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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
3/30 Baseball Scores
Bluffton 6 McComb 5, 8 inn.
Kalida 6 Delphos Jefferson 5
Shawnee 6 Paulding 5, 8 inn.
Van Wert 4 Spencerville 2
3/30 Softball Scores
Allen East 10 Waynesfield-Goshen 8
Bluffton 10 McComb 0
Shawnee 7 Paulding 2
Parkway 20 Spencerville 10
3/30 Boys Tennis Results
Bluffton 4 Bath 1
Bluffton’s Clay Wilson signed a letter of intent to pole vault for Marian University.
Bluffton senior Clay Wilson signed a letter of intent to pole vault for the Marian University Track & Field Team. Next spring, Clay will join Head Coach Michael Holman, in Indianapolis, after a distinguished athletic career at Bluffton High School. In 2014, Clay finished 2nd at the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division III regional track meet, jumping 14’4.” Also, Clay finished 3rd place at the OHSAA Division III state track meet, jumping 14’4.” Clay was also a Northwest Conference Honorable Mention running back, and a district qualifying wrestler in 2014. Clay plans to major Exercise Science.
2015 OHSAA Wrestling State Individual Tournament
Division III
80. Ada 1, 80. Bluffton 1, 80. Paulding 1
170: Austin Windle, Ada
Championship Preliminaries: lost dec. to Chance Sonnenberg, Van Buren 10-5
Consolation Round One: dec. Kile Schaefer, W. Salem Northwestern 7-6
Consolation Round Two: lost dec. to Gaige Willis, And. Pymatuning Val. 6-4SV
182: Adam Deatrick, Paulding
Championship Preliminaries: lost by pin to John Kelbly, Smithville 5:02
Consolation Round One: dec. Jake Schmidt, Coldwater 11-5
Consolation Round Two: lost dec. to Mark Francis, Delta 17-14
285: Blake Sampson, Bluffton
Championship Preliminaries: lost dec. to Isaac Sexton, Van Buren 5-1
Consolation Round One: dec. Ben Norman, Girard 3-2
Consolation Round Two: lost by pin to Blake Cary, Loudonville 0:57
2015 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Ada District
St. Marys Sectional
Delphos Jefferson
Findlay Sectional
Allen East
Whitehouse District
Paulding
Wauseon Sectional
Paulding
Defiance Sectional
Bluffton
Division IV
Wapakoneta District
Spencerville
Coldwater Sectional
Ada
Bath Sectional
Spencerville
Elida District
Columbus Grove
Van Wert Sectional
Crestview, Lincolnview
Ottawa-Glandorf Sectional
Columbus Grove
3/7 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division III District at Troy
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
20. Ada 35, 22. Delphos Jefferson 26, 24. Bluffton 22, 26. Allen East 19, 33. Spencerville 10, 34. Lincolnview 9, 34. Columbus Grove 9,
State Qualifiers:
170: 4. Austin Windle, Ada
285: 3. Blake Sampson, Bluffton
Division III District at Fostoria
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
19. Paulding 29
State Qualifiers:
182: 2. Adam Deatrick, Paulding
3/6 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship at Wauseon
Paulding 55 Liberty Center 51
Division III Sectional Championship at St. Marys
Coldwater 62 Delphos Jefferson 53
Division III Sectional Championship at Defiance
Swanton 53 Bluffton 50
Division IV Sectional Championships at Coldwater
New Bremen 71 Ada 45
Division IV Sectional Championships at Bath
Spencerville 69 Minster 58
Division IV Sectional Championships at Van Wert
Leipsic 48 Crestview 47
Delphos St. John’s 53 Lincolnview 32
Division IV Sectional Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Columbus Grove 63 McComb 57
2014-15 NWC Boys Basketball All-League Teams
Columbus Grove senior Jace Darbyshire was chosen as the 2014-15 NWC Player of The Year by Northwest Conference boys’ basketball coaches at the annual selection meeting Monday evening in Delphos. Darbyshire received 113 total points to edge out Connor Lautzenheiser (CV) and Trey Smith (DJ) in the coaches’ voting.
Darbyshire averaged 21.0 points per game along with 3.4 assists for the Bulldogs, while shooting 46 percent from the field and 87 percent from the free throw line this year.
Darbyshire, Lautzenheiser and Smith were joined on the NWC first team by Lincolnview’s Justis Dowdy and Spencerville’s Zach Goecke. Darbyshire and Dowdy are seniors with Lautzenheiser, Smith and Goecke being juniors.
The voting procedure called for each coach to vote for the top 15 players on a 15-14-13, etc. point descending scale. No coach could vote for his own players.
Coach of the Year honors in the NWC go to Kevin Sensabaugh of Spencerville. He led the Bearcats to a 7-1 conference mark and a regular season record of 14-5.
