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Bluffton's Busch 2nd team All-NWC softball • Jordan, Bricker HM

Adam Friedritz, Braeden Jordan HM in baseball
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2021 - 10:18am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Three Bluffton softball players received All-Northwest Conference honors in voting conducted by the league coaches Monday evening.

Lady Pirate junior slugger Riley Busch was named second team all-league.

Senior Kennedi Jordan and junior Sophie Bricker earned honorable mention league notice.

Lincolnview senior Destiny Coil was named NWC Player of the Year, drawing more votes than Paulding shortstop Gabbie Stallbaum and Ada pitcher Leona Dalton.

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GROB orientation and signing day for apprenticeship class is Saturday

Involving 37 students from 20 high schools and four career centers
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2021 - 6:44am

GROB Systems, 1070 Navajo Dr., Bluffton, will host its orientation and signing day for its 2021 apprenticeship class on Saturday.

The event is from 9 a.m. to noon at GROB.

"New apprentices and their families will attend this event to learn more about what to expect at GROB and celebrate them choosing an apprenticeship," said Krista Lehman of GROB.

The apprentices and their families will participate in a signing day photo opportunity to highlight each student choosing this path after high school.

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Cars and coffee season starts Saturday

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2021 - 6:37am

Bluffton cars and coffee opens its 2021 season on Saturday, May 22, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Masterpiece Graphics, 902 N. Main St.

This year's events are monthly. Details are on the flyer.

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Beaver freshman named In The Huddle Rookie of the Season

Montez Archer Jr. selected for his outstanding season at Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2021 - 6:32am

In The (D3FB) Huddle has named Bluffton University football player Montez Archer Jr. (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) its Rookie of the Season.

The HCAC Defensive Player, Special Teams Player and Newcomer of the Year was recently honored by the In The (D3FB) Huddle podcast for his outstanding season. Members of the podcast were stunned to find out that Jr. was his name, not his class.

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Adams named NFCA All-Region for softball

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 21, 2021 - 6:27am

Sophomore Bobbi Adams (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) was named Third Team All-Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) following the 2021 softball season.

Adams spent time behind the plate, at third base and at first as she was DP/UT honoree on the third team. It marks the second time in three years that a graduate of Rutherford B. Hayes in Delaware has been honored by the NFCA as Adams followed in the footsteps of 2020 graduate Caylin Morstadt who was named 3rd team all-region as a junior.

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Bluffton University
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Icon music review: Five hot songs about coffee

I’d cut down on drinking caffeine, but these songs make me thirsty for more coffee
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2021 - 11:16pm

Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman 
If my heart stopped at this second, the police would find some change, a health insurance card, and a coupon for a free cup of coffee on my person. My potential demise aside, here are some great songs about my favorite morning beverage. Do you agree? Let the Icon know in the comments!

“The Coffee Song”- Frank Sinatra (1946)

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