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Stackhouse leads Pirates with 23 kills, 13 digs

Pirate girls sweep Bearcats
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2019 - 6:45am

By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE - Visiting Bluffton swept Spencerville in three sets in a Northwest Conference volleyball match Thursday night.

The 25-20, 25-15, 25-23 win upped the Lady Pirate record to 11-6 overall and 4-2 in NWC play. Last-place Spencerville fell to 5-10 overall and 0-5 in the NWC with the defeat.

Sophomore standout Kylie Stackhouse led the Pirates with 23 kills and 13 digs. Junior Taylor Schwab contributed 16 kills and five aces.

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Bluffton boys 3rd in golf sectionals

Drew Wilson leads Pirates with 18-hole score of 44-40=84
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2019 - 6:43am

By Cort Reynolds
ARLINGTON - The Bluffton boys golf team made it to districts by finishing third in the 13-team Div. III sectional tournament at Arlington's Sycamore Springs Golf Course Thursday.

By finishing in the top three, the Pirate boys qualified to district play next week. The top three teams and top three individuals not from qualifying teams will compete at the DIv. III districts October 3.

Van Buren won the sectional event with 349 strokes, followed closely by Allen East (350) and Bluffton (357).

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Beaver volleyball squad slugs it out with Denison

Posted by Icon K on September 27, 2019 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University volleyball team slugged it out with Denison in a four-set thriller on Sept. 24.. Three sets were decided by two points apiece as the Big Red moved to 9-5 following their hard-fought victory (29-27, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23).

Junior Remi Bower (Deshler/Patrick Henry) hammered away with a career-high 23 kills against just six errors for a red-hot .298 hitting percentage. Sarah Heydinger (Tiro/Buckeye Valley) was just one kill away from her career best with 13 putaways. Sophomore Cassidy Posey (Paulding) was in on four blocks.

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Oberdorf sets new 36-hole record

Posted by Icon K on September 27, 2019 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University women's golf team capped off its weekend of hosting the HCAC Preview with a 376 on Sunday, Sept. 22. Bluffton's 750 for the tournament is good for 2nd all-time (36 holes). 

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Forrest "Johnny" Welch was a Cory-Rawson HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 26, 2019 - 4:24pm

Forrest John (Johnny) Welch, 85, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, formerly of Rawson, Ohio, died Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, at Pruitt Health, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Johnny was born April 6, 1934, in Putnam County, Ohio to the late John D. and Mamie (Prowant) Welch the fourth eldest of 13 children. On Oct. 19, 1955, he married Carol (Huls) Welch, in San Leandro, California, who survives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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Opioid crisis on film Oct. 1 at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 26, 2019 - 2:40pm

Award-winning filmmaker Conrad Weaver will share about his experiences documenting the opioid crisis during two Tuesday, Oct. 1, presentations on the campus of Bluffton University.

At 11 a.m., Weaver will present the Forum “"It's Not My Problem … And Other Myths About the Opioid Crisis," in Yoder Recital Hall.

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