University volleyball begins tourney with wins
The Bluffton University volleyball team found its mojo on Friday, Sept. 17, at the Ginny Hunt Kilt Classic. The Beavers routed Roanoke (VA) in three sets before taking down Washington & Jefferson in four. Bluffton improved to 5-7 on the season following these victories.
Sophomore Alysha Like (McComb) was on fire in the lid-lifter, slamming home nine winners against no errors for a shiny .409 hitting percentage. Junior Maddie White (Ashland) went 7-of-15 with no errors for a red-hot .467 attacking percentage. Kaylie Campbell (Camden/Preble Shawnee) and Chloei Barnett (Wapakoneta) both added seven kills for the victors. White stuffed the stat sheet with 18 assists, nine digs and two block assists.
Elle Price (Pocono Pines, PA/Findlay) handed out 13 helpers, while senior Brooke Kleman (Glandorf/Ottawa-Glandorf) led the back row with 20 digs. Courtney Weekley (Butler/Clear Fork) chipped in with seven digs for the Beavers.
Barnett took center stage against Washington & Jefferson in the nightcap, slamming home a career-best 14 kills! Campbell and Like smashed 10 spikes apiece, while senior Cassidy Posey rammed home nine winners. White and Price doled out 31 and 16 assists, respectively in the four-setter.
Kleman kept 26 balls in play against the Presidents on Friday night. White and Kia Rainey (Adrian, MI/Madison) waxed the floor with 14 digs each, while Price finished with 10 pickups. White and Barnett were both in on three blocks.
Bluffton will have a quick turnaround as the Beavers suit up for a 10 a.m. showdown with host Wooster before wrapping up the weekend against Geneva at 2 p.m.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award