BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School baseball team methodically defeated Northwest Conference rival Delphos Jefferson 6-2 Thursday, April 17.
The Pirates improved to 6-4 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with the victory.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats fell to 0-11 overall and 0-3 in NWC play after the defeat.
The Pirates tallied a run in the third and two more in the fourth inning to lead 3-0. Both teams plated a run in the fifth to make it 4-1. DJ scored a run in the sixth to inch within 4-2.
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton High School girls softball team lost 8-3 to Northwest Conference rival Delphos Jefferson on Thursday, April 16.
The Pirate girls drop to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the NWC with the loss. Delphos Jefferson improved to 9-4 and 3-0 in NWC play after the win.
The Wildcat girls led only 1-0 after four innings of play. But the hosts broke it open with a five-run fifth frame. DJ added two runs in the sixth to build an 8-0 cushion.
The Pirate girls tallied three runs in the seventh, but fell well short.
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) has selected both Cory-Rawson Elementary School and Cory-Rawson High School as Purple Star Schools for its 2025 class.
Purple Star Schools show a strong commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
ODEW shared that the state’s Purple Star Advisory Board established strict criteria in order for schools to be considered for the designation and both of the Cory-Rawson schools met those standards.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
In a departure from Bluffton Lions tradition, over 100 individuals were honored as 2024 Citizens of the Year at an April 15 celebration. Volunteers who support the three Et Cetera Inc. shops–the Et Cetera Thrift Shop, Book ReViews and Bluffton Ten Thousand Villages–were recognized for their impact on Bluffton’s downtown commercial district.
CHILICOTHE __ Twenty-six rural hospitals are launching the Ohio High Value Network (OHVN) to collaborate on clinical and business initiatives to strengthen healthcare in rural communities across the state, OHVN announced today.
The network’s foundation is a clinically integrated network (CIN) caring for a population of more than 2.5 million patients.
