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Pirates complete undefeated regular season

Boys' soccer team ranked No. 2 in Division III in statewide poll
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 8:44am

Story by Cort Reynolds
Game photos by Rae Staton
Season scores at bottom of story
KALIDA - The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team defeated Kalida 4-1 in a non-conference match Thursday night to end the regular season.

The Pirates improved to 14-0-2 with the victory. Kalida fell to 4-10-3 with the defeat.

Simon Derstine netted a pair of goals and added one assist to pace the Pirate offense.

Jonathan Schriner scored a goal in the 11th minute. Josh Mehaffie added to the lead with a goal about six minutes later. 

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Volleyball: Bluffton takes down Van Buren in 4

Scoles 45 assists • Haelynn Bischoff 7 kills • Young 14 digs • Monday 14 digs • Siferd 1 block
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 8:37am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls volleyball team won a four-setter over non-conference rival Van Buren Thursday night to end the regular season on a positive note.

Bluffton's record improved to 13-8 overall with the 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19 victory.

VB fell to 11-8 with the defeat.
 
Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirate attack with 20 kills and one block. Versatile Taylor Schwab compiled 15 kills, 20 digs and served five aces. 

Haelynn Bischoff also knocked down seven kills, and Cara Young added 14 digs.

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Monty Ewing was retired from General Dynamics

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 6:00am

Monty Eugene Ewing, 76, died on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at 7:22 p.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

​He was born on March 6, 1944, in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Dwight E. and Hattie M. (Dotson) Ewing. He graduated from Alger High School in 1962. On June 15, 1968, Monty married Joyce K. Rolston and she survives in Alger.

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Bluffton hosts Division III tournament

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2020 - 3:47pm

Bluffton hosts the girls' Division III soccer sectional/district tournament this month. Eleven schools are part of the tournament. Liberty Benton is seeded number one and Bluffton is seeded number two.

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Diamond Sports asks for ball diamond improvement assistance

Shannon Cemetery monument moving ahead; village will purchase new police cruiser in 2021
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2020 - 3:30pm

Bluffton Diamond Sports is hoping Bluffton council will share half the costs of an improvement to one of the village park ball diamonds in 2021.

Council’s park and recreation committee, meeting on Sept. 30, was approached by the summer youth sports group to assist in the project.

The project would add roughly 100 ton of material on the playing field that faces County Line Road. The estimated total cost for the upgrade is between $10,000 and $12,000, according to Ben Stahl, council member.

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Former Bluffton University assistant named Ada boys' bball coach

Ada moved quickly to hire Jon Cook following resignation of previous coach
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 15, 2020 - 3:04pm

By Cort Reynolds
FROM ADA ICON - With basketball practice set to tip off Oct. 30, the Ada athletic department and school district moved quickly to hire a familiar face as the replacement for Dre White, who resigned Oct. 6.

Ada hired veteran local coach Jon Cook at its Oct. 14 school board meeting by a 4-1 vote. Cook previously coached the Bulldog boys varsity squad for three seasons from 1995-98 after a short stint as the junior varsity coach. 

He has a varied resume of coaching at many levels, including junior high at Ada as well as collegiately.

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