In only its second year as a swim team with the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the Bluffton High School swim team has nine individual qualifiers and five relay teams moving onto the OHSAA Northwest District Division II competition February 18-20, 2022 at Bowling Green State University.
Bluffton High School art students have had 14 pieces of art accepted by the annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational at ArtSpace/Lima. The show at 65-67 Town Square, Lima, runs from February 11-26. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and admission is free.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny co-authored the intense political thriller State Of Terror, (Thorndike Press ISBN-13-1-4328-8983-8) a page-turning thriller on a grand scale. If you like insight into the intrigue of our political system, this book is written to your taste.
Wikipedia makes it sound like Ada is known for having the shortest name in Ohio. Phooey. Surely the top two contenders for Ada fame are, in alphabetical order, Ohio Northern University and the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School boys basketball team (8-0 BVC, 4-1 PCL, 13-6) went to McComb and picked up a win on February 11, ending their two-game losing streak. The Blanchard Valley Conference game ended with the score 54-42.
The win keeps P-G undefeated atop the BVC standings with one big conference game remaining on Saturday, February 19 at home against Liberty-Benton (7-1).
Shopping for your sweetheart on Saturday, February 12?
The Et Cetera Shop, Ten Thousand Villages, and Book ReViews are hosting a Scavenger Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter each of the 3 stores, answer a question, have a clerk punch your card, and enter to win a Gift Certificate Bouquet, just in time for Valentine's Day!
You'll also find plenty of great gifts at local shops. See our photos for examples.
Playing in Harrod, the Bluffton High School girls basketball team defeated local rival Allen East 48-42 in their Northwest Conference finale showdown Thursday night, February 10.
The Lady Pirates improved to 15-6 overall after the victory. Bluffton finished in a tie for fifth place in the NWC at 4-4 with Leipsic.
AE fell to 11-10 and 2-6 in the NWC (seventh) with the defeat.
Delphos Jefferson captured the league crown outright at 8-0 after beating Columbus Grove 65-49 Thursday night. Grove and Crestview tied for second at 6-2, followed by Spencerville (5-3).
The Bluffton boys basketball team avoided an upset bid by visiting backyard rival Allen East to win 60-56 and clinch the league crown in a Northwest Conference nailbiter Friday night, February 11. (Watch the game at https://youtu.be/Oyavo7c29UE)
With the win, the Pirates clinched at least a share of the Northwest Conference title, their first in 22 years. Bluffton is 10-0 at home this season.
The Pirates improved to 17-2 and finished 7-1 in the NWC with the tense win. AE fell to 11-8 and 3-4 in the NWC after the loss.
Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St., hosted members of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, February 11.
Manager Katelyn Gainok also announced that Blended Roots will be hosting the 2022 Bluffton Arts and Craft Festival from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday June 4. The festival will be located in and around the store including the surrounding grounds on Cherry and Railroad streets.
Playing in Richmond, the Bluffton University men's basketball team led by as many as 14 points early in the second half, but Earlham rallied for a 76-68 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. The Quakers improved to 9-10 and 5-7 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton fell to 5-15 and 1-11 in the HCAC.
