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By Sam Brauen - www.blufftonpirates.com

Bluffton’s boys tennis team downed Bath 3-2 to open the 2018 season. The Pirates got wins from Justin Haggard and Christian Groman in singles while Grant Klinger & Eden Nygaard teamed up for a doubles victory. 

1st Singles : Justin Haggard def Caden Schmidt (Bath) 6-1, 6-0

2nd Singles : Christian Groman def Hayden Boughan 7-5, 6-0

3rd Singles : Drew Wilson lost to Gabe Niebel 6-4, 3-6, 7-6

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Bluffton Child Development pre-Kindergarten teacher, Jonathan Garcia, gets a pie the face by Noah, a BCDC student. Three teachers were "pied" on Tuesday during a fund-raiser at the center. Additional photos, in various stages of being pied show teachers Morgan Niemeyer pied by Addie and Morgan Niemeyer pied by Zoey.

3rd quarter 2017-18 school year

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Here is Bluffton High School’s third quarter honor roll for the 2017-2018 school year:

9th Grade – all A:

Isabella Angel, Asher Antrim, Jonah Blackburn, Andrea Bourassa, Elijah Conley, Simon Derstine, Benjamin Eiden, Laykin Garmatter, Haleigh Gatchel, Louis Graham, Levi Hohenbrink, Nicholas Jebsen, Brenna Kindle, Tayton Kleman, Pearl Lewandowski, Joshua Mehaffie, Joshua Meyer, Melina Meza, Thad Mittendorf, Grace Myers, Alexi Rieman, Julia Smallcombe, Joshua Taylor, Elizabeth Wright

10th Grade – all A:

Recognized during the Division III boys' state finals

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Bob Kindred never played at the state basketball tournament, but last week he was on the OSU basketball court.

At halftime of the Division III state finals game Kindred was recognized as one of five recipients of this year’s Bob Arnzen Award.

- More photos at bottom of story -

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association presents the Arnzen Award annually to a basketball coach who has devoted 20 consecutive years or more of service to the same school and for loyalty and commitment to Ohio high school basketball. 

Here's some gloomy stats on the state of health in Allen County

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How aware are you of bike and pedestrian rules and laws in Ohio?

The Creating Healthy Communities (CHC) Program of Allen County Public Health recently partners with MOVE Safe Allen County to provide communication education for bike and pedestrian safety.

To assist these groups, the Icon invites viewers to click on the link and take a 10-question quiz.

Here’s a sample quiz question: You’re passing someone riding a bike while driving on a local roadway. What should you do?

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John Betts of Bryan and father of David Betts, one of seven people killed in the Bluffton University March 2, 2007, bus crash, is the special guest at Wings of Hope, held later this spring in Sylvania.

Sponsored by the Good Grief of Northwest Ohio, the evening includes a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Sylvania Country Club, 5201 Corey Road, Sylvania.

In the 11 years since the tragedy, Betts has kept the promise he made in the aftermath of the crash: He would do everything he could to keep someone else’s child from suffering a similar fate.

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