COLUMBUS – Bluffton High School sophomore Mason Shank wrestled well in the Ohio Div. III state tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University Friday, March 7.
The Pirate heavyweight posted a 1-1 record on the day to stay alive for day two of the double-elimination tournament with a season mark of 41-10.
In the first round of the 285 lbs. bracket Friday, Shank met the top seed in his quarter of the 16-man draw, undefeated Dalton senior Cohen Riggenbach.
Shank narrowly lost by a close 2-1 decision to fall into the consolation bracket.
In his first match there, he pinned Nelsonville-York junior Will Odenbach in a tiebreaker after the seven-minute bout was tied following overtime.
Competition resumes Saturday morning at the Schottenstein Center.
Know someone who loves to color? Bluffton Public Library is hosting two Cozy Coloring events: Monday, March 10 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. for K-5th grade and Thursday, March 27 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. for 6-12th grade. No registration is required and you can bring your own supplies or use some of the library's!
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Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan P. DeMarco, ABFP™, CRPC™ of Bluffton recently qualified for the firm's Impact conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of 489 top financial advisors from among the firm's more than 20,000. The conference, which includes financial advisors from both the U.S. and Canada, will be held May 12-15 in Scottsdale, AZ.
"It's a real honor to be included in this conference. I'm always looking for ways to bring greater value into my practice," DeMarco said. "Given the time I'll have learning from and working with our firm's leaders and peers throughout North America, I have no doubt I'll come back with fresh ideas and new knowledge."
Achieving the level of success that qualifies for Impact involves the collective effort of the entire branch team. In addition to the May conference for financial advisors, a conference specifically designed for the Impact branches' client support teams is scheduled for September 2025.
Carrie Phillips, director of Musselman Library at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Pages of Persistence: Examining Early Anabaptist Bibles in the Mennonite Historical Collections," at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in the Musselman Library Reading Room.
