Beavers swimming and Diving caps off 2023 at Baldwin Wallace
(December 2) BEREA, Ohio__The Bluffton University Swimming and Diving Team finished off its 2023 slate at Baldwin Wallace. Bluffton battled the host Yellow Jackets as well as Heidelberg University.
The Bluffton University Winter Camp on January 28, 204 will help high school baseball players prepare for their upcoming seasons. There are separate pitching/catching and hitting sessions. Camps are for players in 9th-12th grades.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team used a big second quarter to pave the way for a 57-50 win at non-league foe Kenton Saturday night, December 2.
The Pirates improved to 2-0 with the road win, while the Wildcats fell to 1-1 after the result.
The Bluffton High School boys basketball team romped over the visiting Elmwood Royals 86-46 in the season opener behind a huge second half Friday night, December 1.
The Pirates tipped off their season on time despite their long football playoff run of four games that ended just two weeks ago.
Junior guard Marek Donaldson drained five of the team’s eight triples and scored a game-high 22 points to pace the victors.
Blake Sommers netted 13 of his 19 points in the first half as the Pirates built a 40-29 lead. The Pirates led only 17-14 after the first period before catching fire.
Donaldson hit three triples and scored 13 of the 25 Bluffton points in the third stanza as they built their lead to 29 points at 65-36.
Bluffton outscored the Royals 25-7 in the third period to blow the game wide open. The hosts won the second half convincingly, 46-17.
The Bluffton girls basketball team led by 11 at the half, but visiting Miller City outscored their hosts by 19 points after the break to pull out a 51-43 non-league win Thursday night, November 30.
