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Address: 106 W. College Avenue, Bluffton, OH 45817
Principal: Mike Minnig
Athletic Director: Alex Hanna | Office Phone: 419-358-7941 x3005 | Email
Bluffton NWC Championships
Academic Team (12): 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 00, 99, 97, 95, 92, 89
Baseball (2): 14, 10
Boys Basketball (4): 22, 00, 99, 58
Girls Basketball (7): 19, 05, 00, 99, 97, 96, 95
Boys Cross Country (4): 91, 84, 82, 72
Football (14): 05, 04, 00, 99, 98, 96, 91, 76, 75, 74, 69, 66, 58, 56
Golf (17): 24, 19, 14, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 99, 85, 84, 83, 82, 77, 76, 73, 72
Boys Soccer (11): 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15
Girls Soccer (7): 25, 23, 22, 20, 17, 16, 13
Softball (1): 19
Boys Track (20): 25, 17, 11, 06, 97, 96, 94, 92, 90, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 79, 77, 70, 68, 67
Girls Track (6): 09, 97, 94, 87, 86, 80
Volleyball (2): 06, 81
Wrestling (5): 26, 25, 07, 05, 04
Bluffton State Appearances
State Championships
2008 Boys Track & Field Division III State Team Championship
1981 Wrestling Class A State Team Championship
State Runner-Up
2000 Girls Basketball Division III State Runner-Up
1997 Girls Track & Field Division III State Team Runner-Up
1994 Boys Track & Field Division III State Team Runner-Up
1991 Football Division V State Runner-Up
1985 Boys Track & Field Class A State Team Runner-Up
1978 Boys Track & Field Class A State Team Runner-Up
1929 Boys Basketball Class B State Runner-Up
State Semifinalists
2024 Football Division VI State Semifinalist
2022 Boys Track & Field Division III 4th Place
2017 Boys Track & Field Division III 4th Place
2006 Boys Track & Field Division III 3rd Place
2005 Boys Track & Field Division III 4th Place
2005 Wrestling Division III 3rd Place
2003 Girls Track & Field Division III 4th Place
1999 Girls Basketball Division III State Semifinalist
1942 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1940 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1937 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1931 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
Individual State Championships/Qualifiers
Girls State Track Individual Champions
| Name | Event | Time/Throw/Jump | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Stratton | 200 | 2008 | |
| Bonnie Stratton | 100 | 2008 | |
| Bonnie Stratton | 200 | 2007 | |
| Caity Matter | Discus | 149-6 | 2000 |
| Caity Matter | Shot Put | 43-11 | 2000 |
| Caity Matter | Discus | 142-11 | 1999 |
| Caity Matter | Shot Put | 42 2-1/2 | 1999 |
| Ann Stechschulte | 1600 | 05:08.7 | 1997 |
| Ann Stechschulte | High Jump | 5"6' | 1997 |
| Ann Stechschulte | 800 | 02:16.6 | 1996 |
| Julie Friesen | 800 | 02:19.1 | 1988 |
| Juleen Matter | Discus | 134-7 | 1980 |
| Juleen Matter | Discus | 128-4 | 1979 |
Wrestling State Champions
| Name | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Josh Faulk | 2005 |
| Justin Shannon | 2005 |
| Brian Edwards | 1989 |
| Mark Falk | 1982 |
| Steve Smith | 1982 |
| Mark Falk | 1981 |
| Mark Falk | 1980 |
| Tom Falk | 1977 |
Wrestling State Qualifiers
| Names | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Lucas Freeman | 2009 |
| Tyler Rayl | 2008, 2009 |
| Jesse Herr | 2008 |
| Kyle Begg | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Zach Dower | 2006, 2007 |
| Ben Doty | 2005 |
| Shane Shockey | 2005, 2006 |
| Nick Nowlan | 2004, 2005 |
| Josh Shannon | 2004, 2005 |
| Josh Faulk | 2004, 2005 |
| Clint Strickland | 2004, 2005 |
| Matt Nuzum | 2003 |
| Mitchell Kleman | 2003, 2004 |
| Jeff Queen | 2002 |
| Jason Harmon | 2002 |
| Dan Gratz | 2002, 2003 |
| Garret Weyer | 2001, 2003 |
| Brandon Martin | 2001, 2002 |
| Jeremiah Weyer | 2000 |
| Travis Kelman | 1999, 2000 |
| Rick Orr | 1997 |
| Darin Moser | 1990 |
| Brian Edwards | 1988, 1989 |
| Randy Napier | 1986 |
| Greg Staley | 1986, 1987 |
| Travis Douce | 1986, 1988 |
| Ben Edwards | 1984 |
| Ray Ruggley | 1983 |
| John Cramer | 1982 |
| Matt Dawson | 1982 |
| Steve Smith | 1981, 1982 |
| Don Mathewson | 1981 |
| Bill Edwards | 1981 |
| John Shannon | 1980, 1981 |
