Spencerville won the Northwest Conference 2017-18 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence," as Bluffton came in a very close third.
Bluffton won last year's award.
This is the first time Spencerville has accomplished this feat since the establishment of the award in 2005. This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition each school year.
Over 200 swimmers took to the waves on Tuesday's opening day of the 2018 Bluffton Community Swimming Pool. Swim team practice is already underway and swim lessons start in mid-June. Watch the Icon for details on those activities.
LACROSSE, Wis. - The 2018 Bluffton University track and field season ended on a high note in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday, May 26 at the NCAA National Track & Field Championship meet. Gabe Makin (Elida) capped a stellar freshman campaign with an All-American performance in the men’s pole vault.
It's the community of Bluffton's oldest annual tradition - Blufton High School commencement. This year was the 137th annual "beginning," for students with last names of A to W.
The Icon provides viewers with photos of commmencement, taken by Jamie Nygaard, plus a list of the grads with their future plans.
Those plans range from enrolling in Bluffton University, Ohio State University, Texas A&M, Purdue, LeTourneau University and more.
One graduate is heading to the U.S. Army, some have already found positions in the workforce, and others are undecided.
Bluffton High School class of 1978 as third graders
Geneva Shetler's class
1st row —Jeff Althaus, Tom Falk, Valli Badertscher, Rebecca Luginbuhl, Alan Begg, Mike Warren, Roy Davis , Stephen Shook, Marjorie Miller and Karen Moser.
2nd row—Mike Gleason, Liz Chidester, Barb Alspach, Christine Moser, Carol or Cathy Warren ( they were twins so not sure), Mark Huber, Kay Snare and ____
