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Bluffton's classic

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2019 - 4:38pm

One of the community's oldest holiday traditions, the performance of Handel's "Messiah" was presented on Dec. 8 in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton University campus.

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Garmatter's 3-pointer seals OT win over Ottoville

Pirates rallied from 37-19 halftime deficit
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2019 - 4:05pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Bluffton's Brinkley Garmatter drilled a three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to edge Ottoville 55-53 in a girls basketball non-conference battle Saturday afternoon.

Host Bluffton trailed 37-19 at halftime, but rallied to tie it 50-50 at the end of regulation by holding Ottoville to just 13 second-half points.

The Lady Pirates then won the extra period 5-3. Bluffton ended up limiting the Big Green to just 16 points over the final 20 minutes.

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Looks like we're in for an interesting season: BHS 62 - Liberty Benton 56

Denecker nails 27 including 10 free throws and 3 3-pointers
Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2019 - 3:58pm

By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton boys basketball team outscored Liberty-Benton 25-15 in the fourth period to come from behind and win a tough non-league battle Saturday night, 62-56.

The Pirates improved to 2-0 with the comeback victory, while L-B fell to 1-2 with the loss.

Senior Luke Denecker canned three trifectas and sank 10 free throws en route to a game-high 27 points for the Pirates. Versatile senior Mason Soper tallied 17 points and added six rebounds, six steals and five assists.

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Coping with winter allergies

Fight winter allergies with these 10 steps
Posted by LizGH on December 8, 2019 - 6:00am

Note: this article is provided by ONU Healthwise Pharmacy.
It’s getting chilly out and, just like clockwork, you’re back sniffling again. But before you write off that stuffy nose as just another cold, you may want to consider that the culprit could actually be winter allergies.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to tame your bothersome allergies.

What Are Winter Allergies?

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Health Services
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New plastic surgeon joins Mercy Health-St. Rita's

Posted by Icon K on December 8, 2019 - 6:00am

Mercy Health  welcomes Joel L Shanklin, MD, FACS, to the Mercy Health – Lima Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery department.

A provider that with over 25 years of experience, Dr. Shanklin areas of expertise include aesthetic plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery.

“There is a negative connotation often associated with plastic surgery, but I think that it’s important to acknowledge that patients all have a different reason for seeking out treatment. Birth defects, disease and traumatic injury, for example,” said Dr. Shanklin. 

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Health Services
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Brianna Gillig HCAC player of the week

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2019 - 6:32am

Sophomore Brianna Gillig (New Riegel) has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her work against Heidelberg on  Nov. 26.

Gillig just missed her third career double-double, putting up 22 points and pulling down nine boards, as Bluffton downed the Student Princes 70-65 at home on Tuesday night when the Beavers improved to 4-0 on the season.

 

 

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