ADA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team methodically wore down rival Ada over the middle quarters to win 49-30 in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday night.
The Pirates won the second and third periods by a combined 32-13 to pull away and win.
Bluffton held the Bulldogs to just four points in the second period to build an 11-point halftime bulge. The Pirates then started the second half on a 9-1 spurt to seize complete command.
The visitors poured in 21 third-period points to build an insurmountable 45-22 margin heading to the final stanza.
The Pirate girls evened their marks at 5-5 and 1-1 in the NWC after the convincing victory.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team edged visiting Arlington 57-55 to capture the championship game of their annual McDonald’s Holiday tournament Saturday night, December 30.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton University men's basketball team opened up the McDonald's Holiday Tournament on Friday, Dec. 29, notching a 74-62 victory over Miami-Hamilton. The Beavers improved to 3-7 on the season while the Harriers fell to 5-8.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton University women's basketball team opened the McDonald's Holiday Classic on Friday, Dec. 29, with a 76-55 loss to Muskingum. The Beavers dipped to 2-8 (1-3 HCAC) on the season while the Muskies improved to 5-5 (1-3 OAC).
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys basketball team defeated visiting Cory-Rawson 73-51 in the semifinals of their annual McDonald’s Holiday tournament on Friday night, December 29.
The Pirates improved to 5-1 with the lopsided win, while C-R fell to 2-5 after the loss.
Bluffton will play Arlington (5-3) in the championship game Saturday night at approximately 6:30 p.m. The Red Devils crushed winless Continental 77-41 in the first semifinal on Friday.
Continental (0-8) will face Cory-Rawson in the consolation game at 5 p.m. Saturday evening.
The Pirates led Cory 19-6 after the opening stanza and were never threatened. C-R managed to edge within 34-23 at intermission.
LIMA__The Bluffton High School swim teams finished a strong eighth in the combined standings at the annual, 29-team Lima Holiday Invitational Thursday, December 28, at the Lima YMCA.
The Pirate girls ended up seventh out of 24 teams with 132 points. Ottawa-Glandorf won the girls team crown with 270.5 points, followed by St. Marys (247) and Versailles (208).
Shawnee won the boys meet with 284.5 points. St. Marys was second (235) and O-G came in third (221). Bluffton ended up eighth among the 23 boys squads with 116 points.
O-G won the combined meet with 491.5 points, with St. Marys close behind in second at 482. Shawnee ended up third (451).
