Bluffton HIgh School senior soccer standout Theo Andreas was voted Northwest Conference Player of the Year in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.
Andreas paced the team in goals as he led the Pirate boys to their ninth consecutive league title at 5-0. Bluffton is 42-0-0 all-time in conference play.
Pirate seniors Ben Hartzler and junior Jack Brauen each made first team all-league alongside Andreas.
Sophomore Ethan Blount was named second team all-league.
On a sunny October afternoon, Bluffton University officials provided a tour of the new Knowlton Science Center for donor and alumnus Greg Wannemacher and members of his staff.
Bluffton University will host an artist reception for Kathleen Pahl and her exhibit “A Line is a Point” from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center. The event is part of Bluffton’s Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2023 activities.
Bluffton University’s Fall Choral Concert will be held on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall
Under the direction of Dr. Bo Young Kang, director of choral activities, University Chorale will perform selections including “Gaelic Song of the Boatman” by Sine NicFhionnlaigh, “Weep No More” by David Childs, and “Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen” from German Requiem by Brahms.
Camerata Singers will perform selections including “Best Day of My Life” by Zachary Barnett, “Stand Up” from the movie “Harriet” by Joshuah Campbell, and “Sing” by Mark Brymer.
This event is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships.
The Bluffton High School volleyball team was upset in four sets by visiting Ottawa-Glandorf in Div. III sectional semifinal action Monday night, October 16.
The number five seed Pirates won the first set 25-22, but then dropped the next three to the Titan girls 25-20, 25-14, 25-22. Watch the match on Volleyball BHS-Youtube HERE.