Bluffton High School football coach watches a referee's call during fourth quarter action against Crestview. The Bluffton win moved the Pirates to 6-3 overall. The regular season ends Friday against Columbus Grove.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton volleyball team traveled to Hanover for a tri-match with Hanover College and Thomas More College. The first match of the day for the Beavers was against the host Panthers. With both teams undefeated in the Heartland Conference, it was a battle for the top spot in the HCAC.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Bluffton University women’s soccer team hit the road for a matchup with the Transylvania Pioneers on Saturday, Oct. 24. It was a rough day for the visitors as they headed north with a 3-0 setback. The loss puts Bluffton at 7-9 overall and 3-4 in the Heartland Conference. Transylvania upped its season mark to 6-7-2 with a 4-2-1 record in the HCAC.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Bluffton University men’s soccer squad faced Transylvania University in their next to last regular season road game this year. Despite a solid first half start that saw a scoreless tie through 45 minutes, the Beavers allowed five second half goals on the way to their 13th loss of the season. Bluffton stands at 0-13-2 overall and 0-5-2 in the Heartland Conference, while the Pioneers improved to 7-3-6 and 4-1-2 in the HCAC.
Last week I had to do some work at Lincoln Park Zoo in downtown Chicago.
As I rode in a golf cart going about my business I passed some giraffes, camels, bears, tigers, lions, hippos, and hundreds of 4th graders on field trips acting like monkeys.
Winding through the park my journey took me past the “Couch family tomb” the only remaining gravesite left in what was once Chicago’s first city cemetery.
