BHS Barnett NWC male runner of the year; Nisly female runner-up
Northwest Conference cross country meet - Bluffton's Jacob Barnett ran the best individual time of 17:00 in winning the boys' race and was voted by the coaches as NWC Male Runner of the Year. Boone Brubaker (CG; 17:04) finished second with Austin Elick (LV, 17:12) completing the race as the third place finisher.
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Lincolnview swept the team championships meet run Saturday morning in Van Wert. Columbus Grove finished second in both races with Crestview finishing third. Lincolnview's teams also won in both the boys' and girls' junior high races.
Columbus Grove's Taylor Ellerbrock defended her crown in the girls' race with a winning time of 19:46, and was voted NWC Female Runner of the Year. Bluffton's Elizabeth Nisly (19:53) was runner-up for the second year in a row with Anna Gorman (20:21) of Lincolnview following in third place.
Lincolnview's Matt Langdon was voted by the coaches as both the Boys' Coach of the Year and the Girls' Coach of the Year.
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Main St. runway for Trick or Treaters
- October 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- What Kind of Paradise author joins book club by Zoom, Nov. 4
- Check out November 2026 events at Bluffton Public Library
- Scarecrow voting ends at midnight, Oct. 31
- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
- November 2026 Community Meals at the Senior Center
- Pirate girls soccer edged in shootout by Big Green in district final
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 29
- Bluffton chamber welcomes six new members in October 2026
- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
- Apollo Career Center honored as Gold Star Institution
- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
- Test-to-Treat not Trick-or-Treat
- If only we could put these fall days on pause