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Bluffton's Trevor Bassitt reflects on his journey to the Olympics, part 3

Section: People

/ Dec 23, 2024

PHOTOS provided by Trevor Bassitt. Click gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace.

Part 2 HERE

By Benji Bergstrand

After Trevor Bassitt failed to advance out of the preliminary heat in the 400m hurdles at the Paris Olympics, there were no alarm bells going off, no panic setting in. He had been there before. The 2024 season had tested and taught him. Adversity didn’t scare him.

Trevor had experienced a hamstring injury in late March that had nagged at him through the rest of the season. “I had bounced back pretty quickly,” Bassitt said. “But it never really got back to full strength so I was kind of operating with my left leg at 85-90% the rest of the season.”

Section: Sports

/ Dec 23, 2024

Shank wins heavyweight title

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Bluffton High School wrestling team finished a strong second at the 12-team Allen County Invitational meet on December 21 that was hosted by Shawnee High School.

Allen East beat out the Pirates 249.5 points to 206.5 to win the team title.

Bluffton’s Mason Shank won the heavyweight division championship with a perfect 5-0 mark on the day.

Shank went 4-0 in pool play with three pins. He then decisioned Bath’s Kyle Slaght 9-4 in the bracket championship match to win the crown.

Freshman Ronald Kaufman went 3-0 in the 106 lbs. bracket and beat Lima Senior’s Corbin Phillips 15-2 in a majority decision for first place.

Junior Evan Grothause took second in the tough 190 lbs. division. He went 2-0 in pool play with two pins. He then pinned two more foes in the quarterfinals and semifinals to reach the title bout.