Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service for Leigh Ann Alspach at St. John’s UCC, 223 W College Ave., at 1:30 p.m.on Sunday, October 24 .
Weather permitting, the service will be followed by a reception on Main St. where a yellow bench has been placed in her memory.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team cashed in only once in a 2-1 loss to Earlham College on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Bluffton fell to 4-8 overall and 1-4 in the Heartland Conference, while an Earlham squad that was 13 strong improved to 2-9 with its first HCAC win of the season.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team notched a second straight shutout in a 2-0 victory on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Bluffton improved to 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the Heartland Conference, while Earlham stayed winless at 0-12 and 0-5 in the HCAC.
The Bluffton University volleyball team dropped a four-setter at Anderson University on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. The Beavers fell to 9-14 overall and 1-3 in the Heartland Conference, while Anderson improved to 9-10 and 2-2 in the Heartland Conference.
Bluffton and Anderson traded a pair of 25-19 victories to open the evening before another 25-19 Anderson set put the home team up 2-1. Set four went past the breaking point and the Ravens came away victorious when they scored four of the final five points for the 27-25 clincher.
The visiting Bluffton volleyball team led two sets to one but eventually dropped a five-set thriller to local rival Allen East in the Northwest Conference regular season finale Tuesday evening, October 12.
The Lady Pirate record dropped to 13-8 overall with the defeat. They also finished 4-4 in the NWC (fifth place) with the difficult 25-21, 21-25, 9-25, 25-23, 15-9 loss.
AE improved to 17-4 and ended up 5-3 in the NWC with the comeback victory that landed them in fourth place, one spot ahead of the Pirates, in the final standings.
