By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(DEFIANCE) - Tayton Kleman and Deandre Nassar opened the Defiance Border Wars with three straight wins and will wrestle in their respective class semifinals Saturday. As a team, the Pirates are fourth of 42 teams.
Kleman, wrestling at 106, had a first round bye and then turned in a 10-1 tech fall over Bath's Ezekiel Burkholder in the quarterfinals. In the semis, Kleman earned a 4-1 decision over Allen East's Jordan Kennedy.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
Despite only leading the game for a total of 48 seconds, Cory Rawson pushed Bluffton to the limit Friday in the second game of the McDonald’s Holiday Tournament.
womeThe Bluffton University women's basketball team defeated Waynesburg by a score of 77-68 in their McDonald's Holiday Tournament opener on Friday, Dec. 28. The victory pushed the Beavers to 4-6 on the season, while Waynesburg dropped to 3-8 overall.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team was back in action on Friday, Dec. 28, after being off nearly two weeks for Christmas. Following the break, the Beavers took on Ohio Mid-Western in their first game of the McDonald's Holiday Tournament, downing the Lakers by a score of 83-64 on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018.
Special services will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, to end 2018 and welcome 2019.
On Monday, Dec. 31, a New Year’s Eve service will begin at 7 p.m. with Pastor Al Schmitzer delivering the message. The New Year’s Day service on Tuesday, Jan. 1, led by Pastor Matt Nowak will begin at 9:30 a.m.
