On September 2, the Bluffton High School football team lost a 27-19 nailbiter to visiting Defiance Ayersville in a non-league contest at Harmon Field.
The loss dropped the Bluffton record to 1-2, while Ayersville improved to 2-1 with the win.
The Pilots scored first on a one-yard run, but the extra point kick was no good to keep the score 6-0.
Pirate junior Gavin Bogart then found paydirt on a 70-yard scoring scamper to tie it 6-6. The Bluffton point after kick also missed to keep the score tied after one quarter.
COLUMBUS GROVE⎯Bluffton senior Landon Armstrong won the 121-runner Columbus Grove Invitational boys gray division race Saturday morning. Armstrong finished first in a time of 15:45.371. Classmate Erik Nygaard took third, just 6.15 seconds behind Armstrong.
Icon photographer and mom Jamie Nygaard reports "Erik and Landon are not only Bluffton High School Seniors, they are close friends, amazing runners and both broke a 40-year old BHS cross country record of 15:52 that was held by Mullenhour."
Bluffton favorite son Charles Triplehorn died Aug. 25, 2022.
Aside from his achievements in science, he was witness to two remarkable events during his lifetime.
He is possibly the only person with such an usual claim to fame. He witnessed Bluffton’s John Dillinger bank robbery in August of 1933. And, he attended the famous 150 Snow Bowl football game in Columbus, played by Ohio State and Michigan.
Several years ago, during a visit to Bluffton, Fred Steiner invited Charles to write down his version of both accounts.
The Pandora-Gilboa High School football team picked up a huge non-conference win Friday night September 2. P-G defeated Putnam County foe Leipsic, 33-21.
The Rockets were led by senior running back Ethan “Freight Train” Luginbill’s 28 carries, 181 yards, and three touchdowns; as the Rockets moved to 2-1 on the season.
You probably won’t see it on your calendar, but September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. And it is indeed important to be aware of the importance of life insurance. Are you adequately insured?
Many people aren’t. About 40% of Americans face some type of life insurance gap, either because they’re uninsured or underinsured, according to a 2021 survey by the research and advocacy groups LIMRA and Life Happens.
Bluffton's biggest students--athletes from Bluffton University--have returned to celebrate High-Five Fridays with some of our littlest, Bluffton Elementary students. The smiling faces of students and teachers reflect the happy, high energy start this gives to Friday mornings. PHOTOS by Jamie Nygaard.
