University runner gains top conference honors
For the second time in three weeks, Bluffton University senior Alexis Cash (Gaines, MI/Lake Fenton) has been named the Heartland Conference Runner of the Week. Cash also took home Runner of the Week after a 10th place finish at the OWU invitational on September 14.
Cash had an impressive finish, placing 36th out of 125 Division III runners with a time of 24:42 on Saturday at the All-Ohio Championships.
The Bluffton cross country team will travel to Wilmington College for the Jenna Strong Fall Classic on Friday, Oct. 11. The women's race is slated for 4:30 p.m. and the men will compete at 5:15 p.m.
Stories Posted This Week
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 14 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- 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