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Sardines open season with win in Ada

Posted by Staff on June 11, 2022 - 7:19am

Story and photos by Cort Reynolds

The visiting Bluffton Sardines outswam Ada-Lost Creek Gators in West Ohio Aquatic League dual meet action Thursday night, June 9.

The Sardines won the combined boys-girls team event with scores of 465-274 over the Gators. The Sardine boys won 235-153, while the Sardine girls won 230-121.

Bluffton's Kari Diller won five races in the 11-12 age bracket to lead the girls.. 

Bluffton's Camden Verb won four individual races in the 11-12 age bracket to pace the boys.

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Photo-story: BHS track & field has strong season "back home"

Posted by Paula Scott on June 9, 2022 - 6:00am

The Icon chased down Bluffton High School track and field head coach Jason Diller for an overview of the 2022 spring season and postseason which ended on June 4 with nine BHS athletes competing at the OHSAA DIII championship meet in Columbus.

This is Diller’s first year as head coach after assisting Bill Theisen as well as having served as Cory-Rawson’s head coach for 7 years. With 65 athletes on the team, it’s a big job to coordinate workouts for so many individuals and events. He was assisted by a coaching team of:

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BHS boys 4th in Ohio track and field championship

Posted by Staff on June 5, 2022 - 7:35am

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Bluffton High School track and field team had nine representatives  compete in the Div. III state meet June 3 and 4 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.  

The Pirate boys finished a strong fourth in the Div. III team standings. Norwayne won with 40 points, followed by McDonald (38), Hopewell-Loudon (31) and Bluffton (29).

Senior Ethan Bogart finished third in the 300-meter hurdle finals after taking first in the preliminary heats.

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State Track and Field Meet information and tickets

Posted by Staff on May 31, 2022 - 8:34am

UPDATED: Ticketmaster will be used for ticket sales.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has information about the 2022 State Track and Field Tournament on June 3-4 including qualifiers, schedule, heat sheets, parking information and announcements for qualifiers and spectators HERE.

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Gist takes 14th at NCAA Nationals

Posted by Staff on May 31, 2022 - 7:10am

GENEVA, Ohio–Bluffton University's Desmond Gist (Detroit, Mich./Trenton) capped off his record-setting sophomore campaign with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Nationals on Friday, May 27, 2022. His 14.69 was just 11 hundredths of a second from moving him into the Saturday finals at the Spire Institute.

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Bluffton boys 2nd at regionals; relay and individual Pirates advance to state

Armstrong, Antrim and boys 4x400 finish 1st
Posted by Staff on May 28, 2022 - 6:27am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys track and field team finished a strong second in the Div. III region 10 meet Wednesday and Friday at Port Clinton.

Several Pirates also qualified for the state meet June 3-4 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University in Columbus. Top four regional finishers qualified for the state event.

BOYS RESULTS
Bluffton junior Landon Armstrong won the 800-meter run, while classmate Eden Antrim took first in the boys 1600 meters.

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