The Bluffton High School varsity softball team rallied late but came up just short 6-5 to visiting Lima Central Catholic in Div. IV sectional semifinal action Monday evening, May 9.
The Pirate girls fell to 9-8 with the difficult defeat. LCC improved to 3-11 with the victory.
The Thunderbirds advance to the sectional final round Thursday, May 12 against fifth seed Columbus Grove (10-5).
Bluffton trailed 3-0 after two innings, but cut the deficit to 3-2 after a two-run third frame.
Three Bluffton area artists--Bruce Chesser, Judith Greavu and T.R. Steiner--have their work on exhibit in the 77th Annual May Show at the Mansfield Art Center. Out of 600 entries, 207 artists and almost 200 pieces were selected by guest juror Paul Fletcher. / PHOTOS from www.facebook.com/mansfieldartcenter
The Village of Bluffton will provide dumpsters for Village Clean-up on May 24-26 at the Spring St. brush dump, when village residents can dispose of items that don't fit in their weekly trash. See guidelines below.
But before you send unwanted items to a landfill, consider these local recycling and reuse programs:
TOWN HALL COLLECTIONS
Residents can drop off the following at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. in the ground floor stairwell:
The council of the Village of Bluffton will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 9 on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall with the attached agenda.
Embedded in the meeting is a Public Hearing at 7:15 p.m. to determine "Shall the action of the Planning Commission in approving construction drawings be affirmed?"
A packet including the following is attached to this article:
The Bluffton University baseball team needed a sweep vs Mount St. Joseph--and some help--to get into the Heartland Conference tournament. Anderson took care of the help with a split against Transylvania, but the Beavers came up one win shy as they split with MSJ in the regular-season finale on Senior Day.
Bluffton ended the year with a 17-22 mark overall and 9-9 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ moved to 15-23 and 6-12 in the HCAC.
The Lions scored two runs in the second inning of game one and that was more than enough as MSJ held Bluffton scoreless in a 6-0 shutout. Jacob Hughes was nearly unhittable, allowing just two safeties while striking out nine Beavers with two walks.
Four members of the Bluffton University softball team were recognized when the Heartland Conference handed out its 2022 post-season hardware.
Bobbi Adams (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) notched First Team All-HCAC for the second straight season.
Fellow junior Lily Tate (Mount Gilead/Northmor) and freshman Madison Jones (West Milton/Milton Union) took home second team recognition, while junior Sydney Zinkon (Fresno/Ridgewood) was named honorable mention.
