CORRECTION: An earlier version misspelled the name of wrestler Jett Blackburn.
The host Bluffton High School wrestling team finished a solid fourth at the Northwest Conference championship meet Friday evening, February 19.
Two Pirates won individual weight class championships and another came in second at the event. Three Bluffton wrestlers ended up third in their weight class.
Pirate senior Kaden Basil captured the 175 lbs. NWC crown with a record of 3-0 on the strength of three pins.
The Bluffton High School girls basketball team soundly defeated Continental 65-30 in girls sectional first round action on the campus of Bluffton University Thursday night, February 17.
Bluffton improved to 16-6 overall with the lopsided victory, which advanced them to the sectional finals. Continental ended its season 2-19 with the defeat.
Freshman post Ayla Grandey led the victors with 23 points and nine rebounds.
The winning Pirates will face the winner between fifth seed Kalida and Ft. Jennings Monday, Feb. 21 in the sectional finals.
The GriefShare weekly support group program will be introduced to Bluffton beginning at 7 p.m. on March 15, 2022 at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. The meetings are for those who have lost a loved one, whether that loss is recent or not. The non-denominational program features biblical concepts for healing.
