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Abbie Parkins has 6 RBIs

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Bluffton High School's softball team bombed Ada 17-1 earlier this week. The win moved the Pirates to 8-2 overall and 1-2 in the NWC.

Several Pirates has great game stats, which are listed in the box score attached at the bottom of this story.

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April 17, 2017

Game 1 Stats  I  Game 2 Stats

ADA, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team limited local rival Ohio Northern to just seven runs in two games, but the Polar Bears parlayed them into a non-conference sweep at Wander Field on Monday, April 17. Bluffton fell to 11-16 with its eighth straight loss, while ONU improved to 15-14 following the victories.

1974 graduate has lifetime connection to Bluffton

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Bluffton University will honor the retirement of Dr. Sally Weaver Sommer, vice president and dean of academic affairs, on Saturday, May 6 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Reading Room of Musselman Library.
 
Weaver Sommer ’74 has been active in various roles at Bluffton for the past 30 years. In 1982, she returned to campus as a lecturer in economics.

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Bluffton's first-ever cricket match place April 15 in the village park. Here is Praveen Vohra, defending his wicket. Omar Khokar is the wicket keeper. On the left is Danny Tallwar. The bowler (pitcher) is Raj Dua. According to Praveen, the players encourage anyone interested in the sport to join them in their next game. If cricket is not your game, these players can also teach you to play field hockey. In the next photo, to give this game a little color and unknown to Praveen, Omar moved the wicket (an illegal move), to attempt to get him out.

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Steven E. Dotson, 51, died April 13, 2017. at his residence. Steven was born Oct. 26, 1965 in Lima to the late Robert and Helen (Nungester) Dotson. 

Steven graduated from Bluffton High School and most recently worked at Diamond Manufacturing in Bluffton. He had also worked at Accubuilt in Lima and Buckeye Body in Beaverdam. Steven enjoyed racing and building race engines. 

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Here's the Bluffton College May Day court from 39 May Days ago.

Back row from left, Jeff Boehr, escort, and Rich Bindernagle, chairman. Front from left, Louise Matthews, attendant, Cathy Beery, queen and Kent Yoder, most popular man.

May pole dancers, not in the photo were: Mary Liechty and Eric Simxcox, Brenda Liechty and Joe Suter, Cincy Ramseyer and Kevin Kapanka, Judy Stutzman and Kevin Augsburger, Jenny Clinehens and Greg Stenson, Sue Ramseyer and Dan Parent, Peggy Culp and Ron Moyer and Carla Augspurger and Bill Suter.

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