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SPENCERVILLE — The Spencerville Bearcats looked to stay in the NWCs top spot on Friday night when they hosted the second place Bluffton Pirates. The Bear

LIMA – Sometimes it is more about survival than anything at tournament time. It was just that Thursday night for Wayne Trace. The Raider boys basketball t

By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team lost to hot-shooting Arlington 87-71 Wednesday night in the de facto finals of their annual Christmas break holiday tournament. The Red Devils drained 13 three-point goals to overcome an early deficit and win going away over the Pirates. It was Blufftons second game in as many nights after beating Continental 68-40 Tuesday in what normally would have been the tourney semifinals. The Pirates led 21-16 after the first period as Tr...

By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basetball team lost 63-50 to Crestview in Northwest Conference action Monday night in a makeup game from December 18. The Knights led 21-17 after a high-scoring first period, with each team hitting three triples. Crestview took control with a 17-6 second period run to lead 38-23 at halftime.  The Pirates cut the deficit to 45-36 behind a 13-7 third stanza as Nate Schaadt scored seven points. But the hosts pulled away with an 18-point fourth pe...

By Cort Reynolds ADA - Visiting Bluffton finished the game on a 17-5 run to avoid an upset bid by winless local rival Ada and pull out a 55-52 victory in the Northwest Conference boys basketball opener. The Bulldogs led 47-38 with under six minutes remaining to play after junior Cayden Murphy followed up a miss inside for a basket.  But then the Pirates began pounding the ball inside to reel off an 11-0 flurry and take a 49-47 lead. Pirate post Kyler Kinn, a 6-3 junior, tallied eight interior ...