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A banner year for Bluffton Cattle Club 

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 7:07am

Find Allen County Fair results for the Beaverdam Bunch 4-H HERE.

By Lydia Gratz
Bluffton Cattle 4-H reporter

The Bluffton Cattle 4-H Club wrapped up their 2022 season exhibiting a wide variety of projects at the Allen County Fair. The club members worked hard throughout the summer and their efforts were recognized as they won many banners and ribbons throughout the week. Congratulations to all of the participants on a job well done.

MEMBER RESULTS:

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Pirates 2nd in NWC quad at Bluffton Golf Course

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 6:50am

By Cort Reynolds

The Pirate golf team finished second in a four-team Northwest Conference match Tuesday at the Bluffton Golf Course. Lincolnview won with 168 strokes, followed by Bluffton (175), Delphos Jefferson (179) and Ada (232).

Isaac Gallmeier was match medalist with with a one-under par score of 35. Pirate Jaden Coonfare was second with a 37.

Bluffton improved to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in the NWC with the results. 

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Pirate girls soccer 8-0 over Crestview

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 6:44am

By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team blew out Crestview 8-0 in Northwest Conference action Tuesday evening, September 6.

The lopsided win lifted the Pirate record to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in NWC play. The Knight girls fell to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the loss.

Jasi Crawfis and Sami Scoles each scored two goals to pace the victors. Scoles scored in the first minute to give Bluffton a very early lead. Riley Eachus hit the back of the net unassisted in the third minute to make it 2-0.

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Bluffton volleyball 3-0 over Arlington

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 6:38am

By Cort Reynolds
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The Bluffton High School volleyball team swept visiting Arlington in a non-league match Tuesday evening, September 6.

The Lady Pirates improved to 5-2 with the 25-23, 25-11, 25-22 sweep. Arlington fell to 3-3 after the loss.

  • Kendall Stackhouse led the victors with nine kills.
  • Ayla Grandey contributed eight kills, four aces and three blocks. 
  • Morgan Fruchey added five kills and three blocks.
  • Gracie Yarnell passed out 15 assists and came up with 14 digs while serving two aces.
  • Avery Talavinia mustered up a dozen digs.
  • Olivia Hobensack doled out five assists.
  • Olivia Siferd added three blocks.
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OHSAA spring sports divisional breakdowns

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 6:00am

COLUMBUS–On September 6, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the new divisional breakdowns for upcoming spring sports (2023). The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions during its meeting the prior week.

For the first time, the OHSAA’s spring sports will include boys volleyball. There will be two divisions of boys volleyball due to the spike in the number of schools now having a team, which has gone from 85 to almost 160 schools since the OHSAA announced earlier this year that it will sanction the sport.

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Polishing the Mirror exhibit at university gallery

Posted by Staff on September 7, 2022 - 3:05am

Bluffton University is hosting the art exhibit “Polishing the Mirror” through October 15 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of Sauder Visual Arts Center. 

Referring to the Ram Dass text, “Polishing the Mirror” is a collection of recent works that engage the idea of creative practice and the ritual of artmaking as a path towards awareness of oneself and the world. 

The exhibit will feature works from faculty-artists Andreas Baumgartner ’08, Jim Fultz, T.R. Steiner and Philip Sugden.

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