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Bluffton to honor Elbert Dubenion, Beaver and Buffalo Bill football star

Posted by Staff on September 23, 2024 - 9:38am

CORRECTED Dubenion Drive ceremony, noon on Friday, October 4, near Salzman Stadium

Blufftonite Ron Lora was a teammate of Elbert Dubenion on the Bluffton Beavers football team.

By Ron Lora

A section of Bentley Road in Bluffton will soon also be known as Elbert Dubenion Drive, lining up with Salzman Stadium on the western edge of the Bluffton University campus. The village council acted unanimously upon a presentation from a group of alumni and village citizens interested in honoring the only Bluffton College/University athlete to play professional football.

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3rd annual Vine Street Block party is September 28

Posted by Paula Scott on September 23, 2024 - 8:12am

Vine St. Block Party will begin at 3:00 p.m. and continue until midnight

A September 28 Block Party on Vine Street will feature live music, dancing in the street to DJs and even a kids' dance hour. This event is free and open to the public.

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Unbeaten Pirate football cruises by Bearcats

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2024 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton football team drubbed visiting Spencerville 55-7 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Friday night, September 20, at Harmon Field.

Bluffton raced to a 48-0 halftime lead and cruised to victory.

The defending league co-champion Pirates improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.

Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 3-2 and 0-2 in the NWC after the loss. 

Bluffton scored 27 points in the first period and tallied 21 in the second stanza to put the game out of reach early.

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Pirate Fenzl 10th at Van Wert cross country meet

Posted by Staff on September 22, 2024 - 6:00am

By Cort Reynolds

VAN WERT __The Bluffton High School cross country teams competed at the Van Wert Hospital Ohio Health Invitational meet on Saturday, September 21.

Host Van Wert won the meet with 47 points. Lincolnview finished second (90), followed by Crestview (98).

The Pirate boys finished 10th out of 14 teams with 311 points. The Pirate girls came in ninth out of 13 squads with 243 points. 

Owen Scott of meet host Van Wert won the boys race in a time of 15:44.5.

O-G’s Anna Buddelmeyer won the 112-runner girls race in 18:49 2.

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Elegies of Unrest at Grace Albrecht Gallery

Posted by Paula Scott on September 21, 2024 - 10:23pm

The Sauder Visual Arts Center Grace Albrecht Gallery is currently exhibiting work by Justin Johnson, who explains, “My subject matter comes from news feeds and photographic sources from the front lines. I have distilled these compositions to their most simple forms… They are lamentations that describe tragedy through abstraction.” The exhibit runs through October 5 when a closing reception will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Pirate volleyball sweeps Carey

Posted by Staff on September 21, 2024 - 9:54pm

By Cort Reynolds

CAREY __ The visiting Bluffton Pirate volleyball team beat solid non-conference foe Carey in straight sets on Saturday, September 21.

The Pirates improved their record to a sparkling 13-2 with the 25-20, 25-21, 25-12 road sweep. Bluffton has won 12 of its last 13 matches.

Carey fell to 9-4 overall after the defeat.  

Karlie Lora led the Pirates with 11 kills. She also came up with 11 digs and dealt a pair of aces.

Kendall Stackhouse and Ayla Grandey each hammered nine kills. 

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