The Bluffton High School varsity softball team won handily at McComb 11-0 Tuesday evening, April 12.
Bluffton hurler Hannah Davis tossed a six-inning one-hitter to earn her second victory this spring. The Lady Pirates scored one run in the second inning to take the early lead. They then plated five runs in the third frame to build a 6-0 lead.
Bluffton scored two runs in the fourth and added three more in the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule.
Sam Herbert Reichenbach, 77, passed away April 12, 2022 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Sam was born August 8, 1944 in Bluffton to the late Herbert and Dorothy (Agner) Reichenbach. On February 17, 1968 he married Diana Mathewson Reichenbach who survives.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association provided this list of Holy Week Services from April 13 - April 17, 2022 for Bluffton and nearby communities, including Mt. Cory
Bluffton Presbyterian, 112 N. Main St.
April 14: Maundy Thursday Meal/Service at Emmanuel UCC 6:00 p.m.
April 15: Good Friday Service at Ottawa Presbyterian Church 7:00 p.m.
Playing in Cincinnati, the Bluffton University softball team was on the wrong end of two Heartland Conference shutouts as Mount St. Joseph swept a pair of league contests on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Bluffton slipped to 10-14 overall and 2-2 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ improved to 21-6 and 5-1 in the conference.
It was the Hiram College Terriers who came away with a 5-3 win over Bluffton University baseball on a beautiful Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Playing at home, Bluffton fell to 9-14 on the season, while Hiram improved to 9-13.
The Terriers got on the board first in the top of the second inning, scoring three runs on four hits. Fairbanks scored via a fielder's choice before two singles plated both Giesken and Mallernee. Hiram added one more in the top of the third when Houdeshell scored on a wild pitch.
