By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Bluffton High School wrestler Deandre Nassar earned a hard fought sudden victory decision in the consolation semifinals Saturday morning at the state wrestling meet.
Deandre scored a point to win the ultimate tie break 3-2 over Sullivan’s Jacob Campbell.
In the third place match, Nassar dropped a 6-1 decision to Martin Ferry’s Dalton Hoover. Deandre closes the season with a fourth place podium finish at the state meet and a 41-3 overall record.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team scored a run in the first and never looked back as the Beavers took down Edgewood College 11-6 on Saturday, March 10. Bluffton improved to 8-2 on the season, notching the best 10-game start in school history! Edgewood fell to 0-1 following its 2018 season opener.
Bluffton Boy Scouts from troop 256 will be Scouting for Food in Bluffton on Saturday, March 10. Residents may place non-perishable food items in bags on their front porches. All food is donated to the Bluffton Food Pantry, which supports families in need within the Bluffton school district.
Dakota Bricker, a Bluffton High School senior, is the February BHS student of the month.
He is involved in many sports including football, where he was named to the All- NWC first team in 2015 and 2017 and second team in 2016 with an honorable mention in 2017; baseball where is he was named to the All-NWC first team-2016, and second team in 2015 and 2017, and he played on the basketball team.
An Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 8 and under is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m., at Mennonite Memorial Home.
The annual event, sponsored by Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) and Bluffton McDonald’s, will take place rain or shine.
All children must be accompanied by an adult and should bring their own basket for collecting eggs. Families are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early as the eggs are collected very quickly once the hunt begins.
Orders are now being placed for this summer’s downtown flowerpots.
According to Susie and Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, “This is our 12th year for providing the potted plants on Main Street.”
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To make this happen Strattons invite contributions to keep the program going. This year the sponsorships are $130 per pot. If payments are received by Saturday, March 24, the cost is $120 per pot.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, will hold its annual wild game night Saturday, March 24, at the church.
The evening's schedule follows:
• 5 p.m. - appetizers and exhibits
• 6 p.m. - meal, venison stroganoff
• 7 p.m. - John Norris of Fisher's of Men National Tournament Trail, featured speaker
Tickets are pre-sale only. Tickets are $15 each and are sold in the church missions center Sundays from 8 to 11 a.m. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 419-410-4205.
On Feb. 26 The Bluffton HS academic team went 7-0 at the Bath Invitational tournament, placing first, according to John George, coach.
This qualifies the Pirates for the Ohio Academic Competition Regional Tournament on Saturday, April 27.
Team members, from left, Duncan Scott, Patrick Estell, Derek Swartzlander, Christopher Harnish, Neil Metzger, Louis Graham, Julia Smallcombe, Amelia Mitchell, Bella Angel.
Onto the state semi-finals! Deandre Nassar, Bluffton High School wrestler, won his quarterfinal match Friday morning. He will wrestle in the semifinals tonight according to information from www.blufftonpirates.com.
