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Pirate golfers 7th at sectionals; Speicher advances to districts

By Cort Reynolds

KALIDA – The Bluffton High School boys golf team finished seventh out of 13 teams in the Div. III sectional tournament at Moose Landing Country Club on Thursday, September 26.

Napoleon won the sectional team championship by one shot with 316 strokes. Ottawa-Glandorf was a very close second at 317 strokes, followed by St. Marys in third (321).

The top three teams made it to districts, along with the top three individuals not on qualifying teams.

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Pirate volleyball sweeps T-Birds

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton Pirate volleyball team swept visiting Northwest Conference rival Lima Central Catholic Thursday, September 26.

The Pirates won for the 13th time in 15 matches. 

The Pirates improved to 14-3 overall and 3-1 in NWC action after the 25-13, 25-11, 25-20 win. LCC fell to 2-11 overall and 1-3 in NWC play after the loss.

First-place Crestview is 13-2 overall and 6-0 in the NWC.

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Bluffton Fall Festival: All around the town

Bluffton will celebrate fall all around the village on Saturday, September 28. This the 19th annual Bluffton Fall Festival with many free activities and food vendors. Most activities are scheduled from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Visit www.blufftonfallfestival.com for more information.

ODW asks for reports of dead/sick deer

The Ohio Division of Wildlife asks you to report sick deer. The agency is seeking reports of dead/sick deer suffering from EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease) to help the agency track potential disease outbreaks.

If you observe a deer that is behaving abnormally, please report your observations online at https://ow.ly/vIOH50Tvszp

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Apollo Career Center and local schools awarded $1.1 M in CTE funding

Above L-R) Mark Reed of GROB Systems Inc., Apollo Superintendent Keith Horner, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, Ada School Superintendent Julie Simmons and Ada HS Principal Dan Lee.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On Wednesday, September 25, Lt. Governor Husted presented Apollo Career Center with $1.1M in Career Technical Education funds through a grant collaboratively written with Ada Exempted Village Schools and Allen East Schools.

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