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Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 9:39am

Several new “Help Wanted” advertisements are now listed on Bluffton and Ada Icons. Check Icon Classified Ad pages at: www.blufftonicon.com/classifieds.

New opening are added to this list daily. Businesses interested in listing postions available should contact [email protected].

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12th win in a row for girls' soccer team

Diller scores 3 goals, Garmatter, Matthews score 1 each as Coldwater falls 5-0
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 8:50am

By Cort Reynolds
Season scores at bottom of story
BLUFFTON - Allison Diller scored a hat trick to lead the Bluffton girls soccer team to a regular season-ending 5-0 shutout win over visiting Coldwater Thursday night.

With their 12th win in a row, the Lady Pirates improved to 13-2-1. Coldwater fell to .500 at 8-8 with the defeat.

Diller found the back of the net in the third, 10th and 36th minutes of play to give Bluffton a 3-0 halftime lead.

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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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