The Bluffton University women stifled St. Mary's College 66-49 on day two of the McDonald's Holiday Classic. Their fourth straight victory has the Beavers 6-4 overall headed back into Heartland Conference action on Sunday.
A Sydney Cavanaugh (Mansfield/St. Peter) three ball at the 1:39 mark of the first quarter gave Bluffton a 19-6 advantage as the Beavers had visions of the 93 points they put up on Wednesday against Geneva. Two Cavanaugh freebies made it 21-8 heading to period two.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team got career nights out of a pair of juniors on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Bluffton moved to 4-6 following a 69-53 win over Grove City in the McDonald's Holiday Classic. Marcus Bruns (Coldwater) and Miguel Ringer (Cincinnati/Christian) put up 23 points and 20 points, respectively, just a night after Jameel Cosby (Springfield/Kenton Ridge) went off for a career-high 31 counters.
Blanchard Valley Health System is prohibiting cloth masks in all facilities and locations. BVHS will require patients and visitors to wear a surgical or an N-95 mask, which will be provided upon entry.
The Bluffton High School boys varsity basketball team rolled past Arlington 67-35 to win the annual McDonald's Holiday Tournament Thursday night, December 30.
Bluffton outscored the Red Devils 40-16 in the second half and 27-9 in the final stanza to win the tournament final.
Trenton Donley fired in 21 points to earn tournament MVP honors. He scored 38 points in the two wins.
Bluffton improved to 7-1 with their sixth straight victory. Arlington fell to 6-4 with the lopsided loss.
The Village of Bluffton has announced the following meetings for early January.
The meetings will be held at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St., unless noted. Please contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Personnel Committee – Wednesday, January 5 at noon.
Ordinance Committee – Thursday, January 6 at noon, via Zoom.
This photo could easily be one of Bluffton’s top 10 mysterious locations. This doorway no longer exists and you have to be in your seventh, eighth or older decade to recognize its location. It was once the entrance to a cave used by a brewery near Thurman and Washington streets. The story is at www.blufftonforever.com/post/one-of-bluffton-s-most-mysterious-locations
Have you started creating a "To-do" list for 2022? The Icon recommends taking some time to make a "Done" list as well. Council member Joe Sehlhorst used his notes to compile the following recap for the Village of Bluffton:
Just a few of many accomplishments mentioned that we all can be proud of.
Thank you all for such hard work, service, and dedication for the benefit of the Village.
Karen S. Garmatter, 79, of Rawson entered into the presence of her heavenly Savior on December 29, 2021 at 6:13 p.m. at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born August 6, 1942 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Byron and Helen (Cook) Anderson. On March 29, 1963 she married Marvin Garmatter and they have lived on the same farm all of their married life.
The Bluffton High School boys varsity team rolled to a 32-point halftime lead and crushed visiting Cory-Rawson 76-25 in the semifinals of the McDonald's Holiday basketball tournament Wednesday night, December 29.
Balanced Bluffton drained 11 three-pointers in posting the win.
The Pirates will host Arlington (6-3) in the tournament finals Thursday at approximately 7 p.m.
Bluffton led C-R 20-7 after the opening stanza. They then poured it on with a 27-8 second period onslaught to build a commanding 47-15 intermission cushion.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team scored early and often in a 93-55 beatdown of Geneva College on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Bluffton improved to 5-4 on the season, while Geneva fell to 3-4. The 59 points Bluffton put up in the first half eclipsed the previous school mark of 57 set against Wilmington in 1995-96!
