The Bluffton High School girls tennis team won the top two singles matches but fell 3-2 in the overall score versus Defiance on Tuesday evening, August 16.
The close defeat dropped the Pirate record to 1-2-1 this season.
Juniors Brooke Camper and Caitlyn Couch each rolled to victory in straight sets to record the Bluffton wins.
Camper defeated Alexa Ritter by the score of 6-1, 6-1 at first singles. Couch steamrolled Kaiya Snyder 6-0, 6-0 at second singles.
ALLEN COUNTY, Ohio⎯The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition reports there were 3 fatal traffic crashes on Allen County roadways during the month of July 2022 for a total of 6 fatalities this year.
Last year (2021), there were 6 fatal crashes and 7 fatalities reported through the month of July.
The attached table shows information regarding the use of seatbelts and possible driver impairment.
Hosting at Bluffton Golf Club, Bluffton High School won a three-team Northwest Conference golf match on Monday, August 15.
The Pirates finished first with 178 strokes, followed by Allen East (197) and Ada (236). Mustang Levi Clum captured match medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 37.
Jaden Coonfare paced Bluffton with a score of 41. Jacob Boisvert was second for the Pirates with a round of 44. Eli Wenger carded a 45, while Evan Speicher shot a 48.
Logan Combs added a 50, while Aiden Sponslor registered a 54.
Developers claim $20,000 prize for designing social VR experience
Bluffton residents Ross Kauffman and Tobias S. Buckell were awarded first prize in the Meta (formerly Facebook) Horizon Worlds Builder Tracks competition. The duo claimed the $20,000 prize for constructing the "Studio 51" experience in Meta's Horizon World platform, a social virtual reality (VR) program that allows players to interact in user-created worlds.
Mr. T (a.k.a. Bluffton Elementary School principal Ben Thiel) recently sent home a variety of reminders to the families of students.
Two are pretty good advice for the general public:
Stop the spread of BCD
#BCD: This is an acronym that we will use at Bluffton Elementary to remind ourselves not to Blame, Complain, or Defend our circumstances on anyone or anything else. Join us as we continue to stop the spread of BCD this year when there are so many issues and excuses to BCD about. For more explanation please see the video linked here: Two Minutes with TK #9: No BCD
The Bluffton University President’s Ambassadors Program has been recognized with a 2022 Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA) Program of Excellence Award.
Robin Bowlus, vice president of enrollment management and advancement, and Claire Clay, director of public relations and enrollment operations, attended the conference in Cleveland this summer where the award was presented. Clay leads the President’s Ambassadors program which is currently comprised of 28 Bluffton sophomores, juniors and seniors who represent a variety of majors and campus involvement.
ALLEN COUNTY: Bridge joint repair work on Interstate 75 between Fourth Street and Bluelick Road will resume this week (August 15). Expect lane restrictions and traffic delays to begin in the northbound lanes then switching to southbound lanes later in the week.
