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Pirates come from behind to stop Delphos 62-56
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2020 - 2:00pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton rallied late to outscore and outlast Delphos Jefferson 62-56 in a Northwest Conference thriller on Homecoming Friday night at Harmon Field.

The teams combined for over 1,100 yards in total offense and 118 points in the shootout.

Pirate quarterback Nate Schaadt accounted for 415 yards of total offense and five touchdowns. Jefferson's Colin Bailey rushed for over 300 yards and ran/threw for seven scores in the back and forth battle.

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Kenny Lovett finishes second in NWC golf voting

Allen East wins conference match
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2020 - 1:48pm

By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The eight-team Northwest Conference golf championship tournament was held Thursday at Colonial Hills.

Tourney host and league regular season champion Allen East won the event with 323 strokes, with Paulding a distant second at 349.

Lincolnview was third (351), followed by Bluffton (361), Columbus Grove (373) and Delphos Jefferson (383).     

Ada tied for seventh with Crestview at 448 strokes, but won the fifth man playoff tiebreaker to finish one spot ahead of the Knights.

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What's for lunch in October?

Here's the Bluffton school menu
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2020 - 11:37am

The Bluffton school October lunch menu is now on the Icon.

It begins with barbecue pork sandwiches and mixed vegetables. The month ends with sub sandwiches, carrots and fruit.

Click here to view the entire October lunch menu.

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Regional news
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57 soybean harvest ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2020 - 11:09am

Members of the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America (FFA), during the 1962-63 school year.

Front from left, Gene Balmer, Jim Dillman, Tom Bogart, Larry Mast, Richard Herr, Paul Kloeppel and Jack Kibele.

Standing from left, Ken Bucher, Gary Zimmerman, Ron Steiner, Joe Steiner, Jim Motter, Richard Bucher, Marvin Augsburger, Roy Schmutz, Dave Montgomery, Dennis Swank and Jack Reichenbach.

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Historical Bluffton
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Icon music review: ALICIA- Alicia Keys

Not Keys’ finest work by any stretch of the imagination. Still, there are enough good tunes and her smooth vocals to recommend it.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2020 - 9:11am

Reviewed By Craig Hoffman
American singer-songwriter and actress Alicia Keys is out with her seventh studio album Alicia (stylized all caps) in 2020. This comes after a number of delays due to COVID-19. Keys has received numerous awards in her fantastic career, including 15 (competitive) Grammy Awards. 

The artist was the host for the Awards show in 2019 becoming the first woman in 15 years to do so. She repeated the feat in 2020 in addition to singing a soulful tribute to the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

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Meet the 2020 BHS royalty

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2020 - 6:54pm

Laykin Garmatter was crowned the 2020 Bluffton HS homecoming queen and Tré Bender, king, in a pre-game homecoming ceremony Friday night at Harmon Field. Other seniors on the homecoming were were Bella Basinger,Julia Smallcombe, Grant Klinger and Simon Derstine. Click here for the entire homecoming court list. (Jamie Nygaard photo)

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