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
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