Captured singles tournament crown with a 6-0, 6-2 title round win over Grace Lott of Van Wert
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2019 - 9:31am
By Cort Reynolds
ELIDA - The Bluffton girls tennis team finished third in the four-team Elida Invitational at the Dennis Schwinnen Courts Saturday.
Van Wert took first with 16 points, followed by Celina (10), Bluffton (8) and host Elida (2).
Pirate senior Erin Hotmire captured the singles tournament crown with a 6-0, 6-2 title round win over Grace Lott of Van Wert to lift her record to 10-2 this season.
Bluffton plays a dual match at Elida Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2019 - 7:52pm
The cymbals are second nature to Debb Herr, who was one of several dozen Bluffton High School alumni band members performing in a pre-game on Friday at Harmon Field. The alumni band performs every-other-year. Mark Yoder took this photos and has several more on his Facebook.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2019 - 7:29pm
Bluffton Boys and Girls 4H Club members filed the following report of awards received at the Allen County Fair.
Brooklynn Bible, president
First in Designed by Me (State Fair rep)
First in Clothing for Middles School (State Fair rep)
First in Scrapbooking 2nd Year (State Fair rep)
Third in Guys and Gals Lead Show
Third in Sr. Fair Scrapbook Page
Landin Bible, vice president
Measuring Up A ribbon
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2019 - 6:12pm
By Joseph Watkins, sports information assistant
The Bluffton University football team opened up the 2019 season on the road against the College of Wooster.
It was the fourth meeting of all-time between the schools with Wooster now a perfect 4-0. The Beavers could not seem to find a groove offensively all game falling 31-6 to the Fighting Scots.
Nate Schaadt rushed 20 times for 53 yards, Neff netted 48 yards on 14 runs, Tyson Shutler added 37 yards on six rushes
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2019 - 6:05pm
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Visiting Pandora-Gilboa scored four unanswered touchdowns over the middle two quarters to register a 27-9 win over Bluffton at Harmon Field Friday night.
The Pirates fell to 1-1 with the loss, while P-G improved to 1-1 with the non-league win.
The Rockets rolled up 443 yards in offense to just 149 yards by Bluffton. P-G quarterback Silas Schmenk tossed three long touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Rockets to victory.