| Mark Falk | 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| Jerry Alt | 1979, 1980 |
| Ken Aller | 1979, 1980 |
| Mike Nuzum | 1978, 1979 |
| Randy Strahm | 1977 |
| Tom Falk | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Mark Albright | 1976 |
| Delmer Nuzum | 1975 |
Girls Gymnastics State Champions
| Name | Event | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Stover | Uneven Bars | 1983 |
| Brandie Harvey | Floor Exercise | 1992 |
News & Scores
8/14 Boys Golf Scores
SJCC Invitational at Sycamore Hills GC (19 teams)
7. Bluffton 334
8/14 Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 2 Bluffton 0
8/13 Girls Golf Scores
Dual-Match at Elks GC
Coldwater 212, Delphos Jefferson 223
Dual-Match at The Oaks GC
Bluffton 216, Lima Central Catholic 227
8/7 Boys Golf Scores
Liberty-Benton Invitational at Sycamore Springs GC (11 teams)
5. Allen East 337, 9. Lima Central Catholic 359, 10. Bluffton 367
PCL Tournament #1 at Delphos CC (7 teams)
3. Columbus Grove 329
8/6 NWC Boys Golf Scores
NWC Dual Matches at Bluffton GC
Columbus Grove 156, Bluffton 176
Bluffton 176, Crestview 206
Edgerton Invitational at Suburban GC (12 teams)
1. Lincolnview 318, 11. Delphos Jefferson 420
8/5 Girls Golf Scores
Dual-Match at Delphos CC
Delphos Jefferson 190, Antwerp NTS
Dual-Match at Bluffton GC
Bluffton 220, Bath 231
8/4 Boys Golf Scores
Colonial GC Tournament (22 teams)
6. Lincolnview 331, 9. Allen East 333, 12. Lima Central Catholic 349, 21. Delphos Jefferson 419, 21. Crestview 419
Elmwood Invitational at Birch Run GC (9 teams)
2. Bluffton 339
8/4 Girls Golf Scores
Lincolnview Lancer Invitational at Willow Bend Country Club (8 teams)
3. Delphos Jefferson 408, 4. Lincolnview 426, 7. Bluffton 459
2026 OHSAA Track & Field State Championships
Division IV State Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
6. Bluffton 28
100 Meters: 2. Kain Wright, Bluffton – State Runner-Up
400 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton – State Champion
4×200 Relay: 11. Bluffton (Lleyton Miller/Xavier Navarro/Tayte Giesige/Kohen Anderson)
4×400 Relay: 2. Bluffton (Kohen Anderson/Kain Wright/Calvin Derstine/Ethan Sprunger) – State Runner-Up
Long Jump: 7. Tayte Giesige, Bluffton
Girls
12. Bluffton 17, 15. Spencerville 16, 65. Allen East 0, 65. Lincolnview 0
100 Meters: 2. Audra McMichael, Spencerville – State Runner-Up
200 Meters: 3. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
400 Meters: 5. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meters: 8. Nora Matthews, Bluffton; 18. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
1600 Meters: 3. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100m Hurdles: 6. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
300m Hurdles: 9. Liliana Fleming, Bluffton; 10. Grace Fledderjohann, Spencerville; 15. Annabel Horstman, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 7. Spencerville (Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann/Lenna Smith/Audra McMichael)
4×200 Relay: 6. Bluffton (Gracie Warren/Liliana Fleming/Aubrey Burkholder/Maelee Miller)
4×800 Relay: 9. Lincolnview (Brynleigh Moody/Joey-Kate Carey/Brooklyn Byrne/Annabel Horstman); 12. Bluffton (Phoebe Edwards-Leeper/Tessa Tarplee/Georgia Hagen/Nora Matthews)
Pole Vault: 9. Bekah Rehm, Bluffton; 16. Delaney Neff, Allen East
Division V State Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University
Boys
1. Columbus Grove 42.5 – State Champions, 7. Allen East 25, 12. Crestview 16, 65. Delphos Jefferson 0, 65. Lincolnview 0
100 Meters: 6. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
200 Meters: 6. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove
400 Meters: 7. Hayden Perrott, Crestview
1600 Meters: 7. Caiden Squillante, Columbus Grove; 13. Hudson Perrott, Crestview; 14. Lincoln Smith, Crestview
3200 Meters: 3. Lincoln Smith, Crestview; 10. Derek Young, Crestview
110m Hurdles: 2. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove – State Runner-Up; 10. Noah Peters, Lincolnview; 13. Dominic Burkett, Allen East
