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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept visiting Northwest Conference rival Spencerville on October 3 to retain sole possession of second place in the league.

The Pirates improved to 17-3 overall and 5-1 in the NWC after the dominating 25-16, 25-11, 25-5 victory. The Bluffton spikers won for the 16th time in 18 matches. 

Last-place Spencerville dropped to 5-13 overall and 1-5 in NWC play with the defeat.

Kendall Stackhouse and Libby Hocanson each smashed nine kills to pace the Pirate hitters.

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By Cort Reynolds

LEWIS CENTER - The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 4-1 at non-conference foe Olentangy Thursday evening, October 3.  

The Pirate record fell to 8-4-1 overall after the defeat. The Braves improved to 10-2-1 with the victory. 

Olentangy led 2-0 at halftime.

Addy Moore scored in the 27th minute, followed by a Taylor Novak netter three minutes later.

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost 2-1 to visiting perennial power Ottawa Hills at Steinmetz Field Thursday night, October 3.

The loss snapped a six-match Pirate win streak. OH scored twice in the final 20 minutes to rally for the win.

The Pirate record dropped to 8-7 overall after the tough loss. Ottawa Hills improved to 10-3-1 with the win.

The defensive battle was scoreless at halftime.

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By Cort Reynolds

MAUMEE BAY – Bluffton senior Evan Speicher competed at the 57-player Div. II northwest district golf tournament Thursday at the Maumee Bay State Park course.

Speicher finished in a five-way tie for 26th place with an 18-hole score of 46-42=88.

Only the top two teams and the top two individual finishers from non-qualifying teams advanced to the state tournament next week.

Upper Sandusky senior Brock Montgomery won the district individual title with a round of 35-38=73. 

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The following results are from September 24-October 1 of the Bluffton University Fall 2024 athletics season:

Men's golf at Miami Whitewater Golf Course

Men's soccer against Heidelberg, 2-1 victory

Men's soccer against Rose-Hulman at Heartland Conference opener, 3-2 loss

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By Marathana Prothro

The Bluffton Middle School boys cross country team won first place at the Allen County Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Faurot Park in Lima. The Pirates were led by eighth grader Carter Steinmetz who won the two-mile race with a time of 11:48.6.

Eighth grader Tessa Tarplee won the girls two-mile race with a time 13:47.9.

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