FIRST TEAM
Jace Darbyshire – Columbus Grove – Senior
Connor Lautzenheiser – Crestview – Junior
Trey Smith – Delphos Jefferson – Junior
Justis Dowdy – Lincolnview – Senior
Zach Goecke – Spencerville – Junior
SECOND TEAM
Levi Kistler – Bluffton – Senior
Alex Arellano – Paulding – Junior
Grant McBride – Ada – Senior
Mason Nourse – Spencerville – Junior
Chandler Adams – Lincolnview – Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Jace Stockwell – Delphos Jefferson – Sophomore
Spencer Miller – Allen East – Sophomore
Cody Mefferd – Crestview – Junior
Dakota Prichard – Spencerville – Sophomore
Gabe Stechschulte – Columbus Grove – Junior
Brett Rumer – Bluffton – Junior
Blake Willeke – Ada – Junior
Hayden Ludwig – Lincolnview – Junior
Brayden Sautter – Ada – Junior
Mitchell Ault – Bluffton – Junior
3/3 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Findlay
Elmwood 84 Allen East 71
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Defiance
Bluffton 69 Van Buren 63
2015 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Elida District
Wapakoneta Sectional
Bluffton, Columbus Grove
Riverdale Sectional
Allen East
Whitehouse District
Defiance Sectional
Paulding
Division IV
Wapakoneta District
Coldwater Sectional
Ada
Kenton Sectional
Spencerville
Lima District
Van Wert Sectional
Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview
2/28 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division III Sectional at Lima
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Troy
4. Allen East 120, 6. Columbus Grove 106, 7. Delphos Jefferson 98, 8. Bluffton 88, 9. Ada 84, 10. Spencerville 63, 12. Lincolnview 20.5
District Qualifiers:
106: 2. Preston Brubaker, Columbus Grove
113: 3. Andrew Foust, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Cody Kretzer, Allen East
120: 2. Chase Sumner, Ada; 3. Alexander Rodriguez, Lincolnview
126: 1. Schuyler Caprella, Allen East; 4. James Badial-Luna, Bluffton
132: 3. Wyatt Place, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Lee Dues, Allen East
138: 2. Shawn Justus, Bluffton; 3. Luke Brown, Allen East; 4. Nick Ogle, Columbus Grove
152: 1. Brandon Soules, Allen East; 3. Christian Stechschulte, Columbus Grove
160: 2. Dylan Hannah, Ada
170: 1. Austin Windle, Ada; 4. Josh Kroeger, Delphos Jefferson
182: 3. Tyler Foust, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Jarod Woodland, Ada
195: 3. Andrew Nichols, Columbus Grove; 4. Caleb Sutherland, Spencerville
220: 3. Reid Corzine, Delphos Jefferson; 4. Eli Wiswasser, Columbus Grove
285: 1. Blake Sampson, Bluffton; 3. Tyler Dues, Spencerville
Division III Sectional at Archbold
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Fostoria
Paulding
Brackets | Complete Results
District Qualifiers:
2/27 NWC Boys Basketball Scores
Ada 43 Paulding 41
Bluffton 64 Delphos Jefferson 56
Columbus Grove 65 Crestview 53
Spencerville 52 Lincolnview 45
2014-15 NWC Girls Basketball All-League Teams
Ada senior Tori Wyss was selected as the 2014-15 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches. In a close vote Wyss received 117 of a possible 120 first place points to earn POY honors over Crestview senior, Lyndsey Motycka (113 points) and Crestview junior, Emily Bauer (101 points).
Wyss averaged 15.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in leading the Bulldogs to a 7-1 conference record and second place in the NWC. In conference play, Wyss averaged 18.1 points per game helping the Bulldogs to improve upon last year’s sixth place conference finish.
Wyss, Motycka and Bauer were joined on the NWC First Team by Columbus Grove sophomore Jade Clement and Lincolnview senior Julia Thatcher.
Greg Rickard, who led Crestview (8-0) to the school’s sixteenth NWC girls basketball title was selected as the NWC Coach of the Year.
FIRST TEAM
Tory Wyss – Ada – Senior
Lindsey Motycka – Crestview – Senior
Emily Bauer – Crestview – Junior
Jade Clement – Columbus Grove – Senior
Julia Thatcher – Lincolnview – Senior
SECOND TEAM
Mackenzie Riggenbach – Crestview – Senior
Abbie Parkins – Bluffton – Sophomore
Aubri Woods – Allen East – Senior
Alexis Amburgey – Ada – Senior
Carly Clum – Allen East – Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
Emilee Meyer – Spencerville – Senior
Brooke Culp – Delphos Jefferson – Senior
Andie Schmutz – Bluffton – Sophomore
Hannah McCleery – Lincolnview – Senior
Lynea Diller – Columbus Grove – Junior
Faith Vogel – Paulding – Senior
Kennis Mercer – Crestview – Senior
Jacey Grigsby – Spencerville – Junior
Kylie Wyss – Allen East – Junior
Terra Crowle – Crestview – Senior
Ashton Bowersock – Lincolnview – Junior
2/25 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Wapakoneta
Coldwater 73 Bluffton 20
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Riverdale
Upper Sandusky 73 Allen East 52
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Defiance
Delta 67 Paulding 39
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Van Wert
Lincolnview 42 Patrick Henry 30
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Coldwater
Ada 62 Hardin Northern 39