Duane Bollenbacher wins high school football contest week 2
Duane Bollenbacher won the Icon's high school football contest for week 2. He picked 9 winners and won the tie-breaker. In a tie-breaker he picked Bluffton by 1 to 7 over Carey.
Also 9 correct - Melisha Henry (picked Bluffton by 8 or more), Jared Lehman (picked Carey to win), and Randy Spallinger (did not pick a first tie-breaker).
8 correct - Andy Borgelt, Nancy Armour, John Clevidence, David Glick, Mike Burris, Joshua Cox, Andy Althaus, Becky Warren and Dan Smith.
7 correct - Luke Amstutz, Joe Suter, Lyle Arnold, Mark Sommers, Barry Schneck, Scott Gleason, Kevin Burkholder, Heather Kuhbander, Brad Smith, Dave Moser and Steve Steele.
6 correct - Ben Reineke, David Bormuth, Kaitlin Schroll, Randy Garmatter and Chris Boisvert.
The cumulative totals through week 2 of the high school football contest:
17 correct - David Glick, Duane Bollenbacher and
16 correct - Dan Smith, Mark Sommers and Scott Gleason.
15 correct - Andy Althaus, Andy Borgelt, Luke Amstutz, Lyle Arnold and Mike Burris.
14 correct - Barry Schneck and John Clevidence.
13 correct - Becky Warren and Brad Smith.
12 correct - Kaitlin Schroll.
11 correct - Ben Reineke, Heather Kuhbander and Joshua Cox.
20 other contestants have accumulated under 10 correct points.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award