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Bassitt advances to semis in 400m World Indoor Championships

Posted by Paula Scott on March 18, 2022 - 7:58am

This weekend Blufftonite Trevor Bassitt is competing in the Men's 400 meters in the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22. The Bluffton Athletic Boosters Facebook page has tipped us off that he is advancing to the semifinals.

Worldathletics.org provides this analysis of Bassitt's preparation for the event.

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Photo-Story: Junior Bowling awards banquet

Posted by Paula Scott on March 15, 2022 - 7:18am

On Saturday, March 12, Southgate Lanes awarded recognition to the top bowlers in the Junior Bowling program which ran from November 2021-March 2022. The bowling alley at 9700 Dixie Hwy. hosted an awards banquet for some 90 youth bowlers and their families, including free pizza and soft drinks.

Owners Derek Dukes and Brandon Falk presented certificates and trophies to the Hot Shot League, Early Bird League, winners of the Ethan Leiber Scholarships (founded by Scott and Angie Leiber), team awards, and Adult/Junior Scotch Doubles awards.

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University baseball team finishes break with a win

Posted by Staff on March 14, 2022 - 10:36am

By Takayla Gadberry, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University baseball team finished off its spring break trip with a 5-3 victory over Rockford University in Ft. Meyers, FL. The Beavers improved to 3-6 on the season while the Regents dropped to 3-3.

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Pirate grappler Basil 4th at state meet

Posted by Staff on March 14, 2022 - 8:05am

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School senior wrestler Kaden Basil competed in the third-place match of the Div. III state championship tournament Sunday, March 13, in the 175 lbs. division.

Basil lost that bout to Waynedale senior Peyton Lemon by technical fall 20-5 to finish fourth in the double-elimination tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.

Basil registered a 3-2 record at the three-day event to finish his season with a record of 41-7. Lemon concluded his campaign 31-2 after finishing third.

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Pirate grappler Basil advances at state tourney

Posted by Staff on March 13, 2022 - 7:18am

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School senior wrestler Kaden Basil advanced to the consolation round semifinals of the Div. III state championship tournament in the 175 lbs. division Saturday, March 12.

Basil posted a 2-1 record in the double-elimination event over the first two days of the three-day event at the Schottenstein Center on the Ohio State campus in Columbus to run his record to 40-6 this season. 

In the consolation semifinals Sunday morning, Basil will square off against West Jefferson senior Bryce Keckley (56-3).

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Pirate grappler Basil wins district crown, advances to state

Posted by Staff on March 6, 2022 - 5:58pm

By Cort Reynolds

Bluffton High School senior wrestler Kaden Basil won the Div. III district championship in the 175 lbs. division at Rossford Sunday, March 6.

Basil pinned junior Colton Sparks of Plymouth at 2:55 in the championship bout to win the crown.

He improved his record to 38-5 this season with a perfect 4-0 mark at the two-day district event. Sparks fell to 39-3 with the defeat.

In the semifinals earlier on Sunday, Basil earned a 7-5 decision win over Gibsonburg senior Dominick Whetsel.

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