BLUFFTON, Ohio - After a well-deserved week off, the Bluffton University volleyball team was back at home this weekend, opening up with their first Heartland Conference match against Transylvania. The contest between the Beavers and the Pioneers went to and past the limit with five sets, including 27 tie scores and 11 lead changes. Fortunately for Bluffton, they had just enough to overcome the visitors in sets one, four and five to pull out the win (25-17, 26-28, 18-25, 25-20 and 17-15).
WAYNESBURG, Penn. - The Bluffton University women’s soccer team’s late comeback was not enough as they lost at Waynesburg University, 3-2, on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Waynesburg started the scoring early in the first with a goal by Nikki Davis off a corner kick less than 10 minutes in. They followed with another goal by Sara Hackman at the 25:54 mark. Both defenses turned up the pressure to close out the half as Waynesburg took a 2-0 lead at the break.
WAYNESBURG, Penn. - Waynesburg University needed overtime to defeat the Beavers 4-3 on Saturday, September 27, 2014. With the loss, Bluffton dipped to 2-7 on the season, while the Yellow Jackets improved to 4-4-2 overall.
Each team scored within the first two minutes of the match as Waynesburg capitalized on a corner kick just over one minute into the contest. Senior Peter Carlson (Toledo/Springfield) answered with an equalizer just 20 seconds later courtesy of an assist from junior Michael Ralph (Mansfield/Christian).
Adel Sommers (left) reigns as the 2014 Bluffton High School homecoming queen. Sophie Marcum, 2013 queen (right) adjusts the new queen's crown. Austin Bricker was named homecoming king. Other senior members of the court are Joshua Garmatter, Brady Parkins, Olivia Sneary and Lauren Parkins.
Plans for the year’s Bluffton Blaze of Lights are underway. This year’s 28th annual Thanksgiving weekend event is Saturday, Nov. 29, using the theme “Happy Holidays!”
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The Blaze is an event sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. Fred Steiner, chamber director, said, “Most people think of the Blaze as a one-evening event. It’s really the entire holiday season because several events take place until New Years.”
The Bluffton community’s 11th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
Cory-Rawson students in grades K-3 were given a summer calendar and reading goals to help them practice their reading skills over the summer months.
The top participants were rewarded with a ride on the Union Township-Mt.Cory Fire Truck and were then congratulated by the entire K-4 student body. The middle level of partpicipants recieved a special lunch with a school adult of thier choice. All students received an ice cream party.
