Dorothy J. Beach, 88 of Jenera passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021. She was born on November 11, 1932 to the late Clarence C. and Pearl M. (Rettig) Rausch. Dorothy married Howard J. Beach on May 2, 1954 and he preceded her in death on December 17, 2018.
The Bluffton University women's golf team was just five strokes off its school record 346 from Saturday en route to a 5th place finish at the HCAC Preview on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. The 351 on day two added up to a record-shattering 697 for the 36-hole tournament. The 697 was 16 strokes better than the 713 shot at UNOH in 2019.
Bluffton University alumni and students will be celebrating zero, one, five, 10 and 50-year reunions during Homecoming and Alumni Weekend 2021, October 1-2. Events are open to alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the university.
The Bluffton University volleyball team lost a couple of tight matches to Fredonia and John Carroll on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Beavers fell to 3-6 after going 1-3 at the Behrend Invitational.
Freshman Chloei Barnett (Wapakoneta) continued her impressive start to the season with 13 kills and eight digs in Bluffton's five-set loss to Fredonia. Cassidy Posey (Paulding) and Alysha Like (McComb) followed with nine and eight putaways, respectively.
The Bluffton University football team struggled to move the ball in a 34-14 loss to Saint Vincent on a windy Saturday, Sept. 11. The Beavers fell to 0-2 after dropping their home opener to the Bearcats. It marked the first-ever meeting between the two schools on the gridiron.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team scored two first half goals but Illinois Tech responded with four tallies en route to the 4-2 win on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Beavers stand 1-1 on the season after a quick trip to Chicago.
Senior Dalton Taynor (Troy/Miami East) found the back of the net in minute 15 and again at the 34:31 mark, giving Bluffton a 2-0 lead over the Scarlet Hawks. Illinois Tech answered back a minute later, cutting the deficit in half and the score stood at 2-1 heading to the break.
