The Bluffton boys and girls cross country teams each finished third at the muddy Northwest Conference championship meet Saturday morning, October 16, in Van Wert.
Lady Pirate freshman June Essinger captured first place in the girls race with a time of 21:32.086. She beat out 40 other girls to win the wet event.
Freshman Mackay Tuttle finished seventh in 23:58.789. Sophomore Amairi Painter ended up 10th in 24:39.803.
Maurice Dwain Garmatter, 91, passed away October 14, 2021 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Maurice was born July 23, 1930 in Bluffton to the late Gideon and Mabel (Burkholder) Garmatter. On August 20, 1951 he married Eileen Basinger Garmatter.
Bluffton won a wild 40-37 seesaw battle over Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference thriller to highlight a wet Homecoming Friday night, October 15, at Harmon Field. VIDEO https://youtu.be/nNgIijfiekg
Pirate senior quarterback Nate Schaadt returned to action with a vengeance after missing the previous game nursing injuries. He accounted for 319 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, including 285 on the ground, to pace Bluffton to victory.
The Bluffton Icon will feature information on the four candidates running for three seats on the Bluffton School Board of Education in the November 2 General Election: Bradley J. Dailey, Mitch Giesige, Roni L. Kaufman and Wesley L. Klinger. The information is provided by the League of Women Voters of the Lima Area. You can also view the complete PDF report for Allen County.
Congratulations to Kaden Basil and Sophie Bricker, the 2021 Bluffton High School Homecoming King and Queen. They were crowned at Harmon Field, where a wet and wild football game resulted in a 40-37 Bluffton victory over Delphos Jefferson.
