Pirates.

It was Bluffton's second game in as many nights after beating Continental 68-40 Tuesday in what normally would have been the tourney semifinals.

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