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Pirate gridders face Falcons in playoffs Oct 10

BHS seeded 19th and Riverdale 14th in region 22
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 4, 2020 - 3:00pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton HS football team will face Riverdale Saturday, Oct. 10, in round one of the Div. VI, region 22 2020 state playoffs. 

Brackets and pairings were released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

The coaches in region 22 voted Bluffton (2-2) the 19th seed among 26 teams. The Falcons (3-2) were seeded 14th in region 22.

The Bluffton/Riverdale winner will play at third seed Sherwood Fairview in round two on Saturday, Oct. 17. Fairview received a first round bye as one of the top six seeds.

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Pirate gridders face Falcons in playoffs Oct 10

BHS seeded 19th and Riverdale 14th in region 22
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2020 - 7:11pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton HS football team will face Riverdale Saturday, Oct. 10, in round one of the Div. VI, region 22 2020 state playoffs. 

Brackets and pairings were released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

The coaches in region 22 voted Bluffton (2-2) the 19th seed among 26 teams. The Falcons (3-2) were seeded 14th in region 22.

The Bluffton/Riverdale winner will play at third seed Sherwood Fairview in round two on Saturday, Oct. 17. Fairview received a first round bye as one of the top six seeds.

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Pirate golfer Kenny Lovett advances to district play

Bluffton team 6 shots short of advancing
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2020 - 10:34am

By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Allen East golf team won the 12-team Div. III sectionals at Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.

AE won with 340 strokes, with Pandora-Gilboa nine shots behind (349). Van Buren was third (360). Only the top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team made it to districts October 8.

Bluffton finished just out of the running for districts by finishing in fourth place (366), six shots behind VB. 

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Tennis team stops Lima Senior; improves to 6-12 overall

Second win in a row for Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2020 - 9:22am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The homestanding Bluffton girls tennis team defeated Lima Senior convincingly 4-1 Thursday evening.

With their second win in a row, the Lady Pirates improved to 6-12.

Senior Olivia Barnes won at first singles 6-2, 6-2.

Senior Pearl Lewandowski also won handily at second singles by a 6-1, 6-1 count.

Juniors Ellie Nickel and Libby Frazier combined to win at first doubles 6-3, 6-2.

The freshmen tandem of Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch swept to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at second doubles.

 

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Volleyball Pirates win in 3 sets

BHS moves to 10-5 overall and 3-3 in NWC after beating Spencerville
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2020 - 9:19am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls soccer team swept struggling Spencerville in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Thursday night.

Bluffton upped its record to 10-5 overall and 3-3 in the NWC with the 25-20, 25-9, 25-14 victory.         

Spencerville fell to 2-11 overall and 0-5 in NWC play with the defeat.
 
Kylie Stackhouse slammed 22 kills, served three aces and came up with two blocks to lead the Pirate girls. Taylor Schwab contributed five digs and four aces to the winning effort. 

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Pirates hand Riverdale its 2nd loss of the season

Bluffton goals by Basil, Derstine and 2 by Schriner • assists by Mittendorf, Schriner, Spallinger • 5 saves by Essinger
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2020 - 9:13am

Story by Cort Reynolds
Photo by Marvin Foster
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team overcame an early deficit to defeat rival Riverdale 4-2 Thursday night at Steinmetz Field.

Bluffton improved to 11-0-1 with the hard-fought victory. Riverdale dropped to 8-2-1 with the tough defeat.

Falcon Jackson Clark scored first in just the second minute of play to put Riverdale ahead 1-0. 

But Bluffton came right back to tie it 1-1 on a goal by Kaden Basil in the fifth minute.

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