Sports

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has selected Trevor Bassitt, its most decorated track & field athlete, as one of two Great Midwest Athletes of the Year. Bassitt and Findlay’s Kristina Kniesly claimed the awards as the top performers for the 2021-22 year and will be recognized at conference meetings this summer.

Bassitt has qualified to run in 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships 2022, with the preliminary heats scheduled for July 16.

Registration closes July 14 for the fall youth soccer season with the Bluffton Soccer Club.

Bowlus breaks meet record; 22 team records set

WAPAKONETA, Ohio – On July 8-9, 2022, the Bluffton Sardines were repeat performers bringing home the WOAL trophy for the second year in a row. Both the boys and the girls teams placed first out of eight teams in the 40th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet Western Ohio Aquatics League Championship at the Wapakoneta Community Pool.

The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team is in first place out of eight teams after the first day of the 40th annual Western Ohio Aquatic League championship meet at the Wapakoneta Community Pool on Friday, July 8.

Bluffton leads the overall combined team standings, followed by meet host Wapak. 

Over 500 swimmers on eight teams are competing in the two-day event.

Swimming resumes Saturday morning at Wapakoneta with the second and final day of competition.

Results are attached with Bluffton relay teams and individuals highlighted in green.

Bluffton University has named Connor Gulick as head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach. Gulick returns to Bluffton following two years of collegiate coaching experience at Heidelberg University. He also previously served as a volunteer assistant coach at Utica High School in summer 2019.  

The NWO Lady Buckeyes fastpitch softball teams are holding tryouts for the 2022-2023 season at the Elida Varsity & JV Softball fields, 4500 Sunnydale St. The teams are a nonprofit traveling program.

SCHEDULE
6:00-8:00 p.m.

12U – Tuesday July 19th & Thursday July 21st

14U – Tuesday July 19th & Thursday July 21st

16U – Monday July 18th & Wednesday July 20th

18U – Monday July 18th & Wednesday July 20th

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