Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Bluffton netters down Leo
The Bluffton Tigers won two singles matches and both doubles matches Tuesday to defeat the Leo Lions 4-1 in Allen County Athletic Conference boys’ varsity tennis at Leo-Cedarville.
In the junior varsity action, the Tigers won 5-0.

BLUFFTON 4, LEO 1
At Leo-Cedarville
VARSITY SINGLES: Damon Kuhlenbeck (B) def. Justin Piniero 6-1, 6-4; Jackson Bates (B) def. Mason Heller 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Nick San Giucomo (L) def. Brendan Baumgartner 6-0, 6-2.
VARSITY DOUBLES: Chandler Okey/Michael Vanderkolk (B) def. Kyle Dillon/James Hevel 6-1, 7-6 (7-0); Zach Mezera/Alex Penrod (B) def. Alex Busse/Chase Ringwood 6-2, 6-0.
BLUFFTON 5, LEO 0
JUNIOR VARSITY SINGLES: Jake Garrett def. Clayton Westerman 8-3; Jackson Lambert def. John Fenker 8-0; Trey Mettler def. Matt DeWeese 8-6.
JUNIOR VARSITY DOUBLES: Josh Buckland/Dillon Myers def. Derek Marks/Riley Stuart 8-2; Jacob Antrim/Stephen Vanderkolk def. Clayton Westerman/Andy Wilder 8-1.

Norwell netmen
defeat Bulldogs
Norwell’s tennis doubles teams kept their undefeated records intact Tuesday as the Knights defeated the New Haven Bulldogs 4-1 in a Northeast Hoosier Conference match at Norwell.
The Knights (12-1) also picked up wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to up their NHC record to 4-0. The junior varsity Knights (12-2) whipped the Bulldogs 10-0.

NORWELL 4, NEW HAVEN 1
At Norwell
VARSITY SINGLES: Reid Imel (N) d. Zach Shultz 6-0, 6-0; Logan Ramsey (NH) d. Kyle Isch 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Tanner Bowen (N) d. Tyler Purvis 6-2, 6-3.
VARSITY DOUBLES: Ross Mathews/Kyle Fillman (N) d. Landon Flory/Drew Sauer 6-0, 6-0; Tanner Mathews/Brandon Taylor (N) d. Reeves Shumaker/Luke Shoemaker 6-1, 6-1.
NORWELL 10, NEW HAVEN 0
JV SINGLES: Mitchell Wilson (N) 8-2; Tyler Smith (N) 8-3; Jake Price (N) 8-3; Damon Gerber (N) 6-0, Jordan Dickey (N) 6-2, Luke Hunter (N) 6-2.
JV DOUBLES: Hunter/Shively (N) 8-6; Gerber/Dickey (N) 8-3; Wilson/Price (N) 6-0; Smith/Shively (N) 6-1.

Woodlan spikers top Tigers
Stephanie Oberlin and Burgundy Price helped the Woodlan Warriors defeat the Bluffton Tigers 3-0 in Allen County Athletic Conference volleyball action Tuesday at Bluffton.
The Warriors (8-2) won the games 25-8, 25-22, 25-10. Woodlan raised its ACAC mark to 3-0.
Oberlin and Price each had six kills. Amy Potter added four kills and Tori Bontrager three. Oberlin also had six service aces and Price also had three aces. Tricia Sieger added 13 assists and two aces. Price also had eight digs. Rachel Sowles added seven digs and Amy Potter six digs.

Sign up for Squires Basketball League
Any girl or boy in grades 3-6 in the Northern Wells Community School district may register for the Norwell Squires Basketball League by Friday, Oct. 1. Registration forms have been distributed to all schools. Games will be held on Saturdays in the Norwell High School auxiliary gym beginning Oct. 30. For further information, please call girls’ varsity basketball coach Eric Thornton at 543-2213 (ext. 7233) or boys’ varsity basketball coach Randy Hawkins (ext. 7235).

Tailgate party before Bluffton game
Bluffton football fans are invited to a tailgate party before Friday’s game against Garrett at Fred F. Park Field. The party will be located in the parking lot near the practice field, starting at 5:45 p.m. Meat and table service will be provided. Fans should bring a dish to share.

Norwell tailgate party slated
Norwell football fans are invited to tailgate before Friday’s Homecoming game against New Haven from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Meat and table service will be provided. Money donations will be accepted. Please bring a dish to share. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Southern Wells girls
race to ACAC victories
The Southern Wells Junior High School girls’ cross country team posted two Allen County Athletic Conference victories Tuesday night on their home course.
The Raiders beat Leo 21-38 and South Adams 20-39.
Sam Ramseyer led the Raiders by winning the 3,000-meter girls’ race in 12:42. Meghan Yencer was second, Chloe Maddox fifth, Autumn Stevens seventh and Shelby Skidmore 11th. Timber Tucker was 12th, Brooke Penrod 13th, Chloe Elam 17th, Tori Wiese 19th, Jordan Sills 21st and Kennedy Rhodes 23rd.
The Raiders’ boys team only had four runners and lost to Leo and South Adams. However, Paul Renner won the 3K race for the Raiders in 12:07 and Wyatt Maddox was second. Ian Klowetter placed 13th and Ian Abney 20th.

8th-grade Tigers
turn back Woodlan spikers
The Bluffton 8th-grade volleyball team defeated Woodlan 25-23, 25-8 on Tuesday. Erin McKinley had two kills for the Tigers. Kennedy Johnson, Morgan Corle, Ashton Perry and Lauren Stauffer each had one kill. Johnson, Corle and Siera Gregg each had two service aces. Emma Thompson and Perry each had one ace.

Leo spikes 8th-grade Tigers
Leo defeated the Bluffton 8th-graders 25-11, 25-24 in volleyball. Lauren Stauffer and Erin McKinley each had three kills for the Bluffton Tigers. Kennedy Johnson had two kills and one ace. Morgan Corle had one kill and Ashton Perry each had one ace.

Riverview runs past Tigers
Riverview defeated the Bluffton Middle School cross country teams Monday at Bluffton. Riverview won the boys’ meet 22-35 and the girls’ meet 21-41. Bluffton’s Jared Reckard was second in the boys’ 3,000-meter race in 12:01. Chance Anderson was sixth in 13:15, Colton Anderson seventh in 13:21 and Eli Kitt eighth in 13:22. In the girls’ race, Ashley Smith was third in 14:52 and Krysten Mossburg fourth in 14:54.