Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 11:27am
Whitney Bender of Bluffton, has been placed as a student teacher for the University of Findlay's fall semester. Bender is in a student teaching position at Allen East Elementary School. Bender is pursuing a degree in early childhood education.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:37am
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team defeated Columbus Grove 4-1 Thursday evening in a Northwest Conference showdown of unbeatens.
Bluffton improved to 5-2-1 overall and sit atop the NWC at 4-0 after their fourth straight victory. CG fell to 5-4 and 3-1 in league play after losing the first-place league battle.
Regan Mittendorf scored first in the 21st minute, follwed by a score from Allison Diller two minutes later.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:27am
By Cort Reynolds - photos by Rae Staton
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys soccer team defeated non-league foe Kenton 2-0 Thursday night at Steinmetz Field.
The Pirates improved to 6-0-1 this season with the shutout win.
The game was scoreless until just before halftime. Kaden Basil netted a goal in the 39th minute to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead at intermission.
Teammate Jude Spallinger then gave Bluffton a little breathing room with the second goal in the 63rd minute.
Pirate senior Jonathan Schriner registered one assist.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:16am
By Cort Reynolds
VAN WERT - The Bluffton girls golf team competed in the four-team Northwest Conference tournament Tuesday at Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert.
Delphos Jefferson won the NWC crown for the third straight season with a total score of 187 strokes.
Lincolnview finished second (203), followed by Crestview (256) and Bluffton (262).
Lancer Winter Boroff was tournament medalist with a score of 39.
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on September 18, 2020 - 6:00am
Dr. Tom Zhou has joined the medical staff at ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices. Dr. Zhou is an otolaryngologist and will treat diseases of the head and neck. His office is located at 1110 W. Main Cross St. Suite G, Findlay, Ohio.
Dr. Zhou received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School (Minneapolis, Minnesota). He then completed his residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2020 - 8:43pm
By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - On Thursday afternoon, the Ada school district and athletic department made the difficult and unprecedented decision to cancel the rest of its 2020 football season after just three games.
"Safety concerns arising from a limited number of Ada players available for the game have forced this decision for the Ada district," wrote second-year Bulldog athletic director Eric Perkins in a brief press release.
Third-year head coach Shawn Christopher also announced his resignation Thursday, effective immediately.