Avis A. Marshall, 89, died May 13, 2018, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. Avis was born May 23, 1928, in Lima to the late Clarence and Edith (Thomas) Hofferbert. On Sept. 16, 1950 she married John H. Marshall II who preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 1997.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(PAULDING) - Bluffton’s softball team went on a terrific winning streak this season but the campaign came to an end at Paulding Friday evening. The host Panthers were able to claw back from a 4-0 deficit to win the game 5-4.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(LIMA) - With a position secured at next week’s District Meet, senior tennis player Justin Haggard went to task locking down a sectional crown.
Haggard easily got by Van Wert’s Michael Etter by a sore of 6-0, 6-2 putting him into the finals. There he dropped a hard fought match to Shawnee’s Jackson Schaaf 7-6 (3), 6-1.
By Sam Brauen www.blufftonpirates.com
(SPENCERVILLE) - The Bluffton boys track team won the final meet event, the 4x400, by a strong 20 feet that would have given the Pirates back to back Northwest Conference championships Saturday.
However, several minutes later after the race ended, the Pirate relay team was disqualified for a contact infraction and Columbus Grove won the NWC title by a 111-107 count. While the boys team officially finished second, the girls team took fourth place.
Bluffton Family Recreation is taking team registrations for co-ed sand volleyball, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR executive director.
Games are played in the early evening on Thursday from June 7 to July 26. No games are scheduled July 5. All games are played at the Bluffton University sand volleyball court on Rosenberger Drive.
Team registration is $175. Contact BFR, 215 Snider Road, Bluffton, or call 419-358-4150 or register online at www.bfronline.com.
Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, in Bluffton middle school, due to air conditioning work at the high school gym.
Donors may sign-up in the school office or call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org sponsor code "bluffhsoh" to schedule a donor appointment.
