TERRE HAUTE, Ind.--The Bluffton University men's and women's swimming teams kicked off the 2023 Heartland Conference Championship with a pair of swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Just missing a top-5 spot in the Bluffton record books by a mere one hundredth of a second, freshman Riley Bruns (Maria Stein/Marion Local) took 22nd with a 25.04 at Vigo Schools Aquatic Center on Thursday.
Also placing 22nd, but on the women's side, was another freshman, Sydney Grisier (Bryan). She hit the finish at 32.27.
Bluffton will be back in the pool on Friday, February 17, when Grisier and Bruns both tackle the 100-yard breaststroke and Grisier goes off the 1-meter diving board.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team hosted the McComb Panthers Friday evening February 10 at the Launch Pad for their final Blanchard Valley Conference game of the season.
In a game that started out slow, Pandora-Gilboa kept up the defensive pressure, limiting McComb to single digit scoring in each of the first three quarters of action, propelling them to a 64-36 BVC win.
Following a 11-7 first quarter lead, the Rockets slowly pulled away, going up by ten at halftime, 26-16.
Playing at home, the Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost to local rival Allen East 47-35 in the Northwest Conference regular season finale Thursday evening, February 9.
Bluffton finished its regular season 13-9 overall and ended up 1-7 in the NWC with the loss, good for eighth place in the league.
Time is running out to get your baseball and softball registrations in with Bluffton Diamond Sports, which has a February 12 deadline.
Organizers note, "We are switching softball leagues this year, so in addition to adding a younger age group, games will also start later this spring and games nights are a little different."
The visiting Bluffton boys basketball team lost 56-53 to Elida in overtime during a non-conference matchup Tuesday night in the Elida Fieldhouse.
Pirate junior Wade Ginther led all players with 20 points.
Bluffton sophomore Terron Boblitt tallied 11 markers, while senior guard Carson Soper contributed 10 points. Sophomore guard Marek Donaldson chipped in with nine points.
Bluffton dropped to 10-8 with the close defeat. Elida improved to 8-11 with the victory.
The Bluffton University men's basketball dropped to 4-17 overall and 2-12 in the Heartland Conference as they hosted the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers on February 4, 2023. Rose improved to 12-9 with a 9-5 mark in the HCAC. Saturday marked the final Alumni Day with Head Coach Guy Neal manning the sidelines and he was honored for his 34 years at the helm following the game.
