Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2020 - 9:00am
By Cort Reynolds
PANDORA - The visiting Bluffton volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to capture a hard-fought, non-league bout at rival Pandora-Gilboa on a hot Thursday night.
Bluffton outlasted the Lady Rockets in five sets by a 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-12 score to improve to 2-0.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 27, 2020 - 12:16pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls soccer team lost a 2-0 match to visiting Ottawa-Glandorf at Steinmetz Field Wednesday night to open their season.
Bluffton fell to 0-1 with the non-league defeat.
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped on top early as Lilly Hazelman scored in the second minute of play. Alexa Fortman tallied the next goal in the 18th minute. Neither team scored over the final 71 minutes.
Each institution will retain the individual institutional autonomy to conduct athletic-related activities as they see fit
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 26, 2020 - 2:07pm
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Council of Presidents, after receiving and reviewing the latest information and guidance from the NCAA Division III leadership concerning the return to sport for fall, voted unanimously to postpone all conference related contests and competitions, including HCAC Championships slated for fall 2020.
Bluffton University is a member of the HCAC. Other schools are Anderson, Earlham, Manchester, Defiance, Mt. St. Joseph, Franklin, Rose-Hulman, Transylvania and Hanover.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 25, 2020 - 9:21am
By Cort Reynolds
MT. BLANCHARD - The Bluffton volleyball team won a four-set non-league battle at Riverdale Monday night to tip off their season on a strong note.
Bluffton defeated the Lady Falcons 25-9, 20-25, 25-18, 25-14 to start out 1-0.
Junior Kylie Stackhouse led the victors with 19 kills. Meanwhile, Taylor Schwab contributed heavily to the attack with 16 kills.
Setter Skyler Scoles dished out a whopping 42 assists and served nine aces. Kylie Monday hustled up 19 digs, and Sophie Bricker came up with nine digs.