The Bluffton Village Council met Monday, May 11 with Mayor Rich Johnson calling the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Reports included downtown safety zone improvements and work on the Community Pool. A second reading of legislation to build outdoor pickleball courts was approved.
SPENCERVILLE__The visiting Bluffton High School softball team lost 11-1 to Spencerville in a Northwest Conference contest on Monday, May 11.
The Bearcats scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added two scores in the second to build an early 5-0 lead.
Bluffton plated its lone run in the top of the sixth inning on a run-scoring single by Greta Myers. But Spencerville tallied five runs in the home half of the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule.
Bluffton fell to 8-11 overall and 4-3 in the NWC with the road defeat.
SPENCERVILLE__The visiting Bluffton High School baseball team rallied late but lost a 4-3 nailbiter to Northwest Conference foe Spencerville in a tight league game on Monday, May 11.
The Bearcats scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but Bluffton matched that with a pair of runs in the top of the second frame.
Spencerville untied it with two runs in the home third, and neither team scored over the next three innings. Bluffton pushed one across in the seventh inning, but came up a run short.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs recently hosted its annual Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, marking the conclusion of the six-week Small Business Academy-VIP class series presented by the Small Business Development Center at Rhodes State College.
FROM FACEBOOK_ Bluffton YMCA is hosting a golf outing to raise money for local youth programs for families in the Bluffton, Hardin and Lima communities.
Swing for a Cause! Tee It Up for Kids 2026 will be held at Colonial Golf Course on June 12. Those wanting to participate may register on the YMCA’s website at blufftonymca.net/tee-up-for-kids/ with a team costing $300.
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School baseball team was seeded seventh in its seven-team Northwest 1 Div. V sectional drawing held on Sunday.
The Pirates (2-9-1) will visit second-seeded Blanchard Valley Conference champion Liberty-Benton (13-4) at Findlay in the sectional final round on Saturday, May 23 at 2 p.m.
The Pirate/Eagle winner will advance to the district semifinals in Bluffton on Thursday, May 28 at 4:30 p.m. The Bluffton/L-B victor will play the survivor between third seed Paulding (8-7) and sixth seed Fostoria (5-14).
