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Pirates of spring

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 4:08pm

Wyatt Lovell, Eden Antrim and Eric Nygaard are photographed during their participation in the Ottawa-Glandorf track invitational. (Jamie Nygaard photos) Click here for Bluffton results in the meet.

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Bluffton netmen nipped by Kenton

Luke Shadle and Grant Klinger post Pirate wins
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 3:26pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys tennis team dropped a 3-2 battle to Kenton Monday evening. 

Bluffton fell to 2-4 with the defeat, while Kenton improved to 4-6 with the narrow win.

Pirate sophomore Luke Shadle won 7-5, 6-3 at second singles over Wildcat senior Rylee Messinger.

Bluffton senior Grant Klingler triumphed 7-5, 6-4 at third singles over Kenton junior Noah Ketcham to provide the other Pirate victory. 

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Pirate girls edged by Paulding 3-2

Panthers stop BHS baseball team
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 3:23pm

Baseball story follows the softball story
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton lost 3-2 to Paulding in the final inning of a Northwest Conference softball nailbiter  Monday evening.

The Lady Pirates fell to 2-9 and 1-3 in the NWC after the defeat. The Panther girls improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the NWC with the victory. 

The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Paulding pushed a run across the plate. The Panthers moved ahead 2-0 with another run in the top of the sixth.

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Bluffton track competes at O-G meet

Pirates participate in Ayersville Invite on Saturday
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 3:11pm

By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA - The Bluffton boys track and field team finished fifth at the annual 10-team Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal meet Friday evening.

The Lady Pirates came in eighth out of nine squads. Liberty-Benton edged Oak Harbor for the girls team crown. Meanwhile Van Wert out-pointed second-place Oak Harbor for the 10-school boys title.

Wyatt Lovell tied for first place in the high jump to post the top Bluffton finish. Eden Antrim also came in second in the boys 1600 meter run.

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COVID-19: What are the odds?

Hardin County is at 111.6 cases per 100,000 people
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 9:20am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States, globally, and in Ohio. 

On April 15, 2021, the US reported 74,374 new COVID-19 cases with 2,164 from Ohio and four from Hardin County. This week Ohio contributed 2.9% of the country’s cases. 

Hancock County is in the top five reported counties in Ohio with 304.8 new cases per 100,000 people and Allen County is reporting 160.2 per 100,000. 

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 20, 2021 - 9:01am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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