18 for Scoles, 17 for Monday, 9 each for Stackhouse and Garmatter
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 29, 2020 - 3:07pm
By Cort Reynolds
KENTON - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team dominated the middle quarters and rallied to defeat Kenton 56-47 in a non-league battle Monday night.
The Lady Pirates trailed 19-13 after one period of play as the Wildcat girls drained three trifectas.
But Bluffton came back with a 15-8 second quarter to grab a 28-27 edge at halftime. The victors extended the margin to nine points heading to the final stanza with a 13-5 third period.
15 games in this contest • Entry deadline noon on Wednesday, Dec. 30
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 27, 2020 - 10:34pm
The 2020-21 Bluffton and Ada Icon football bowl contest is here.
This year's contest includes 15 bowl games played from Dec. 30 through Jan. 2.
Contest rules
Contestants may enter as many times as they wish, but each new entry must be in a different name. When more than one entry is submitted using the same name those entries will be disqualified.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 23, 2020 - 11:25am
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - Liberty-Benton outscored the visiting Bluffton girls basketball team by 25 points in the second half to pull away and post a lopsided 59-25 non-league victory Tuesday night.
The Lady Pirates trailed 21-12 at halftime, but L-B went on a tear after intermission where they outscored Bluffton 38-13.
Eagle 5-11 freshman Lauren Gerken poured in a game-high 29 points to pace the victors. She scored 12 points in the fourth period, and netted all nine of L-B's markers in the first stanza.
Trey Boblitt drained four trifectas to lead the Pirates with 13 points
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2020 - 1:11pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basetball team lost 63-50 to Crestview in Northwest Conference action Monday night in a makeup game from December 18.
The Knights led 21-17 after a high-scoring first period, with each team hitting three triples. Crestview took control with a 17-6 second period run to lead 38-23 at halftime.
The Pirates cut the deficit to 45-36 behind a 13-7 third stanza as Nate Schaadt scored seven points. But the hosts pulled away with an 18-point fourth period to win by 13.
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 22, 2020 - 12:01pm
Story by Larry Hoffman
Photos by Jamie Nygaard
The Bluffton Swim Club won their dual swim meet with Ada High School on Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Putnam County YMCA in Ottawa.
Ella Armstrong finished with two first places and two second places, which included a victory in the girls 200 meter medley relay with a time of 2:10:45.