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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys soccer team edged Wauseon 4-3 Saturday evening in the third-place game of the Elida Classic tournament.

Bluffton's semifinal game Thursday night was cancelled due to bad weather, which relegated the Pirates to the consolation contest.

The Pirates improved to 2-0 with the win, while Wauseon fell to 2-2 with the loss. Botkins faced Elida in the title game later Saturday night.

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Bluffton's Festival of Wheels is Saturday, August 28, with registration beginning at 2 p.m. and judging of cars at 5 p.m.

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It’s always a joyful moment when a new baby is born. Everyone in the family wants to come to meet the new addition. A few days later, this precious little baby is struggling to breathe and needs to be in the ICU with RSV bronchiolitis.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is generally a virus present in the winter, usually at its worst in January and February each year. This year, RSV and influenza were conspicuously absent in the winter months. There are likely multiple reasons for this, but the bottom line is that RSV is here now.

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By Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton girls tennis team lost to Wapakoneta 5-0 Wednesday evening.

The Lady Pirate netters fell to 2-4 with the loss. Wapak improved to 6-2 with the victory.

The Lady Redskins won all five matches in straight sets.

The Pirate girls host Fostoria Monday, August 30.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Ottawa-Glandorf girls soccer team defeated visiting Bluffton 6-1 in the Lady Pirate opener Wednesday evening.

O-G improved to 2-0 with the win, while Bluffton starts out 0-1.

Bluffton's Allison Diller scored the lone Lady Pirate goal in the 69th minute on a Sami Scoles assist to avoid a shutout.

Ottawa-Glandorf's Mackenzie Recker tallied twice. She opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and tacked on the last Titan goal in the 68th minute.

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Russel V.  Suter, age 93, died at 9:07 pm August 24, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

Russel was born November 4, 1927 in Columbus Grove, OH, to the late Harry and Lydia (Lugibihil) Suter. On August 28, 1948 he married Jean Diller who preceded him in death on May 11, 2010.

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