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Will host Wayne Trace in 1st round

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys basketball team was seeded third in the tough Elida Northwest 4 Div. VI sectional drawing Sunday, February 9.

Third seed Bluffton (12-7) hosts fifth seed Wayne Trace (11-8) Friday, February 21.

The Pirates meet the survivor of sixth seed Ada (13-7) vs. top seed Lima Central Catholic (13-6) Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:15 p.m. at Elida in the district semifinals.

The Elida district finals are Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. 

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By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Bluffton High School swim squads qualified seven swimmers and four relay teams to the district meet with strong showings in the Div. II sectionals at the Lima YMCA on February 8.

Pirate junior Jackson Bowlus won the boys 50-yard freestyle (22.12), and he also captured first in the 100 backstroke (54.64).

Junior Jenna Downey touched second in the 100 butterfly (62.8), and came in fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.39).

Senior Xavier Diller took fourth in the 100 butterfly (57.2).

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The following results are from January 29-February 4 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:

Men's Basketball drops road contest at Manchester, 82-7

Hanover hands Men's Basketball 97-73 loss

Women's Basketball takes down Spartans 65-56 in Sommer

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School wrestling team decisively won a dual match over local rival Ada by a 46-12 count on February 5.

Winners by pin for the Pirates were Jett Blackburn (150 lbs.), Evan Grothause (190) and Mason Shank (heavyweight).

Pirates who won by decision were Andy Brodman (126), Hephaestion Weyer (138), Javen Crawfis (165) and Branden Cross (120).

Bluffton competes in the Northwest Conference championship meet at Allen East Saturday, February 15.

Columbus Grove nosed out AE for the league title last season, while Bluffton finished third.

Match results by weight class, with running score 

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By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School boy’s basketball team hosted Ada on February 7 for a Blanchard Valley Conference battle. P-G fell behind early and never recovered, losing by a final of 50-21.

The Bulldogs (13-7) jumped out to an early 14-2 lead after one quarter of play. P-G woke up in quarter number two and was able to gain some momentum, outscoring Ada 11-10 and closing the gap to 24-13 heading into halftime.  

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UPDATE Bluffton plays at WBL foe Bath (8-13) in the regular season finale on Monday, Feb. 10 at 6:00 p.m.

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS GROVE – The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost to Northwest Conference champion Columbus Grove 58-30 on February 6.

The Pirates trailed just 8-7 after the first period. But the Bulldogs spurted with a 17-5 second stanza to seize a 25-12 lead at halftime.

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