VAN WERT__The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country team competed at the annual Ohio Health Invitational meet at the Van Wert Fairgrounds course on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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Pirate sophomore Atticus Prothro was the top Bluffton boys finisher. He crossed the finish line 28th with a time of 18:04.7.
Junior Levin Essinger came in 38th at 18:31.9. Junior Toby Clevidence ended up 51st in 18:57. Sophomore Micah Dimarco finished 92nd with a time of 20:09.06.
LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost to Elida 3-0 in a non-league match on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The Pirate girls fell to 5-6 with the road loss.
The Bulldogs improved to 8-0-2 after the clean-sheet win.
Elida scoring ace Lexie Good tallied in the 28th and 38th minutes to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 halftime lead. Kylee Wallace added a late goal in the 79th minute on an assist by Savannah Swickrath.
The Bluffton Fire and EMS departments recently took a test drive with the equipment commonly known as the "jaws of life" at OEM Auto Recyclers. With a joint interest in speed and safety, volunteer firefighters peeled away components of the vehicle that would help them extricate a hypothetical passenger.
Fire Chief Jon Kinn and EMS Chief Noah Babcock noted variables to be considered. What is the status of the patient? Is smoke present? Could the airbags unexpectedly deploy? Can seats be moved before the battery is disengaged?
