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Letter: Alumni Band Night invitation

Posted by Staff on September 12, 2022 - 6:58am

From Bridgette Hoff, Bluffton High School

Hello!! This is the year for the BHS Marching Alumni Band! Please dust off your instruments and join us for a fun night of marching in the band again.

When: Friday, Sept. 16, 2022

We are playing for pre-game.

Here's the schedule! Please join us!! Let us know if you need music.

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Letters
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Sept. 13 memorial soccer game and fundraiser honoring Officer Dominic Frances

Posted by Staff on September 11, 2022 - 9:49am

The Bluffton High School and Van Buren High School boys soccer teams will playi a memorial game honoring Bluffton Police Officer Dominic Francis, who was killed in the line of duty on March 31st, 2022.

The game will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday September 13, at Steinmetz Field, 9 Triplett Dr, Bluffton.

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The day 500 vehicles an hour passed through Bluffton

Posted by Paula Scott on September 11, 2022 - 8:15am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Imagine 500 vehicles in one hour traveling down Main Street Bluffton. 

That’s eight per minute. 

That’s one every seven seconds.

And, it happened on Labor Day, 1927. 

Yes, 95 Labor Days ago traffic on Bluffton’s Main Street averaged one vehicle every seven seconds. 

The following account from the Sept. 8, 1927, Bluffton News tells the story. 

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Historical Bluffton
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Rockets football powers to 63-7 victory over Arcadia

Posted by Paula Scott on September 11, 2022 - 8:07am

By Matt M. Stutz

The Pandora-Gilboa High School football team won their third straight game, overwhelming Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arcadia to the tune of 63-7 on Friday, September 9.

It was all P-G in the first half as the Rockets flew to a comfortable 49-0 halftime advantage.

P-G received the opening kickoff and quickly went up 7-0 as senior running back Ethan Luginbill ran it in from 10 yards out and Elam Suter connected on the point after kick with 11:12 on the first quarter clock-and the rout was on.

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Sports
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Bluffton girls edged by Riverdale soccer

Posted by Paula Scott on September 11, 2022 - 7:59am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost a defensive 1-0 battle to visiting Riverdale in a non-league match Saturday, September 10.

The close defeat dropped the Pirate record to 6-2, while Riverdale improved to 2-3-1 with the victory.

Falcon Maya Frey scored in the 10th minute to put the visitors ahead. Neither team was able to dent the net again over the final 70 minutes of play.

The Pirate girls directed 10 of their 12 shots on goal. The Falcons fired five of their nine shots on goal.

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Sports
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Bluffton boys double up Bearcats soccer

Posted by Staff on September 11, 2022 - 7:18am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys soccer squad beat visiting Spencerville 4-2 in the resumption of a suspended Northwest Conference match Saturday afternoon, September 10.

The Pirates led 1-0 when it was originally stopped by lightning August 29. Nolan Hoffman scored two goals to pace the victors.

Pirates Nick Lovett and Ethan Oglesbee netted one goal apiece. Kyle Basil came up with four saves in goal.

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