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Five Pirates on All-NWC volleyball teams

Posted by Staff on October 18, 2023 - 7:57am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team placed five players on the All-Northwest Conference squads in voting conducted Sunday, October 15, by league coaches.

Versatile Pirate setter Grace Yarnell was named first team All-NWC. She led the team in assists (630) and aces (55), and was second in digs (224). The 5-7 junior also hit 65 kills and added 17 blocks.

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Pirate Andreas named top NWC boys soccer player

Posted by Staff on October 18, 2023 - 7:54am

3 from NWC champs named 1st team

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton HIgh School senior soccer standout Theo Andreas was voted Northwest Conference Player of the Year in voting recently conducted by the league coaches. 

Andreas paced the team in goals as he led the Pirate boys to their ninth consecutive league title at 5-0. Bluffton is 42-0-0 all-time in conference play.

Pirate seniors Ben Hartzler and junior Jack Brauen each made first team all-league alongside Andreas.

Sophomore Ethan Blount was named second team all-league. 

Sophomore Isaiah Kohli earned honorable mention all-conference notice.

Lincolnview mentor Anson Moody was voted NWC Coach of the Year by his peers.

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Pirate volleyball eliminated by O-G 

Posted by Staff on October 17, 2023 - 8:11am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team was upset in four sets by visiting Ottawa-Glandorf in Div. III sectional semifinal action Monday night, October 16.

The number five seed Pirates won the first set 25-22, but then dropped the next three to the Titan girls 25-20, 25-14, 25-22. Watch the match on Volleyball BHS-Youtube HERE.

FINAL SCORE
BLUFFTON               OTTAWA-GLANDORF
     1      3
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Champion Pirates land two on All-NWC girls soccer 1st team

Posted by Staff on October 17, 2023 - 7:33am

Mehaffie repeats as coach of the year; three players on 2nd team

By Cort Reynolds

The Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School girls soccer team placed eight players on the all-league teams, led by two first teamers and three second-team picks, in voting conducted Sunday by the league coaches.

The Pirate girls repeated as NWC champs at 5-0-1, finishing just ahead of rivals Allen East (5-1) and Columbus Grove (4-1-1).

Bluffton seniors Jasmine Hasting and Ella Armstrong were named first team All-NWC by the coaches.

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Pirates stay undefeated with shutout of Allen East

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 7:48am

NWC championship to be decided in showdown finale at Grove 

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton football team silenced local rival Allen East 42-0 in their Northwest Conference match Friday night at Goodwin Field in Harrod to stay undefeated and tied atop the league heading to the final week of the regular season.

The stingy Pirate defense came up with five sacks en route to their seventh consecutive shutout.  

Bluffton scored all of its points in the first half, highlighted by a 28-point second quarter.

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Pirates run in NWC league meet; Essinger places 6th

Posted by Staff on October 15, 2023 - 7:43am

By Cort Reynolds

SPENCERVILLE__The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the annual Northwest Conference championship meet in Spencerville on a wet and 53-degree Saturday, October 14.

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Junior June Essinger finished a strong sixth in the 45-runner girls field to record the top Lady Pirate showing.

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