By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - Wapakoneta pulled away from visiting Bluffton with a big fourth period to post a 55-44 non-league boys basketball victory Tuesday night.
The Pirates trailed by just two points heading into the final stanza. But the Redskins outscored Bluffton 20-11 down the stretch to win by 11.
Wapakoneta hit eight of 11 free throws in the fourth period as Zach Rogers scored nine of his 13 points. Redskin Noah Ambos added seven of his 15 markers in the decisive last quarter.
Kay S. Otto, 69, of Bluffton, died on Dec. 30, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She was born July 11, 1951, in Lima, Ohio to Evelyn (Eck) Otto and the late Richard Otto.
Kay is survived by her mother, Evelyn; daughter, Angel Lombardo of South Korea; three grandchildren, Kayne (Vivian) Edwards of China, Noah Edwards of Tennessee, Mia Edwards of Ohio; and one great-granddaughter, Juliette Edwards of China. She is also survived by her brothers, Larry Otto of Tucson, Arizona, and Don Otto of Ohio.
