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Pirate football runs past Ada, to stay unbeaten

Posted by Staff on September 23, 2023 - 6:46am

By Cort Reynolds

ADA–The Bluffton High School football team dominated local rival Ada in their last Northwest Conference matchup to spoil the Bulldog Homecoming on a warm Friday night, September 22.

The big-play Pirate offense scored two early touchdowns, and Bluffton was in control throughout after leading 27-0 at halftime.  

Junior back Landen Worcester authored four TD runs and racked up 211 yards rushing to lead the potent Pirate ground attack.

Bluffton improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.

Ada fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the NWC after suffering their third consecutive defeat.

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Pirate volleyball stays hot, sweeps Ada

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2023 - 7:52am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School volleyball team kept its long win streak alive with a sweep at outgoing Northwest Conference rival Ada on Thursday evening, September 21.

The Pirates ran their win string to 11 matches with a convincing 25-18, 25-19, 25-16 road victory. Bluffton improved to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the NWC after the win.

“Ada is always very competitive but we had a few more hitters,” said Pirate head coach Kevin King. ”Karlie Lora had a good match. We had some serve errors, but we also served nine aces.”

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Bluffton girls soccer blanked by unbeaten O-G

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2023 - 7:48am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team ran into a buzzsaw at undefeated Ottawa-Glandorf in a non-conference match Thursday evening,  September 21, at Titan Stadium.

O-G built a 4-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 7-0 victory.

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Pirate girls tennis beats Rams

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2023 - 7:45am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls tennis team stayed hot with a 3-2 win over visiting Upper Sandusky Thursday evening,  September 21.

The Pirate netters improved to 6-6 with their third straight victory in four days this week.

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Pirates 8th at NWC golf meet; Speicher makes 2nd team

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2023 - 7:42am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School golf team finished eighth in the annual nine-team Northwest Conference championship tournament Thursday,  September 21, at the Delphos Country Club.

Delphos Jefferson won the tournament crown with 348 strokes. 

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Bluffton looks to stay unbeaten, visits rival Ada

Posted by Staff on September 21, 2023 - 6:48am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School football team seeks to stay undefeated atop the Northwest Conference when they invade War Memorial Stadium for their last league battle at Ada Friday night, September 22.

The Bulldogs are joining the Blanchard Valley Conference next season after being a NWC member since 1963. 

Ada (2-3, 0-2 NWC) has lost two in a row, including a 55-24 defeat to undefeated Leipsic last Friday in a game that they trailed just 28-24 in the third period.

The potent Pirates improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with a 56-0 blowout win over Spencerville last Friday. 

The Pirates have outscored their opponents 231-28 this season. Bluffton leads the NWC in points scored per game (46.2), and is also first in least points allowed per contest (5.4.).

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