The visiting Bluffton volleyball team lost in three sets to Van Buren in the regular season finale Thursday evening, October 14.
The Lady Pirate record dropped to 13-9 overall with the 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 defeat.
VB improved to 17-5 with the non-conference victory.
Senior Kylie Stackhouse led Bluffton with 16 kills and three blocks. Freshman Ayla Grandey and senior Kylie Monday each contributed five kills, and Grandey added two blocks.
October 15: Main Street will be closed at 5:30 p.m. for a Homecoming Parade before the 7 p.m. Bluffton High School football game. The Homecoming dance is October 16 from 8-11:00 p.m. in the Middle School Cafetorium.
You may remember one of the lines from the 1987 movie The Princess Bride. The movie debuted on October 9 of that year. The 98-minute movie won the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, as well as being named in the top 100 greatest love stories by the American Film Institute.
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.
On October 12, Bluffton University announced that Angel Velasco-Urbina (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) has been named the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts between the pipes..
The Bluffton boys soccer team edged visiting Kalida 1-0 in a defensive non-conference battle Thursday evening, October 14, at Steinmetz Field. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS_eo_G484A
With the win in their regular season finale, the Pirates improved their record to 11-3-2. Bluffton is ranked ninth in the state Div. III poll.
Kalida finished its regular season 8-6-2 with the defeat.
Pirate senior Jude Spallinger tallied the only goal of the night at the 33:33 mark.
