The Bluffton University women's golf team opened up with a 367 on day one of the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial. The Beavers stand in 6th place heading into the final round on Monday, September 27.
A wood chip filled playpen? No, it's a Gaga ball pit at Buckeye Park, 561 N. Main. For uninitiated, Gaga ball is a form of dodgeball that can be played with foam or rubber kickballs, one-on-one or as teams.
The Bluffton golf team finished a strong third in the nine-team Northwest Conference championship tournament Friday, Septemberr 24, at Moose Landing Country Club in Ottawa.
Lincolnview beat NWC regular season champ Allen East by 10 strokes, 338-348, to win the league tournament crown.
Bluffton was a close third (349), followed by Columbus Grove (367), Leipsic (368), Delphos Jefferson (385), Ada (411) and Crestview (417). Spencerville did not have a team score.
Visiting Crestview scored three second-half touchdowns to rally past and then stave off Bluffton 21-14 in a Northwest Conference battle Friday night at Harmon Field.
Knight quarterback Carson Hunter rushed for three touchdowns, the third on a 70-yard keeper, to spearhead the winning rally.
The Pirates scored late in the first period and took a 6-0 lead into halftime.
The Knights then reeled off 21 unanswered points after intermission, and the Pirates tallied a late TD to provide the final margin of seven.
Temperatures dippped on cue this week with the first day of fall. In this photo students are still enjoying summer and the 160 acres of the Bluffton University Nature Preserve. Photo: Bluffton University.
