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.
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.).
The Bluffton High School girls soccer team rallied to defeat Allen East 3-2 in a Northwest Conference first-place showdown Tuesday evening, September 19, at Goodwin Field in Harrod.
Pirate sophomore Aubrey Burkholder scored two goals and Blair Utendorf dished out three assists to pace the victors to the crucial victory.
The Pirate girls improved to 7-3-1 overall and 4-0 in the NWC with the win that propelled them into sole possession of first place.
AE fell to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the NWC after the tough loss.
The Bluffton High School boys soccer team defeated Allen East 2-1 in a key Northwest Conference battle Tuesday night, September 19, playing on home turf at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirates improved to 3-5-2 overall and 2-0 in NWC play with the win.
FOOTBALL: Adrian holds off Bluffton 23-15
ADRIAN, Mich.–The Bluffton University football team struggled to put points on the board in a 23-15 loss at Adrian College on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. Bluffton fell to 1-2 on the season after its second straight loss to an MIAA squad, while Adrian picked up its first win of the season. FULL STORY at BlufftonBeavers.com
