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

2024 NWC Football Preview Show

Nate Stidham sat down with coaches from Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Fort Loramie, Lima Central Catholic, and Spencerville to preview the upcoming high school football season. https://soundcloud.com/wzoqradio/8-11-24-2024-nwc-football-preview-showwav?
August 11th, 2024|Categories: Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Football, Fort Loramie, Lima Central Catholic, NWC, Scores, Spencerville|Tags: |

2024 OHSAA State Track & Field Championships

OHSAA Division III State Track & Field Championships at the University of Dayton
Boys
33. Lincolnview 7, 36. Columbus Grove 6.5, 57. Ada 3, 69. Allen East 1, Crestview 0, Bluffton 0,

Individual Results
4×800 Meter Relay: 8. Lincolnview (Kreston Tow/Evan Johns/Maddox Norton/Conner Baldauf)
110 meter Hurdles: 6. Jackson Brown, Ada; 15. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
100 meter Dash: 13. Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: 8. Allen East (Deacon Jones/Jackson Friesner/Isen Schafer/Trey Hensley), 10. Bluffton (Gavin Bogart/Kizer Young/Carson Kruse/Griffin Stackhouse)
4×100 Meter Relay: 14. Allen East (Deacon Jones/Jackson Friesner/Isen Schafer/Trey Hensley), 15. Crestview (Braxton Leeth/Liam Putman/Jaret Harting/Kellin Putman), 16. Bluffton (Noah Bricker/Hayden Dearth/Kizer Young/Griffin Stackhouse)
400 meter Dash: 5. Conner Baldauf, Lincolnview
300 meter Hurdles: 7. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview; 10. Layton Blankemeyer, Columbus Grove
800 meter Run: 14. Kreston Tow, Lincolnview
200 meter Dash: 14. Trey Hensley, Allen East; 16. Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
3200 meter Run: 4. Luke Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 14. Theo Andreas, Bluffton
4×400 Meter Relay: 10. Lincolnview (Cody Ricker/Kreston Tow/Evan Johns/Conner Baldauf)
Long Jump: 18. Jaret Harting, Crestview
Pole Vault: 7. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove

Girls
33. Columbus Grove 7, 38. Allen East 5, 47. Delphos Jefferson 4, Bluffton 0, Leipsic 0, Lincolnview 0

Individual Results
100 meter Hurdles: 5. Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson; 9. Rilynn Jones, Allen East; 13. Morgan Apple, Leipsic
4×200 Meter Relay: 5. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Kendal Palte/Lauryn Auchmuty/Jade Roeder)
1600 meter Run: 12. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
4×100 Meter Relay: 6. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Kendal Palte/Lauryn Auchmuty/Jade Roeder)
300 meter Hurdles: 4. Rilynn Jones, Allen East; 11. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 12. Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson
800 meter Run: 12. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
Pole Vault: 12. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove

Complete Results

May 31st, 2024|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Leipsic, Lincolnview, Scores, Track & Field Boys, Track & Field Girls|Tags: |

2023-2024 Don Bachman All Sports Award

Columbus Grove won the 2023-24 Don Bachman All Sports Award.

2023-24 Don Bachman All Sports Award Standings
1. Columbus Grove 85, 2. Bluffton 78, 3. Crestview 73.5, 4. Lincolnview 69.5, 5. Allen East 67, 6. Leipsic 53, 7. Spencerville 50.5, 8. Delphos Jefferson 38.5, 9. Ada 36

Complete Standings

May 29th, 2024|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Leipsic, Lincolnview, News, NWC, Spencerville|

5/24 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals

Division III
Regional Tournament at Fostoria
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the State
6. Columbus Grove, 8. Bluffton, 21. Ada, Leipsic 0

State Qualifiers:
110 meter Hurdles: 1. Jackson Brown, Ada
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Bluffton
200 meter Dash: 4. Griffin Stackhouse, Bluffton
3200 meter Run: 2. Luke Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 4. Theo Andreas, Bluffton
Pole Vault: 3. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove

Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the State
7. Columbus Grove, 12. Bluffton, 25. Leipsic, Ada 0

State Qualifiers:
100 meter Hurdles: 2. Morgan Apple, Leipsic
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove
300 meter Hurdles: 2. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove
800 meter Run: 4. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
Pole Vault: 4. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove

