The Bluffton University baseball team called on its game two warriors again and the Beavers delivered their third Heartland Conference split in five days at defending champion Franklin College on Saturday, April 6. Bluffton moved to 12-12 overall and 3-3 in the HCAC, while the Grizzlies are now 13-9 with the same 3-3 mark in the conference.
By Cort Reynolds
CONVOY - Visiting Bluffton knocked out 20 hits to whip perennial power Crestview 16-5 in Northwest Conference softball play Monday evening.
Bluffton improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC by scoring 13 runs in its final two at bats. Meanwhile, Crestview fell to 5-2 and 1-1 in the league after the defeat.
Pirate hurler Libby Schaadt improved to 6-1 with a complete-game six-hitter. She struck out 11 Lady Knights and gave up five earned runs.
Schaadt aided her own cause with a three-run home run and a single.
Bluffton police appended a suspect following a vehicle chase in the early morning hours of April 7. As a result, several pounds of suspected marijuana and other items associated with drug trafficking were discovered in the vehicle.
The suspect, who was not identified, was booked into the Allen County Justice Center. His case is pending. It is expected to go to a grand jury next month. Afterward, it will be handled in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
Ryan Burkholder, Bluffton police chief, provided the Icon with the follow account of the incident:
Interstate 75, just north of county Road 99, Findlay, will be stopped temporarily for short intervals during the morning hours of Thursday, April 11, for the installation of a cable line below the interstate.
Work will take place between 8 a.m. and noon, but Interstate 75 traffic is anticipated to be affected for only 15 minutes in each direction.
Law enforcement will provide traffic control. Work is being performed by Charter Communications.
The Bluffton University softball team had a nonconference doubleheader on Sunday, April 7 when it hosted Ohio Wesleyan. The Beavers got the best of OWU in game one, 10-4, before dropping the finale by an 8-6 count. Bluffton moved to 6-18 on the year, while Ohio Wesleyan improved to 7-17 overall.
Tree Commission – Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m.
Public Meeting – Jefferson St. Improvements Phase II – Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Cemetery Board – Wednesday, April 10, 5 p.m.
Board of Zoning and Building Appeals – Monday, April 15, 6:30 p.m.
Planning Commission – Monday, April 15, 7 p.m.
Utility Committee – Wednesday, April 17, 4 p.m.
Ordinance – Monday, April 22, 6 p.m.
Council Meeting – Monday, April 22, 7 p.m.
Two straight days with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. April is here. Here’s the recent seven-day weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Bluffton Auto Repair Center, 302 N. Main St., says "Good bye winter, hello spring." The shop offers a spring service special for air conditioning service at $84.
To schedule an appointment call 419-358-0303 or stop in at the corner of Main and Jefferson.
