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Give me a "B"!

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2015 - 5:09pm

Bluffton High School varsity football cheerleader, Georgia Owen, helps keep the Pirates sideline rocking on Friday nights at Harmon Field.

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University president illustrates "Power of Purple" in Sept. 15 address

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2015 - 5:03pm

“The Power of Purple” is a new phrase at Bluffton University, but the concept is as old as the institution, Bluffton’s president said Sept. 15.

It’s about bringing people and ideas together for a greater purpose, like red and blue together make purple—Bluffton’s main school color. And “Bluffton has always been about The Power of Purple,” said Dr. James M. Harder, who went on to illustrate it with five stories that comprised his annual President’s Forum address.

A greater purpose in 1899

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Aelker sack named HCAC Play of the Week

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 17, 2015 - 4:41pm

September 17, 2015

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior defensive end Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) was voted as the HCAC Play of the Week for week 2. The senior earned the title after voting took place on various HCAC social media outlets.

With Bluffton holding a 38-26 lead late in the fourth quarter over Baldwin Wallace, Aelker makes a game-clinching sack on fourth down to solidify the Beavers' first ever win over the Yellow Jackets in program history.

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Beaver volleyball drops four-setter at rival ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2015 - 10:40pm

September 16, 2015
By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant

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ADA, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead over host Ohio Northern on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the Polar Bears scored 13 of the next 17 points and parlayed that into a four-set win over the Beavers. Bluffton slipped to 3-6 against some of the best competition in the nation, while Ohio Northern upped its season mark to 6-3.

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Wooster rolls over Bluffton men in 4-0 shutout

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2015 - 9:55pm

By: Courtney Rettig, sports information assistant

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BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University Men’s Soccer team was unable to claim its first win of the season when it welcomed the College of Wooster Fighting Scots on Wednesday, Sept. 16, falling by a final score 4-0. The Beavers dipped to 0-4 while the Fighting Scots gained their second win of the season, giving them a record of 2-4-1.

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John D. Harris was retired CEO of Indianapolis CPA firm

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 16, 2015 - 9:08pm

John D. Harris, 71, of Elm Grove Wisc., and Naples Fla., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. He was born in Bluffton  on Jan. 12, 1944, and was formerly a resident of Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife Lilly Harris (nee Stjarnstrom) and sister Linda (Chuck) Sullivan.

Other survivors are daughters Beth Harris of Indianapolis, Kristena (Brad) Schotanus of Chicago, Britt (Steve) Gosenheimer of Milwaukee and son Scott Engstrom of Montana.

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