Complete Results

Regional Tournament at Troy
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the State
3. Lincolnview, 9. Allen East, 20. Crestview, Delphos Jefferson 0

State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 3. Lincolnview
110 meter Hurdles: 4. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Allen East
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Allen East, 4. Crestview
400 meter Dash: 1. Conner Baldauf, Lincolnview
300 meter Hurdles: 1. Cody Ricker, Lincolnview
200 meter Dash: 4. Trey Hensley, Allen East
4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Lincolnview
Long Jump: 4. Jaret Harting, Crestview

Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the State
17. Allen East, 19. Delphos Jefferson, 21. Lincolnview, 26. Spencerville

State Qualifiers:
100 meter Hurdles: 2. Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson
1600 meter Run: 3. Brynleigh Moody, Lincolnview
300 meter Hurdles: 1. Rilynn Jones, Allen East; 4. Lyv Lindeman, Delphos Jefferson

Complete Results

May 24th, 2024|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Leipsic, Lincolnview, Scores, Spencerville, Track & Field Boys, Track & Field Girls|Tags: |

2024 NWC Baseball All-Conference Teams

NWC Player of the Year: Luke Bollenbacher – Lincolnview
NWC Co-Coaches of the Year: Kasey Krendl – Bluffton & Eric Fishpaw – Lincolnview

1st Team
Luke Bollenbacher – Sr – Lincolnview
Quin Schroeder – Sr – Leipsic
Hunter Jones – Sr – Crestview
Tommy Offenbacher – Jr – Leipsic
Austin Bockrath – Sr – Lincolnview
Jackson Thompson – So – Allen East
Ethan Zeisloft – Sr – Leipsic
Luke Jebsen – Jr – Bluffton
Preston Kreischer – Sr – Crestview
Kyle Hopkins – Jr – Columbus Grove
Chase Overholt – So – Lincolnview

2nd Team
Bryson Penix – Jr – Crestview
Evan Osting – Sr – Spencerville
Jack Dunlap – Sr – Lincolnview
Brady Basinger – Fr – Columbus Grove
Karder Agner – Jr – Delphos Jefferson
Caden Hedrick – Sr – Allen East
Myles Moody – Jr – Lincolnview
Evan Speicher – Jr – Bluffton
Tyler Lammers – Jr – Leipsic
Holden Price – So – Lincolnview
Max Puerto – Jr – Ada

Honorable Mention
Donovan Kennedy – Sr – Allen East
Kerry Wright – Sr – Bluffton
Everett Palte – Sr – Columbus Grove
Connor Sheets – Sr – Crestview
Aiden Hardesty – Sr – Lincolnview
Trent Siefker – Sr – Leipsic
Landen Worcester – Jr – Bluffton
Gavin Schwartz – Jr – Spencerville
Evan Sautter – Sr – Columbus Grove
Carter Layman – Sr – Spencerville
Caleb Lybarger – Fr – Allen East
Mason Wibley – So – Ada

May 20th, 2024|Categories: Ada, Allen East, Baseball, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Leipsic, Lincolnview, NWC, Scores, Spencerville|Tags: |

5/18 OHSAA Track & Field Districts

Division II
District Tournament at Ontario
Boys
First four boys in each event will qualify to the Regional in Lexington
Spencerville

Regional Qualifiers:
Discus Throw: 3. Carter Sudhoff, Spencerville
Pole Vault: 2. Parker Brown, Spencerville

Complete Results

Division III
District Tournament at Ayersville
Boys
Top 4 boys in each event will qualify to the Regional in Fostoria
10. Leipsic 18

Regional Qualifiers:
110 meter Hurdles: 4. Jayce Brecht, Leipsic
200 meter Dash: 4. Marquis Williams, Leipsic

Girls
Top 4 girls in each event will qualify to the Regional in Fostoria
8. Leipsic 24

Regional Qualifiers:
100 meter Hurdles: 1. Morgan Apple, Leipsic
Long Jump: 4. Lexi Reynolds, Leipsic

Complete Results

District Tournament at Ada
Boys
Top 4 boys in each event will qualify to the Regional in Fostoria
1. Columbus Grove 118, 2. Bluffton 99, 8. Ada 43

Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Columbus Grove (Logan Mershman/Bryce Bonifas/Evan Pitts/Braylon Best)
110 meter Hurdles: 1. Jackson Brown, Ada; 3. Layt Blankemeyer, Columbus Grove
100 meter Dash: 1. Griff Stackhouse, Bluffton
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Bluffton (Gavin Bogart/Kizer Young/Carson Kruse/Griffin Stackhouse); 2. Columbus Grove (Keegan Bame/Trenton Barraza/Boat Thompson/Grant Eversole)
1600 meter Run : 1. Luke Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 2. Evan Pitts, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Bluffton (Noah Bricker/Gavin Bogart/Kizer Young/Griffin Stackhouse); 2. Ada (Logan Jolliff/Trevor Mcgue/Jackson Brown/Gavin Oldfield); 3. Columbus Grove (Keegan Bame/Trevon Baxter/Grant Eversole/Boat Thompson)
400 meter Dash: 2. Gavin Bogart, Bluffton
300 meter Hurdles: 3. Layt Blankemeyer, Columbus Grove; 4. Carson Kruse, Bluffton
800 meter Run: none
200 meter Dash: 1. Griff Stackhouse, Bluffton
3200 meter Run: 1. Theo Andreas, Bluffton; 2. Levi Bryan, Columbus Grove; 3. Luke Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; 4. Levi Fenzl, Bluffton
4×400 Meter Relay: 3. Bluffton (Gavin Bogart/Carson Kruse/Noah Bricker/Kizer Young); 4. Columbus Grove (Logan Mershman/Zane Stechschulte/Layton Blankemeyer/Jarrod Holland)
Discus Throw: 4. Loudon Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
High Jump: 2. Jarrod Holland, Columbus Grove
Long Jump: 3. Grant Eversole, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 3. Kylan Mayes, Columbus Grove
Pole Vault: 1. Trevon Baxter, Columbus Grove; 4. Jameson Radar, Columbus Grove

Girls
Top 4 girls in each event will qualify to the Regional in Fostoria
2. Columbus Grove 123, 4. Bluffton 82, 7. Ada 18

Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Bluffton (Nora Matthews/June Essinger/Grace Conley/Ella Armstrong); 3. Columbus Grove (Lily Montgomery/Sarah Kamphaus/Grace Morman/Breanne Fuerst)
100 meter Hurdles: 1. Bree Closson, Columbus Grove; 3. Aubre Burkholder, Bluffton
100 meter Dash: 3. Mya McDougle, Bluffton; 4. Allison Thompson, Columbus Grove
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Devanie Pingle/Kendal Palte/Jade Roeder); 4. Bluffton (Gracie Yarnell/Jordan Schweingruber/Lauren Dearth/Gracie Warren)
1600 meter Run: 2. Nora Matthews, Bluffton; 4. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Allison Thompson/Kendal Palte/Lauryn Auchmuty/Jade Roeder); 2. Bluffton (Aubrey Burkholder/Jordan Schweingruber/Gracie Warren/Mya McDougle)
400 meter Dash: none
300 meter Hurdles: 2. Kendal Palte, Columbus Grove; 3. Aubre Burkholder, Bluffton
800 meter Run: 2. Lily Montgomery, Columbus Grove; 3. Nora Matthews, Bluffton
200 meter Dash: 2. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove; 4. Mya McDougle, Bluffton
3200 meter Run: 4. Sarah Kamphaus, Columbus Grove
4×400 Meter Relay: 3. Columbus Grove (Jade Roeder/Kendal Palte/Devanie Pingle/Bree Closson); 4. Bluffton (Lauren Dearth/Gracie Warren/Aubrey Burkholder/Nora Matthews)
Discus Throw: 2. Lauren Martz, Columbus Grove; 4. Nicole Nesby, Columbus Grove
High Jump: none
Long Jump: 2. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove
Shot Put: 3. Kennedy Jones, Ada
Pole Vault: 2. Lauryn Auchmuty, Columbus Grove; 4. Alayna Mueller, Bluffton

Complete Results

May 18th, 2024|Categories: Ada, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Scores, Spencerville, Track & Field Boys, Track & Field Girls|Tags: |
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