By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton boys cross country team finished seventh at the 17-team Van Wert County Hospital meet at the reservoir course Saturday.
Lincolnview won with 76 points, followed by host Van Wert (99).
Senior Erik Nygaard finished an impressive second out of 150 runners to pace the Pirates. He crossed the finish line 7.5 seconds behind race winner Noah Williams of Shawnee.
Pirate senior Sam Derstine finished a solid 19th.
The Pirate boys posted a solid average time of 17:50 per runner.