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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
9/21 Cross Country Results
Van Wert Invitational
Boys (12 teams)
3. Lincolnview 79, 6. Crestview 147, 9. Bluffton 217, 10. Paulding 251, 11. Allen East 274, 12. Ada 350
Girls (8 teams)
3. Crestview 80, 4. Lincolnview 107, 7. Spencerville 154, 8. Paulding 217
9/21 Boys Soccer Scores
Allen East 2 Miller City 0
Bluffton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Lincolnview 1 Van Wert 1
9/20 NWC Football Scores
Bluffton 70 Ada 50
Allen East 14 Columbus Grove 11
Crestview 48 Delphos Jefferson 6
Spencerville 44 Paulding 20
2019 NWC Golf All-Conference Teams
NWC Golfer of the Year: Drew Wilson, Bluffton
NWC Coach of the Year: Mason Roth, Bluffton
NWC 1st Team
Drew Wilson, Bluffton
Carter Frey, Allen East
Kolson Egnor, Paulding
Logan Gallmeier, Delphos Jefferson
Zach Miller, Allen East
Kenny Lovett, Bluffton
Braxton Scalf, Delphos Jefferson
NWC 2nd Team
Micah Minnig, Bluffton
Brevin Sizemore, Ada
Owen Macke, Columbus Grove
Landon Price, Lincolnview
Evan Miller, Lincolnview
Dillon Underwood, Crestview
NWC Honorable Mention
Jared Piercefield, Bluffton
Alex Morgan, Ada
Noah Macke, Columbus Grove
Grant Glossett, Lincolnview
Cameron Hedrick, Allen East
Kyle Dominique, Paulding
Austin Macke, Columbus Grove
Josh Carper, Paulding
Noah Brown, Allen East
Brady Johnston, Delphos Jefferson
Dane Ebel, Lincolnview
Noah Pessefalle, Paulding
2019 NWC Boys Golf Tournament
Bluffton won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at the Bluffton Golf Club in Bluffton on Thursday with a team total score of 340. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2019 conference golf championship for the Pirates.
Delphos Jefferson (358) finished second in the tournament with Allen East (366) finishing third on the day. Other tournament team totals were: Paulding (372), Columbus Grove (374), Lincolnview (395), Ada (404), Crestview (414).
Drew Wilson, Bluffton senior, was the tournament medalist with a score of 81. Runner-up medalist honors were earned by Owen Macke, Columbus Grove at 82. Kenny Lovett of Bluffton and Logan Gallmeier tied for third-place medalist with each carding scores of 84.
Following today’s play, the tournament finish for each school was combined with their regular season finish to determine the final golf standings for the NWC for 2019. Bluffton won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 16 points. Allen East finished second with a total of 13 points. Paulding and Jefferson tied for third with totals of 11 points each. The other schools’ order of conference finish was Lincolnview (8), Columbus Grove (7), Ada (4), Crestview (2).
2019 NWC Boys Golf Tournament at Tamarac GC
1. Bluffton 340, 2. Delphos Jefferson 358, 3. Allen East 366, 4. Paulding 374, 5. Columbus Grove 376, 6. Lincolnview 393, 7. Ada 404, 8. Crestview 414
Final NWC Boys Golf Standings
1. Bluffton 16, 2. Allen East 13, 3. Paulding 11, 3. Delphos Jefferson 11, 5. Lincolnview 8, 6. Columbus Grove 7, 7. Ada 4, 8. Crestview 2
9/19 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Paulding at Bluffton
Non-Conference:
Celina 5 Columbus Grove 0
Continental 4 Crestview 0
Spencerville 4 Cory-Rawson 3
9/19 Girls Tennis Scores
Van Wert 4 Bluffton 1
9/19 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Delphos Jefferson 1
Crestview 3 Allen East 0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-18)
Bluffton 3 Paulding 1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22)
Lincolnview 3 Columbus Grove 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 3 Spencerville 0
9/18 Girls Tennis Scores
Bath 4 Bluffton 1
9/17 Boys Soccer Scores
Ada 6 New Knoxville 1
Allen East at Upper Sandusky
Bluffton 0 Riverdale 0
Continental 4 Lincolnview 1
Evergreen at Paulding
9/17 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Allen East 3 Crestview 1
Non-Conference:
Bluffton 3 Upper Sandusky 0
Lehman Catholic 5 Spencerville 1
9/17 Girls Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Kenton 2
9/17 NWC Volleyball Scores
Allen East 3 Ada 2 (25-22, 25-27, 19-25, 25-18, 17-15)
Crestview 3 Bluffton 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19)
Columbus Grove 3 Paulding 1
Lincolnview 3 Spencerville 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-12)
9/14 Boys Soccer Scores
Lima Central Catholic 6 Allen East 2
Bluffton 2 Kenton 1
Miller City 2 Lincolnview 0