300m Hurdles: 4. Dominic Burkett, Allen East; 12. Noah Peters, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Trevon Baxter/Brody McCluer/Gavin Baxter/Jarrod Holland) – State Runner-Up; 3. Allen East (Cam Smith/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger/Dominic Burkett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Crestview (Drayden Hoffman/Hayden Perrott/Liam Putman/Brentyn Rodriguez) – State Runner-Up; 5. Allen East (Cam Smith/Dominic Burkett/Deacon Jones/Ethan Hershberger)
Shot Put: Foul: Jackson Werling, Allen East
Discus: 1. Jackson Werling, Allen East – State Champion
High Jump: 5. Preston Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 9. Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove; 11. Johnathan Palomares, Delphos Jefferson
Pole Vault: 17. Conner Amstutz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove – State Champion; 4. Gavin Baxter, Columbus Grove
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 59 – State Champions, 46. Delphos Jefferson 4, 35. Crestview 6
100 Meters: 17. Kyah Kimmett, Delphos Jefferson
800 Meters: 7. Liv Mayberry, Columbus Grove; 10. Devanie Pingle, Columbus Grove
3200 Meters: 17. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
100m Hurdles: 3. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
300m Hurdles: 1. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove – State Champion; 8. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove
4×100 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Brynn Halker/Kendal Palte/Allison Thompson/Jade Roeder) – State Runner-Up; 3. Crestview (Lydia Grace/Delanie Balliet/Ellieanah Ward/Graylie Grose); 5. Delphos Jefferson (Brynn Coil/Paige Schwinnen/Nepthalie Miller/Kyah Kimmett)
4×200 Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte) – State Runner-Up
4×400 Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Devanie Pingle/Liv Mayberry/Kendal Palte) – State Champion
4×800 Relay: 3. Columbus Grove (Liv Mayberry/Devanie Pingle/Lillian Montgomery/Sarah Kamphaus)
Shot Put: 2. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove – State Runner-Up
Discus: 9. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 16. Ellieanah Ward, Crestview
5/29 OHSAA Boys Tennis State Tournament
Division II State Tournament at The Lindner Family Tennis Center – Mason, Ohio
Doubles:
Bluffton (Grady Coonfare/Isaiah Kohli)
1st Round: defeated Circleville Logan Elm (Mason Wolfe/Zach Speas) 6-4, 6-2
Quarterfinal: lost to Pepper Pike Orange (Sam Tokmazeysky/Atreya Bhatt) 6-1, 6-2
5/29 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division IV Regional at Marion Harding
Boys
7. Bluffton 35, 35. Spencerville 0
State Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton
400 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton
4×200 Relay: 6. Bluffton (Lleyton Miller/Xavier Navarro/Tayte Giesige/Kohen Anderson)
4×400 Relay: 2. Bluffton (Kohen Anderson/Kain Wright/Calvin Derstine/Ethan Sprunger)
Long Jump: 6. Tayte Giesige, Bluffton
Girls
2. Bluffton 58, 7. Spencerville 36, 16. Lincolnview 15, 32. Allen East 1
State Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 1. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
200 Meters: 1. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
400 Meters: 1. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meters: 4. Nora Matthews, Bluffton; 5. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
1600 Meters: 2. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100m Hurdles: 1. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
300m Hurdles: 2. Liliana Fleming, Bluffton; 3. Grace Fledderjohann, Spencerville; 5. Annabel Horstman, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 2. Spencerville (Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann/Lenna Smith/Audra McMichael)
4×200 Relay: 1. Bluffton (Gracie Warren/Liliana Fleming/Aubrey Burkholder/Maelee Miller)
4×800 Relay: 5. Lincolnview (Brynleigh Moody/Joey-Kate Carey/Brooklyn Byrne/Annabel Horstman); 7. Bluffton (Phoebe Edwards-Leeper/Tessa Tarplee/Chloe Nycz/Nora Matthews)
Pole Vault: 4. Bekah Rehm, Bluffton; 8. Delaney Neff, Allen East
5/23 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division V Sectional Championship at Liberty-Benton
Liberty-Benton 18 Bluffton 0, 5 inn.
