LIMA – The Bluffton High School football team lost a Northwest Conference showdown of unbeaten powers 31-21 to Lima Central Catholic in Spartan Stadium on Saturday night, September 27.
Both state-ranked rivals came into the game 5-0 overall and 2-0 in NWC play. After the big win, LCC (6-0) is now tied for first place in the league at 3-0 with Crestview and Columbus Grove.
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FROM BPL UPDATE__Bluffton Public Library is offering two classes with advance registration this October, a Watercolor Workshop and Fabric Pumpkin Art.
Watercolor Workshop: Fall landscape (R)($) will be held Thu., Oct. 9 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Local artist Jeanne Crumrine will teach on the lower level of the library. Walk away with your own watercolor art, complete with mat! There is a $10 supply fee at the door (cash only please). Register in person or online. Open to adults, and teens and children with an accompanying adult.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost 5-0 to visiting Bryan in the final home dual match of the season on Saturday, September 27.
The Bluffton record dropped to 5-12 after the defeat.
Pirate senior starters Hannah Nieman and Claire Blackburn, and Maize Digby were recognized at their last home match. Digby played early in the season before injury halted her campaign.
Bluffton visits Kenton (2-11, 0-8 WBL) on Monday, Sept. 29 in the season’s final dual match.
KALIDA – The Bluffton High School boys and girls cross country teams competed at the 21-team Wildcat Invitational in Kalida on Saturday, September 27.
The Pirate girls ended up 14th out of 17 teams with 431 points.
Bluffton finished 16th in the field of 21 boys squads with 487 points.
GIRLS RESULTS
Ottawa-Glandorf won the girls team title with 76 points. The Titans edged Napoleon (79) by three points. Van Wert was a distant third at 113.
The Icon's first siting of scarecrow decorating contest entries coincided with the September 24 removal of the hanging baskets that beautified downtown Bluffton all summer. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce invites businesses and organizations to claim a flag pole and create a one-of-a-kind scarecrow to entertain downtown visitors.
