WAPAKONETA__The visiting Bluffton High School boys tennis team defeated WBL foe Wapakoneta 5-0 on Thursday, April 30.
The Pirates improved to 9-2-1 after the decisive victory. Bluffton won 10 of the 11 sets in the lopsided match.
Wapakoneta fell to 5-7 with the convincing defeat.
Bluffton’s Grady Coonfare battled through a third-set tiebreaker to beat Redskin senior Brayden Hooker at first singles. The Pirate senior lost the first set 7-5, then won set two 6-4 to set up a 10-point tiebreak, where he prevailed 10-5.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School baseball team fell behind big early and lost 20-1 to visiting Northwest Conference unbeaten Lincolnview on Thursday, April 30.
The Lancers scored nine runs in the first inning to seize control with the aid of four Pirate errors. Lincolnview plated three runs in the second, and three more in the third frame to build a commanding 15-0 lead.
BLUFFTON__In a Northwest Conference battle of league unbeatens, the Bluffton High School softball team lost 9-0 to visiting Lincolnview on Thursday, April 30.
Winning pitcher Ila Hughes hurled a one-hitter and slugged two home runs to pace the victors. She also doubled, singled and drove in three runs while scoring three times. She racked up 11 total bases.
The Lancer sophomore ace struck out 14 and didn’t walk a Pirate.
The Lancers led 5-0 after five frames, then scored four runs in the sixth to seal the verdict.
By Katie Ware
West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC), Executive Director [email protected]
As the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC) enters its 20th year, we are proud to celebrate an important milestone for land conservation in our region: the completion of our first agricultural conservation easement in Hancock County!
FROM FACEBOOK__Join the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce for another great Bluffton Farmers Market season: "We’re so glad to welcome back many of your favorite vendors from last season, plus some wonderful new faces we think you’re really going to enjoy!
Sharon K. Rettig, 83, passed away April 29, 2026, at Blanchard Valley Hospital.
Sharon was born on October 25, 1942, in Bluffton, to Russell and Lamoile "Molly" (Salsbury) Amstutz who preceded her in death. On August 4, 1961, she married Norman Rettig, who preceded her in death on July 5, 2006.