Division V Sectional Championship at BGSU
Spencerville 3 Eastwood 2
Division VI Sectional Championship at UNOH
Marion Local 12 Allen East 11
Division VI Sectional Championship at Columbus Grove
Columbus Grove 6 New Bremen 3
Division VI Sectional Championship at Defiance
Lincolnview 22 Northwood 0, 5 inn.
Division VI Sectional Championship at Patrick Henry
Crestview vs. Patrick Henry (ppd to 5/25)
5/23 OHSAA Boys Tennis Districts
Division II District at Port Clinton
Four singles and Four doubles team winners will advance to the State Tennis Tournament at The Lindner Family Tennis Center – Mason, Ohio
Singles: Evan Brinkman, Lima Central Catholic
Doubles: Bluffton (Grady Coonfare/Isaiah Kohli)
State Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: 4. Bluffton (Grady Coonfare/Isaiah Kohli)
5/22 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division IV District at Findlay
First 4 boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Marion Harding
Boys
4. Bluffton 71, 9. Spencerville 30.5
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton; 4. Zack Zerbe, Spencerville
400 Meters: 1. Kain Wright, Bluffton
4×100 Relay: 2. Spencerville (Owen Sensabaugh/Grady Smith/Will Sensabaugh/Zack Zerbe); 3. Bluffton (Lleyton Miller/Ethan Sprunger/Keatyn Shaffer/Tayte Giesige)
4×200 Relay: 3. Bluffton (Lleyton Miller/Xavier Navarro/Tayte Giesige/Kohen Anderson)
4×400 Relay: 2. Bluffton (Kohen Anderson/Kain Wright/Calvin Derstine/Ethan Sprunger)
Discus: 2. Owen Scoles, Bluffton
High Jump: 4. Kolten Grigsby, Spencerville
Long Jump: 2. Tayte Giesige, Bluffton
Girls
2. Bluffton 95, 5. Spencerville 60, 8. Lincolnview 37, 12. Allen East 8
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meters: 1. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
200 Meters: 1. Audra McMichael, Spencerville
400 Meters: 1. Maelee Miller, Bluffton
800 Meters: 2. Nora Matthews, Bluffton; 3. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
1600 Meters: 2. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
100m Hurdles: 1. Maelee Miller, Bluffton; 4. Gianna Goecke, Spencerville
300m Hurdles: 2. Grace Fledderjohann, Spencerville; 3. Liliana Fleming, Bluffton; 4. Annabel Horstman, Lincolnview
4×100 Relay: 1. Spencerville (Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann/Lenna Smith/Audra McMichael); 4. Bluffton (Mallory Blackburn/Carli Wise/Lauren Dearth/Gracie Warren)
4×200 Relay: 1. Bluffton (Gracie Warren/Liliana Fleming/Aubrey Burkholder/Maelee Miller)
4×400 Relay: 4. Spencerville (Audra McMichael/Lenna Smith/Gianna Goecke/Grace Fledderjohann)
4×800 Relay: 2. Lincolnview (Brynleigh Moody/Joey-Kate Carey/Brooklyn Byrne/Annabel Horstman); 3. Bluffton (Phoebe Edwards-Leeper/Tessa Tarplee/Chloe Nycz/Nora Matthews)
Shot Put: 3. Beth Hughes, Lincolnview
Pole Vault: 3. Delaney Neff, Allen East; 4. Bekah Rehm, Bluffton
5/21 Baseball Scores
Allen East 4 Liberty-Benton 3
Paulding 12 Bluffton 2, 6 inn.
Columbus Grove 12 Pandora-Gilboa 2, 6 inn.
Coldwater 5 Lincolnview 0