Bluffton University sophomore Kiley Cline (Fostoria/Hopewell Louden) is the Heartland Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week and the third time this season! It also marks the fourth Player of the Week honor for the Bluffton women in 2022-23.
The Bluffton High School boys tennis team defeated visiting Defiance 5-0 Monday evening, April 3.
The Pirate record improved to 2-2 with the one-sided victory. All five matches were won in straight sets as Bluffton went 10-0 in sets. Defiance is 1-2.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team finished a three-game series with Defiance on Monday, April 3, 2023, with a 5-2 victory, completing the sweep while improving to 11-7 and 5-1 in the Heartland Conference. The Defiance baseball team fell to 3-14 and 0-5 in the HCAC.
Eleven local high schools swimmers will represent the Lima YMCA this week for the YMCA National Competition April 3-7 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Swimmers are from Ada, Bath, Bluffton, Elida, Shawnee, Van Wert and Wapakoneta high school swim teams and will represent the Lima area.
All swimmers had to qualify with top time cuts to be invited to Nationals. The competition will include more than 325 teams with more than 1000 swimmers from YMCA teams across the United States.
This year is the 100th year of this competition and past Olympic swimmers and other professional swimmers will be in attendance. Swimmers are coached by head coach April Dorman of Bluffton and assistant coaches Jeff Bowlus, Lima; Luke Kleman, Glandorf and Scott Newman, Lima.
