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55 wheat planting ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 1, 2015 - 3:55pm

Ask Don Overmyer to explain this photo. It's the 1959-60 Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America.

The names of the members are on the photo. Click on image to enlarge.

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Bluffton High's Tri-Hi-Y 63 years ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 26, 2015 - 2:49pm

Sixty-three school years have pasted since this photo was taken. It's the Bluffton High School Tri-Hi-Y in the 1951-52 school year. 

According to the caption under the photo:

Tri-Hi-Y consists of sophomore, junior and senior girls organized to promote the growth of the spiritual, mental and physical sides of life. The purpose is “to create, maintain and extend throughout the home, school and community high standards of Christian character.”

Meetings have centered around personality, narcotics and careers.

The names of the members are listed under the photo.

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These guys played against WBL opponents 65 seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 17, 2015 - 3:20pm

Presenting the Bluffton High School Pirates boys' basketball team - 65 seasons ago. It was the 1949-50 squad, and they finished the year with an impressive record of 12 wins in 16 games.

Names of the players are on the photo. Click on image to enlarge.

P.S. This team played its games in the old gym against Western Buckeye League opponents.

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Was at that long ago?

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2015 - 4:51pm

Sixty basketball seasons ago, these Bluffton Pirates finsihed 11 and 6 overall and third in the Western Buckeye League.

Team members from left are Jim "Spike" Berry, guard; Jim Fisher, guard; Ron Lora, forward; James Matter, forward; Thorne Lauriat, forward; Jack Fields, center; Ron Geiser, forward; Don Alspach, center, Marvin Diller, guard and Joe Urich, guard.

This team was the 1955-56 non-county tournament champs.

Click on image to enlarge

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Mixture of Beavers and Pirates

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 19, 2015 - 4:31pm

Here's a "one-of-a-kind" Bluffton High School boys' basketball team. It's the 1964-65 season and is the first-ever for the combined school districts of Bluffton and Beaverdam. Interesting to note that there are five Beaverdam players and five Bluffton players. 

Somewhere in the past the identity of a "Bluffton" student and "Beaverdam" student disappeared. But during the first few school years from '64 on, you were identified by one or the other community.

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Which one played football at OSU?

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2015 - 2:36pm

Here's the Bluffton High School Pirates varsity basketball team from 48 seasons ago - 1966-67 season. One of these guys played football at Ohio State University (Jim Opperman).

The team had a respectible 12-8 record.

The player names are listed in the photo. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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