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Coach Jesse Sensenig's Bluffton High School girls' tennis team edged Bath 3-2 Tuesday afternoon at Harmon Field courts to up its season record to 5-1.

Emily Sprague and Kristi Geiser took straight set decisions at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. Sprague upped her season mark to 7-1, while Geiser is 6-2.

Ashlin Gable, playing one of the area's top individuals, lost 7-5, 6-1 to Emily Ruhe. She is 6-3 against the opponent's top singles players this fall.

Bluffton University's Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center is celebrating its 25th year in 2011-12 with several events, including a conference for children Oct. 21 and 22.

"Celebration of Peace: A Bridge Between Us" is aimed at students in grades 3-7 who want to impact their communities and the world through positive attitudes and actions. They will consider the significance of common ground between people, and learn to build "bridges" of understanding and acceptance, through music, stories, art, cooperative games and multinational interaction.

The Bluffton Village's Recreation Committee will be meeting on Friday, Sept. 9, at 3 p.m.

The Icon spotted this plate near the Sportmen's Depot during a recent American Legion Post meeting. The plate's owner is a Korean Conflict veteran.

Here's a Leland Gerber black and white photo of a women's sports team from the Triplett company. Senior Icon viewers, please help us to identify these women and, if it is a team sport, share some information for other viewers.

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Hey, there's a Pirate on your tie!

Did you notice Mr. Closson's Pirate tie on the first day of school? Andrew Raeburn did. He checked out the tie before entering school yesterday.

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