Bluffton High School graduate Hannah Chappell-Dick has earned one final trip to NCAA Division III track and national meet,qualifying for next weekend's final meet in the 1500m.
A four-time All-American, Chappell-Dick is seeded No. 5 in the 1500m with her time of 4:28.62. She is a student at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va.
The Bluffton Bucs midget football team is currently accepting registrations for the 2016 season.
Parents who have a child entering grades 3-6 may register their player at www.blufftonbucs.com. Please contact Zac Kohli at 419-306-2818 or Mitch Giesige 419-204-7291 if you have any questions.
Bluffton High School boys’ and girls’ track teams both finished runner-up in the Northwest Conference meet in Ada on May 14. Columbus Grove won both boys’ and girls’ titles.
BHS junior Trevor Bassitt was named male athlete of the year.
A list of preliminary and final places are in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
Bluffton HS girls’ softball team won its Division III sectional title beating Patrick Henry 2-1.
The Pirates now 12-6 advance to district action next week. PH ends its season at 13-8. Sami Fruchey (9-5) was the winning pitcher.
Bluffton scored two runs in the second inning, while PH scored one in the third. It was scoreless after that. Bluffton’s runs were scored by Jazmynn Wilson and Aimee Ritter.
Ritter and Mara Minnig had runs batted in for the Pirates. Five BHS batters had one hit each. They were Wilson, Ritter, Minnig, Fruchey and Taylor Monday.
