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Here are the spring Pirate varsity sport rosters

Alex Hanna, Bluffton High School athletic director, provided the Icon with rosters of BHS spring sports teams. They are on attachments at the bottom of this story.

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Franklin opens Heartland Conference series with 4-2 win over Beavers

The Bluffton University baseball team was unable to get its offense ignited as Franklin College held off the Beavers 4-2 on Friday, April 5, in the opener of a three-game set with the Grizzlies.

Bluffton slipped to 12-10 overall and 3-5 in the Heartland Conference, while Franklin improved to 10-11 and 3-5 in the HCAC.

After three scoreless frames to open the game, Franklin needed just one single to put two runs on the board in the top of the third. Nick Stoia led off with a base hit to center before Jesse Wilson drew a four-pitch walk.

Ask these third graders about the rock candy science experiment – if you have the time

This week The Icon talked with Makenzy Dauterman, a student in Mrs. Kingsley’s class, Kiera Rieman (Raeburn), Reagan Mittendorf (Armstrong) and Anna Knauss (Bogart).

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Beavers move to 5-1 in the HCAC with sweep of Defiance

By Sean Anderson

The Bluffton University softball team swept the Defiance College Yellow Jackets on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The Beavers won the first game, 11-9, and kept it going in game two, winning 12-4 in five innings. With the two wins, the Beavers improved to 13-11 overall and 5-1 in the Heartland Conference, while Defiance College fell to 9-11 overall and 2-4 in the HCAC one day after shocking #5 Trine University, 3-2.

‘Summer Mud’ available at Bluffton

High school students and adults who want to explore the medium of ceramics may do so in “Summer Mud,” a class being offered in June at Bluffton University.

Gregg Luginbuhl, professor and chair of art at Bluffton, will teach the class, which will meet from 6:30-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday for three weeks beginning Monday, June 3. The class will meet in the Sauder Visual Arts Center’s ceramics studio, where students will also be able to work during daytime and weekend hours.

Toledo Symphony to close Artist Series

The 2012-13 Bluffton University Artist Series will conclude Thursday, April 25, with a 7:30 p.m. concert by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Yoder Recital Hall.

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