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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
9/26 Girls Tennis Scores
Bluffton 4 Van Wert 1
9/26 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Crestview 2
Allen East 3 Lincolnview 0
Bluffton 3 Spencerville 0
Paulding 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Columbus Grove 3 Lima Central Catholic 1
9/22 NWC Football Scores
Spencerville 21 Ada 17
Delphos Jefferson 41 Allen East 32
Bluffton 42 Paulding 14
Crestview 36 Columbus Grove 13
2017 NWC Football Leaders & Stats – Week 4
Team Leaders
Team Offense
First Downs: Crestview 18.0
Team Rushing: Spencerville 309.0
Team Passing: Ada 248.8
Team Total Offense: Crestview 362.5
Scoring Offense: Crestview 39.5
Team Defense
First Downs Allowed: Delphos Jefferson 8.3
Team Rushing Defense: Delphos Jefferson 108.0
Team Passing Defense: Allen East 70.8
Total Team Defense: Bluffton 263.8
Scoring Defense: Columbus Grove 20.8
Penalty Yards: Allen East 32.5
Turnover Ratio: Ada +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 121.0
Rushing TD’s: Kaleb Jefferson, Bluffton 6
Rushing Yards per Carry (min. 20 attempts): Aaron Everhart, Ada 10.7
Passing Yards: Seth Conley, Ada 241.0
Passing Efficiency (min. 20 attempts): Tyler Bratton, Delphos Jefferson 172.4
Passing TD’s: Seth Conley, Ada 13
Receiving Yards: Chase Sumner, Ada 125.0
Receptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 9.0
Receiving Yards per Reception (min. 10 receptions): Caleb Barrientes, Columbus Grove 18.2
Receiving TD’s: Chase Sumner, Ada 6
Scoring: Brenen Auer, Delphos Jefferson 48 points
Individual Defense
Interceptions: Chase Sumner, Ada 7
Individual Special Teams
Punting (min 5 attempts): Seth Schwartz, Spencerville 37.8
Kickoff Returns: Gavin Conrad, Bluffton 185 yards
Punt Returns: Charles Stefanek, Crestview 61 yards
9/21 Boys Soccer Scores
Liberty-Benton 2 Ada 0
New Knoxville 5 Allen East 3
Bluffton 2 Riverdale 0
Botkins 3 Lincolnview 0
Temple Christian 7 Spencerville 0
9/21 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Bluffton 10 Paulding 2
Non-Conference:
Allen East 3 Coldwater 0
Continental 13 Crestview 1
Botkins 8 Lincolnview 0
Spencerville at Cory-Rawson
9/21 NWC Volleyball Scores
Allen East 3 Paulding 2
Lincolnview 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Spencerville 0
Crestview 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Non-Conference:
Ada at Lima Central Catholic
2017 NWC Boys Golf Championships
Spencerville won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at the Delphos Country Club in Delphos on Wednesday. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2017 conference golf championship for the Bearcats.
The Bearcats had a team total 341 to defeat tournament runner-up Lincolnview (353) by 8 strokes. Other tournament team totals were: Paulding (362), Bluffton (373), Allen East (375), Columbus Grove (383), Crestview (384), Delphos Jefferson (416), Ada (469).
Bluffton senior, Aaron Belcher, was the tournament medalist with a score of 73. Second and third place medalist honors were earned by Spencerville sophomores Ethan Harmon (82) and Gavin Harmon (83) respectively.
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 2017. Spencerville won both the regular season and tournament, and took first place with a perfect 18 points. Paulding took second place in the conference with 14.5 points. Lincolnview had the third-place finish with a total of 14 points. The other schools’ order of conference finish was Bluffton (13.5), Allen East (8.5), Crestview (8), Columbus Grove (6), Delphos Jefferson (5.5), Ada (2).
Complete 2017 NWC Golf Championships Results
Spencerville Bearcats – 2017 NWC Champions
9/19 Boys Soccer Scores
Ada 5 New Knoxville 3
Bluffton at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Paulding at Evergreen
9/19 NWC Girls Soccer Scores
Allen East 9 Crestview 0
Non-Conference:
Bluffton 3 Upper Sandusky 0
Napoleon at Paulding (ppd)
9/19 Girls Tennis Scores
Ada at Van Wert
Kenton at Bluffton
9/19 NWC Volleyball Scores
Ada 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Crestview 3 Allen East 1
Paulding 3 Bluffton 0
Columbus Grove 3 Lincolnview 0
Non-Conference:
Lima Central Catholic 3 Spencerville 0
9/18 NWC Boys Golf Scores
Allen East 187, Delphos Jefferson 188
Lincolnview 167, Delphos Jefferson 188
Non-Conference:
Arcadia at Bluffton
Crestview at Ottoville
Spencerville 178, Shawnee 182
Spencerville 178, Lima Central Catholic 183
9/16 Cross Country Results
Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational
Boys Blue Division (19 teams)
14. Paulding 327, 16. Bluffton 416, 17. Spencerville 419, 19. Allen East 614
Complete Results
Boys Gold Division (15 teams)
1. Lincolnview 44, 5. Crestview 136
Complete Results
Girls Blue Division (14 teams)
14. Paulding 347, Bluffton NTS, Spencerville NTS
Complete Results
Girls Gold Division (10 teams)
2. Lincolnview 65, 3. Crestview 96
Complete Results
9/16 Boys Golf Scores
Antwerp Invitational at Pond-A-River (12 teams)
1. Paulding 325, 3. Lincolnview 338, 7. Bluffton 355, 8. Allen East 356, 10. Delphos Jefferson 371, 12. Crestview 383