The Bluffton University men’s basketball team cruised to an 85-69 win over Heartland Conference foe Earlham College. Bluffton improved to 8-10 overall and 4-7 in the HCAC with their second thrashing of the Quakers in two weeks. The loss dropped Earlham to 2-16 on the year and 1-10 in conference play.
The Bluffton University women headed to Richmond on Wednesday, Jan. 23, for an HCAC matchup with the Earlham College Quakers, looking for their fourth conference victory in five games. However, Emily Sells’ 17 points and six rebounds helped send the visiting Beavers home with a 71-59 loss.
Maple Crest Senior Living Village will host a soup cook-off from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, and the public is invited, according to Daren Lee of Maple Crest.
Lee said: Come to the Patio Room in the lower level of the Maple Crest main building and sample gourmet soups prepared by different local restaurants and caterers. Enjoy such soups as:
You can't have a Super Bowl without Ada, Ohio. But you already know that. The 2013 Super Bowl footballs, made at the Wilson football factory in Ada, are already created and shipped – and there are lots of them.
According to officials at the Ada Wilson factory, 54 balls were shipped to the Baltimore Ravens and 54 to the San Francisco 49ers. Those will be used for pre-Super Bowl practice.
