Bluffton Pirates

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Official Athletic Website | BlufftonPirates.com

Address: 106 W. College Avenue, Bluffton, OH 45817
Principal: Mike Minnig
Athletic Director: Alex Hanna | Office Phone: 419-358-7941 x3005 | Email

Map to Bluffton Schools

Team Schedules

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

NameEventTime/Throw/JumpYear
Bonnie Stratton2002008
Bonnie Stratton1002008
Bonnie Stratton2002007
Caity MatterDiscus149-62000
Caity MatterShot Put43-112000
Caity MatterDiscus142-111999
Caity MatterShot Put42 2-1/21999
Ann Stechschulte160005:08.71997
Ann StechschulteHigh Jump5"6'1997
Ann Stechschulte80002:16.61996
Julie Friesen80002:19.11988
Juleen MatterDiscus134-71980
Juleen MatterDiscus128-41979

Wrestling State Champions

NameYear(s)
Josh Faulk2005
Justin Shannon2005
Brian Edwards1989
Mark Falk1982
Steve Smith1982
Mark Falk1981
Mark Falk1980
Tom Falk1977

Wrestling State Qualifiers

NamesYear(s)
Lucas Freeman2009
Tyler Rayl2008, 2009
Jesse Herr2008
Kyle Begg2007, 2008, 2009
Zach Dower2006, 2007
Ben Doty2005
Shane Shockey2005, 2006
Nick Nowlan2004, 2005
Josh Shannon2004, 2005
Josh Faulk2004, 2005
Clint Strickland2004, 2005
Matt Nuzum2003
Mitchell Kleman2003, 2004
Jeff Queen2002
Jason Harmon2002
Dan Gratz2002, 2003
Garret Weyer2001, 2003
Brandon Martin2001, 2002
Jeremiah Weyer2000
Travis Kelman1999, 2000
Rick Orr1997
Darin Moser1990
Brian Edwards1988, 1989
Randy Napier1986
Greg Staley1986, 1987
Travis Douce1986, 1988
Ben Edwards1984
Ray Ruggley1983
John Cramer1982
Matt Dawson1982
Steve Smith1981, 1982
Don Mathewson1981
Bill Edwards1981
John Shannon1980, 1981
Mark Falk1980, 1981, 1982
Jerry Alt1979, 1980
Ken Aller1979, 1980
Mike Nuzum1978, 1979
Randy Strahm1977
Tom Falk1976, 1977, 1978
Mark Albright1976
Delmer Nuzum1975

Girls Gymnastics State Champions

NameEventYear
Kelly StoverUneven Bars1983
Brandie HarveyFloor Exercise1992

News & Scores

2016 NWC Track & Field Championships

track_150The 2016 NWC Track & Field Championships were hosted by Ada

Boys
1. Columbus Grove 158, 2. Bluffton 121, 3. Spencerville 90, 4. Delphos Jefferson 87, 5. Lincolnview 84, 6. Allen East 45, 7. Crestview 31, 8. Ada 21, 9. Paulding 20

Girls
1. Columbus Grove 166, 2. Bluffton 92, 3. Spencerville 89, 4. Allen East 74.5, 5. Ada 74, 6. Lincolnview 70.5, 7. Delphos Jefferson 47, 8. Paulding 40, 9. Crestview 8

Complete Results

Individual NWC Champions
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: Bluffton (Jacob Barnett/Antony Kingsley/Isaac Andreas/Christopher Harnish)
110 Meter Hurdles: Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
100 Meter Dash: Calvin Wilson, Spencerville
4×200 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Baily Clement/Brandt Follas/Lachlan Clymer/Caiden Grothaus)
1600 Meter Run: Boone Brubaker, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: Delphos Jefferson (Adam Rode/Josh Teman/Drew Reiss/Kole McKee)
400 Meter Dash: Baily Clement, Columbus Grove
300 Meter Hurdles: Trevor Bassitt, Bluffton
800 Meter Run: Christopher Harnish, Bluffton
200 Meter Dash: Baily Clement, Columbus Grove
3200 Meter Run: Jacob Barnett, Bluffton
4×400 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Alex Giesige/Caiden Grothaus/Boone Brubaker/Baily Clement)
Shot Put: Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: Rece Roney, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Josh Teman, Delphos Jefferson
High Jump: Brandt Follas, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: Caiden Grothaus, Columbus Grove

Girls
4×800 Meter Relay: Lincolnview (Rylee Byrne/Brayden Langdon/Madeline Snyder/Anna Gorman)
100 Meter Hurdles: Carlee McCluer, Columbus Grove
100 Meter Dash: Rylee Sybert, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Bailey Dunifon/Linnea Stephens/Carlee McCluer)
1600 Meter Run: Anna Gorman, Lincolnview
4×100 Meter Relay: Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores/Rylee Sybert/Bailey Dunifon/Linnea Stephens)
400 Meter Dash: Haley Baker, Bluffton
300 Meter Hurdles: Savannah Silone, Allen East
800 Meter Run: Anna Gorman, Lincolnview
200 Meter Dash: Rylee Sybert, Columbus Grove
3200 Meter Run: Taylor Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: Lincolnview (Brayden Langdon/Madeline Snyder/Makenna Klausing/Anna Gorman)
Shot Put: Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
Discus Throw: Lyne’a Diller, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: Carlee Marshall, Ada
High Jump: Carlee Marshall, Ada
Pole Vault: Gabrielle Goecke, Spencerville

May 14th, 2016|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, NWC, Paulding, Scores, Spencerville, Track & Field Boys, Track & Field Girls|Tags: |

5/14 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals

ohsaa_150Division II
District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Bowling Green State University.
Defiance College Sectional
Ada
District Qualifiers
Singles: Zachary Beaschler, Ada
Doubles: none

UNOH Sectional
Bluffton
Singles Bracket | Doubles Bracket
District Qualifiers
Singles: none
Doubles: none

May 14th, 2016|Categories: Ada, Bluffton, Scores, Tennis Boys|Tags: |

5/13 OHSAA Softball Sectionals

ohsaa_150Division III Sectional Championship at Paulding
Paulding 9 Delphos Jefferson 1

Division III Sectional Championship at Patrick Henry
Bluffton 2 Patrick Henry 1

Division III Sectional Championship at Riverdale
Allen East 4 Riverdale 3

Division IV Sectional Championship at Crestview
Crestview 9 Holgate 5

Division IV Sectional Championship at North Baltimore
Columbus Grove 11 North Baltimore 5

Division IV Sectional Championship at Wayne Trace
Lincolnview 6 Wayne Trace 2

May 13th, 2016|Categories: Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, Paulding, Scores, Softball|Tags: |

5/7 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals

ohsaa_150Division III Sectional at Delphos Jefferson
Delphos Jefferson 1 Bluffton 0

Division III Sectional at Allen East
Allen East 7 Van Buren 6

Division III Sectional at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Spencerville 4

Division IV Sectional at Miller City
Miller City 10 Ada 0, 5 inn.

Division IV Sectional at Perry
Lincolnview 6 Perry 0

Division IV Sectional at Crestview
Crestview 5 Marion Local 0

May 7th, 2016|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Baseball, Bluffton, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, Scores, Spencerville|Tags: |
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