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Pirate tennis team opens season with a "W"

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2018 - 3:56pm

By Sam Brauen - www.blufftonpirates.com

Bluffton’s boys tennis team downed Bath 3-2 to open the 2018 season. The Pirates got wins from Justin Haggard and Christian Groman in singles while Grant Klinger & Eden Nygaard teamed up for a doubles victory. 

1st Singles : Justin Haggard def Caden Schmidt (Bath) 6-1, 6-0

2nd Singles : Christian Groman def Hayden Boughan 7-5, 6-0

3rd Singles : Drew Wilson lost to Gabe Niebel 6-4, 3-6, 7-6

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Bob Kindred a Bob Arnzen Award recipient

Recognized during the Division III boys' state finals
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 28, 2018 - 3:19pm

Bob Kindred never played at the state basketball tournament, but last week he was on the OSU basketball court.

At halftime of the Division III state finals game Kindred was recognized as one of five recipients of this year’s Bob Arnzen Award.

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The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association presents the Arnzen Award annually to a basketball coach who has devoted 20 consecutive years or more of service to the same school and for loyalty and commitment to Ohio high school basketball. 

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BHS girls' softball: Prater drives in game winner

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2018 - 8:21am

By Sam Brauen
Deadlocked in a 0-0 pitching duel, junior Katie Prater lifted a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.  Classmate Averey Rumer came home for the go ahead run.  

Sophomore Libby Schaadt pitched 7 scoreless innings, giving up just four hits along the way.  Kayla White had a hit and two stolen bases for Bluffton.  Rumer also had a hit along with the game winning run.  

(See www.blufftonpirates.com)

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Red and white scholar athletes

Winter sport and academics
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2018 - 4:30pm

Several Bluffton High School athletes are Northwest Conference scholar athletes, according to Jim Raabe, NWC  commissioneer.

To be named a scholar-athlete a student must be a letter winner in a sport. The gold level is for students with grade point averages of 3.5 to 4.0 during the season. A silver level is for students with grade point averages of 3.00 to 3.49 during the season.

The entire NWC list is attached.

Cheerleaders
• Gold : Hannah Grace-Perry, Kaitlynn Rieman, Maria Spallinger
• Silver : Annie Campbell, Sidnie Koontz

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Deandre Nassar finishes fourth at state

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 10, 2018 - 7:39pm

By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton High School wrestler Deandre Nassar earned a hard fought sudden victory decision in the consolation semifinals Saturday morning at the state wrestling meet.  

Deandre scored a point to win the ultimate tie break 3-2 over Sullivan’s Jacob Campbell.

In the third place match, Nassar dropped a 6-1 decision to Martin Ferry’s Dalton Hoover.  Deandre closes the season with a fourth place podium finish at the state meet and a 41-3 overall record.

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Deandre keeps winning at state

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2018 - 12:56pm

Onto the state semi-finals! Deandre Nassar, Bluffton High School wrestler, won his quarterfinal match Friday morning. He will wrestle in the semifinals tonight according to information from www.blufftonpirates.com.

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