The Bluffton University men's golf team torched the school record (308) with a sparkling 302 on the opening day of the Beaver Fall Classic. Lourdes University sits in first place, just one stroke ahead of the Beavers heading into the final round on Sunday.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team fell to a Muskingum University squad that was hungry for its first win of the season. The Muskies dominated from start to finish for a 3-0 shutout on Saturday, Sept. 18. Bluffton fell to 2-3 on the season, while Muskingum moved to 1-6.
Muskingum’s Morgan Meisel hit paydirt twice and found Hailey Morgan between her two goals. The home team doubled up Bluffton with 22 shots to 11 for the Beavers. Muskingum was whistled for six more fouls (16-10) and it also forced six of the seven corner kicks during the match.
The Bluffton University football team rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to defeat host Kalamazoo 21-20 on Saturday, September. 18. Zachary Nobis (Bryan) connected with Laurenz Johnson (Huber Heights/Wayne) with 30 seconds remaining for the thrilling come-from-behind win. The Beavers improved to 2-1 on the season, while Kalamazoo slipped to 1-2.
On Friday afternoon, Sept. 17, the Beavers lined up to race on Cedarville's cross country course at the 2021 All-Ohio Championship Race. While there was a varsity and an open race that day, both Bluffton's men's and women's teams competed in the varsity race. The hot mid-day weather, gradual hills and little shade made for a tough race.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team continued its outstanding start to the season with a convincing 3-0 shutout of Thiel College on a sunny Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. It marks the first 3-1 start since 1989 and only the third time in school history that the men have opened with a 3-1 mark.
The Beavers also etched their name in the record books as the first squad to take a spotless home mark into Heartland Conference play.
The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational meet Saturday, September 18.
The Pirate boys finished eighth in the 17-team Blue Division boys race. Holgate captured first with 62 points, followed by Van Wert (75) and host O-G (103).
Junior Landon Armstrong led the Pirates by finishing seventh in a time of 17:40.488.
Senior Hunter Wasnich of Wauseon crossed the line first in the boys race with a time of 16:47.129.
What do you get when you mix an Ex-President and the Grand Master of Pop fiction?
You get a pretty good read.
Regardless of what you think of Bill Clinton as a President, and even though as a man he was a womanizing scoundrel, he knows the inner workings of Washington, DC.
Regardless of what you think of James Patterson as an author who doesn't write many of his books, he knows how to write well when he chooses to do so.
Put them together and you get one heck of a political thriller, packed with non-stop action from the very start to the very end.
UPDATE: All kits in the first shipment have been distributed. Please call ahead to determine if kits are available.
Self-administered, At-Home Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests are now available for pickup at Bluffton Public Library. If you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call to schedule curbside pickup.
The kits have been provided by the Ohio Department of Health and are free to the public.
The Bluffton University volleyball team found its mojo on Friday, Sept. 17, at the Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic. The Beavers routed Roanoke (VA) in three sets before taking down Washington & Jefferson in four. Bluffton improved to 5-7 on the season following these victories.
