The Northwest Conference and its member schools have announced that Lima Central Catholic High School has accepted an invitation to become a member of the conference in all sports beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Member schools met Wednesday and voted unanimously to extend an invitation to Lima Central Catholic.

This will give the conference 8 full-time members with the pending departures of Ada and Leipsic in 2024-25.

By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School football team sent shock waves throughout the Blanchard Valley Conference on Friday, September 16, when they traveled to Doc Miller Field in McComb and beat the #4 state ranked and previously undefeated Panthers. The surprise wasn’t that they won, but how they won; overwhelming McComb (4-1) by a final of 42-14.

By Cort Reynolds

The white-hot Bluffton High School varsity volleyball team stayed on a roll as they swept Lima Central Catholic in a non-league bout Thursday evening, September 14.

Bluffton rolled 25-14, 25-10, 25-13 to extend their win streak to nine matches.

The Bluffton Gators Bowling Club, an independent bowling program for 9th-12th graders in the greater Bluffton area, is organizing for the 2023-2024 season.

The parent meeting for the 2023-24 season will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1. The meeting will be held in the conference room at the Comfort Inn in Bluffton.

On September 20 and 25 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. students interested in joining the team can meet at Southgate Lanes for an hour of free bowling.

If you have any questions, contact Ben Nye at 419-234-8122.

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 3-0 at Botkins Tuesday evening, September 12, in the championship game of the delayed Elida Classic Kick-off tournament.

Bluffton dropped to 2-5-1 with the defeat.

The Trojans improved to 4-1-1 overall with the win. It marks the first time in three tries that Botkins has won the Elida tourney crown.

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated Northwest Conference rival Delphos Jefferson handily 6-2 Tuesday evening, September 12.

The Pirate girls improved to 5-3-1 and 3-0 in the NWC with the win, to stay tied atop the league standings with Allen East (7-1, 3-0).  

Delphos Jefferson drops to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in the NWC after the loss.

Jefferson drew first blood on a goal by Kyah Kimmett in the 17th minute.

Bluffton was scoreless until the 28th minute when Audrey Snyder tied it 1-1 on an assist by Nora Matthews.

Four minutes later, Pirate Lily Dagani found the back of the net off a Mya McDougle assist to put Bluffton ahead for good.

The score remained 2-1 at halftime before the Pirates blew it open after intermission.

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