BHS students named NWC scholar-athletes
These Bluffton High School students have been named Northwest Conference scholar-athletes for the winter sports season. Scholar athletes are letter winners in a sport who have earned the following GPA during the season of their sport:
Gold level -- GPA of 3.50 to 4.00
Silver level -- GPA of 3.00 to 3/49
Cheerleading - Gold: Makayla Smith, Kaity King, Kylee Leugers
Cheerleading - Silver: Emily Stratton
Boys Basketball - Gold: Eli Runk, Levi Kistler, Joel Siefker, Nick Friesen
Boys Basketball - Silver: Bret Rumer
Girls Basketball - Gold: Kayla Kindle, Katie Burkholder, Haley Baker, Taylor Monday
Andie Schmutz, Abbie Parkins
Girls Basketball - Silver: Kearstin Barry, Alicia Schmutz
Wrestling - Gold: James Badial-Luna, Nathaniel Staley, Justin Haggard
Wrestling - Silver: Cole Wilson, Dylan Pletcher
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Klausing graduates from Ohio Bankers League Bank Management School
- Joellen Kay Lehman, 46, owned and operated Folly Faces
- Dec. 4-5 Messiah performances continue holiday tradition at Bluffton and Findlay
- Future Beaver Saturdays invite students to experience Bluffton University
- Ellie Bogart named BHS Student of the Month for October 2026
- Walter "Steve" Suter, 73, worked at Kirtland’s Auto Repair
- Grab an afterschool snack at the Bluffton Public Library