BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University senior defensive end Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) was voted as the HCAC Play of the Week for week 2. The senior earned the title after voting took place on various HCAC social media outlets.
With Bluffton holding a 38-26 lead late in the fourth quarter over Baldwin Wallace, Aelker makes a game-clinching sack on fourth down to solidify the Beavers' first ever win over the Yellow Jackets in program history.
September 16, 2015
By: Samantha Granger, sports information assistant
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ADA, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead over host Ohio Northern on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the Polar Bears scored 13 of the next 17 points and parlayed that into a four-set win over the Beavers. Bluffton slipped to 3-6 against some of the best competition in the nation, while Ohio Northern upped its season mark to 6-3.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University Men’s Soccer team was unable to claim its first win of the season when it welcomed the College of Wooster Fighting Scots on Wednesday, Sept. 16, falling by a final score 4-0. The Beavers dipped to 0-4 while the Fighting Scots gained their second win of the season, giving them a record of 2-4-1.
John D. Harris, 71, of Elm Grove Wisc., and Naples Fla., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. He was born in Bluffton on Jan. 12, 1944, and was formerly a resident of Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife Lilly Harris (nee Stjarnstrom) and sister Linda (Chuck) Sullivan.
Other survivors are daughters Beth Harris of Indianapolis, Kristena (Brad) Schotanus of Chicago, Britt (Steve) Gosenheimer of Milwaukee and son Scott Engstrom of Montana.
Nearly 20 Bluffton businesses will introduce themselves to Bluffton University students during a Sept. 17 university business showcase.
The annual fall event, sponsored by the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, is a way to give businesses a chance to display their services and products to university students.
The showcase takes place in Marbeck Center, the student dining area, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Each participating business has a table and offers students lots of give-aways in addition to showing its services and products.
