COLDWATER __ Top-seeded Coldwater knocked the visiting Bluffton baseball team out of Div. III sectional finals Friday by an 11-1 score.
The hosts scored two times in the bottom of the first frame to grab an early lead. Bluffton plated its lone run in the top of the third to pull within 2-1.
But a six-run Cavalier third inning gave the hosts an 8-1 cushion.
Coldwater added a run in the fourth and they tacked on two more in the sixth to invoke the 10-run mercy rule.
The Pirates ended their season 10-11 after the loss. The Cavaliers (22-5) advanced to the district semifinals at Elida vs. Fort Recovery (10-11) May 20 with the sectional title victory.
The Riley Creek Singers production of Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” will be performed August 9-10-11, 2024. Auditions are scheduled for June 3-4 from 6:30-9:00 p.m.
A 7 p.m. public meeting on Wednesday, May 22 has been scheduled by the Village of Bluffton and Richland Township to cover safety services business. The meeting will be at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.
The following public meetings have been scheduled by the Village of Bluffton. Please note the Village Council meeting will be on a Tuesday instead of Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday.
At about 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, the Bluffton Schools alerted the community that their phone system is having trouble with incoming calls. Please email the following contacts until the phones are up and running, which should be soon.
Photographer Marvin Foster captured the intensity and effort displayed by Bluffton High School athletes at the May 16 and 18 track and field regionals at Ada War Memorial Stadium. You find three albums of his photos on Facebook HERE.
ADA __ Several Bluffton High School athletes qualified for the regional track and field meet with strong showings at the Div. III district competition on May 16 and 18.
A true Bluffton classic, perhaps taken in the 1880s ... this tin type photograph offers many questions and few answers. However, here is what we do know:
Howard Raid had this tin type, which measures 2 inches wide by 3 ½ inches tall. It was given to him by an unknown previous owner.
Ohio floriculture was worth more than $233 million in 2023, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. This was down 4 percent from the $243 million sold in 2022.
