What a week for Pirate sports! The BHS boys' track team finished second and the girls third in the Division III regional track meet in Tiffin on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Cinderella BHS girls' softball team competed in its first-ever trip to the Division IV softball regionals, losing to an undefeated Felicity-Franklin 8 to 0 at Tipp City.
Due to weather conditions, Bluffton High School girls' softball regional game has been moved to Friday at 5 p.m., according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
A fourth place finish at the District III regional track meet enables several Pirates to advance to this week's regional meet at Tiffin. Bluffton finished fourth with 63.5 points behind Liberty Benton, 168; Patrick Henry, 166; and McComb, 70.
The regional meet takes place on Wednesday, May 25, and Friday, May 27.
The following girls' advance to the regionals for BHS:
3,200 relay - first at district, Julie Althaus, Alissa Garmatter, Jill Steinmetz, Hannah Chappell-Dick, 9:55.11.
The Bluffton High School boys' track team qualified several events in this week's Division III regional track meet at Tiffin Columbian High School. The boys finished the district as runners-up scoring 124 points, closely behind Liberty Benton at 130 points. Columbus Grove was third with 86 points. The regional meet is Wednesday, May 25, and Friday, May 27.
Pirate regional qualifiers follow: 3,200 relay - first at district - David Yoder, David Moser, Lucas Harnish, Matthew Herron, 8:15.16.
Bluffton High School girls' softball team (15-7) faces an 18-0 Felicity-Franklin squad in the semi-final round of the Division III state softball tournament on Thursday, May 26. Felicity-Franklin is ranked number 7 in Division III softball in Ohio.
Don't let the opponent's record scare you. The Lady Pirates' schedule prepared BHS well for regional competition.
The Bluffton Lady Pirates earned their first ever softball District Championship Saturday afternoon at Wapakoneta, as they trounced the McComb Panthers 12-2 in 6 innings. The Pirates advanced to the finals after a 9-5 win over New Bremen on Friday evening.
