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Elijah Conley paces the Pirates finishing 15th out of 95 runners at O-G

Sam Derstine crossed the finish line 14 seconds behind him in 19th place
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 21, 2020 - 12:54pm

By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - The Bluffton boys cross country team finished fifth out of nine teams at the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational Saturday.

The Pirate boys competed in the blue division of the two-race, 19-team event at the Ottawa Memorial Park.

Senior Elijah Conley paced the Pirates by finishing 15th out of 95 runners in 18:28.5. Sophomore teammate Sam Derstine crossed the finish line 14 seconds behind him in 19th place.

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Meet more varsity fall sports teams

Boys' soccer, football, cross country and golf
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:55pm

This is the third in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows boys' varsity football and soccer teams and the boys and girls cross country and golf teams. 

Click here for additional varsity girls' photos.

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Pirate volleyball team moves to 8-2 after beating Ada

Kylie Monday hustled up a team-high 21 digs
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 1:56pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada volleyball team took the opening game but lost a tough four-setter at local rival Bluffton in Northwest Conference action Thursday night.

Bluffton improved to 8-2 and 2-0 in league play with their sixth consecutive victory.

The 23-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-16 defeat lowered the Lady Bulldog record to 5-4 overall and 0-2 in the NWC. 

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Meet the BHS girls' fall teams

Second in a series: cheerleaders • varsity soccer • varsity volleyball • JV volleyball • tennis
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 12:25pm

This is the second in a series of team photos from Bluffton schools representing fall 2020.

Today's photo features shows the following teams below:
• Varsity cheerleaders
• Girls' varsity soccer team
• Girls' varsity volleyball team
• Girls' JV volleyball team
• Girls' tennis team

Watch the Icon for boys' varsity team photos coming next.

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Lady Pirate kickers whip Grove to grab 1st in NWC

Mittendorf, Diller, Matthews, Hoff score for BHS
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:37am

By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team defeated Columbus Grove 4-1 Thursday evening in a Northwest Conference showdown of unbeatens.

Bluffton improved to 5-2-1 overall and sit atop the NWC at 4-0 after their fourth straight victory. CG fell to 5-4 and 3-1 in league play after losing the first-place league battle.

Regan Mittendorf scored first in the 21st minute, follwed by a score from Allison Diller two minutes later.  

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Soccer: Bluffton boys blank Wildcats

The Pirates fired five of its 16 shots on goal
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:27am

By Cort Reynolds - photos by Rae Staton
 BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated non-league foe Kenton 2-0 Thursday night at Steinmetz Field. 

The Pirates improved to 6-0-1 this season with the shutout win.

The game was scoreless until just before halftime. Kaden Basil netted a goal in the 39th minute to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead at intermission.

Teammate Jude Spallinger then gave Bluffton a little breathing room with the second goal in the 63rd minute.

Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner registered one assist.

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