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Get on your tractor and ride

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 4:06pm

There were more tractors in Bluffton on Saturday than anywhere else in northwestern Ohio. The average age was, well, at the senior citizen level. The popular antique tractor show at Maple Crest is one of the features of the annual Bluffton Fall Festival. Additional tractors in part of this photo series.

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Meet the BHS student of the month

Ana Neufeld Weaver plans to pursue music education
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 3:52pm

Ana Neufeld Weaver, a Bluffton High School senior, is the September student of the month.

She is a member of the BHS Academic team, Latin Club, Drama Club, National Honor Society, Chamber Choir, Show Choir, BHS Orchestra, and is in the Lima Area Youth Orchestra.

She attends First Mennonite Church in Bluffton where she is a member of their youth group, vocal choir and bell choir. She is also a member of  Girl Scout Troop 20643.

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University runner gains top conference honors

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 3:43pm

 For the second time in three weeks, Bluffton University senior Alexis Cash (Gaines, MI/Lake Fenton) has been named the Heartland Conference Runner of the Week. Cash also took home Runner of the Week after a 10th place finish at the OWU invitational on September 14.

Cash had an impressive finish, placing 36th out of 125 Division III runners with a time of 24:42 on Saturday at the All-Ohio Championships.

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Bluffton University
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Kalida nips BHS; Pirates face Hornets on Thursday

Girls standing 7-4-1 overall
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 3:40pm

Kalida girls nip Bluffton
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The visiting Kalida girls soccer team edged Bluffton 2-1 Saturday afternoon in a non-league match.

The defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 7-4-1.

After a scoreless first half, Kalida tallied in the 52nd and 59th minutes to build a 2-0 lead.

Bluffton's Kayla White found the back of the net in the 73rd minute to halve the deficit.

Kalida put four of its six shots on goal. Bluffton got off 18 shots, 11 of which were on goal.

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Cross country team focuses on Tuesday Allen County meet

Runners 12th in 23-team Kalida meet
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 3:38pm

Pirate harriers 12th at Wildcat Invite
By Cort Reynolds
KALIDA - The Bluffton boys cross country team ran at the Wildcat Invitational meet in Kalida Saturday.

The Pirate boys finished 12th in the 23-team meet. Ottawa-Glandorf (53 points) easily out-distanced Elyria Catholic (104) for the team title. St. Marys finished third with 127 points.

Bluffton tallied 317 points.

Erik Nygaard finished 18th in the field of 216 runners with a time of 17:51.4 to post the top Pirate showing.

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Pirates can't contain Crestview running game

Schaadt completes two TD passes in the final eight minutes
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 3:31pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton football team could not contain the Knight run game and lost 41-21 to visiting Crestview in a Northwest Conference battle Friday night at Harmon Field.

The defeat ended a two-game Pirate win streak and dropped their record to 3-2 overall at the halfway point of the regular season. Bluffton also fell to 1-1 in the NWC.

The Knights improved to 3-2 and 2-0 in league play with their third consecutive victory.

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