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.