Sports

Bluffton High School grad Trevor Bassitt advances to the June 26 finals in the 400m hurdles at the Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, running a time of 48.38 seconds.

Bassitt will run at 4:14 p.m. on Sunday, June 26 on NBC. The top three finishers at this event will run at the World Outdoor Championships in July in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Bluffton Schools students in grades 7-12 who want to play a fall sport should attend the 7:00 p.m. meeting on Monday, July 25 at Bluffton High School. This is the required OHSAA Fall Sport Player/Parent Meeting.

This meeting for all fall sport athletes in grades 7-12 who want to participate in a fall sport and a parent. In addition, the physical exam form and medical eligibility form must be completed by a physician and uploaded to Final Forms at https://bluffton-oh.finalforms.com/.

You may print the forms by going to: 

With power restored following severe storms that occurred after Monday night's meet, the Bluffton Sardines hosted the Van Wert YMCA Marlins in Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) competition on Thursday, June 16.

The Sardines won the combined event with a score of 929-199 and won the boys and girls meets.

Top Bluffton swimmers with four first place finishes in individual competition were Roman Shank, Camden Verb and Riley Verb. Swimmers with three first place finishes were Madelyn Agner, Ethan Roby and Madelyn Sterret.

The Bluffton Soccer Club registration is now open for the Fall 2022 season. Players with birth years 2008-2016 may register for participation with the youth soccer club.

Register at www.blufftonsoccer.com

The deadline to register players is July 14, 2022.

With thunderstorms expected and the air thick with humidity, the Bluffton Sardines hosted the Kenton Stingrays in Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) competition on Monday, June 13 at the Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd.

Bluffton won the home meet 896-293 and is scheduled to host Van Wert at home on Thursday, June 16.

A full listing of event results are attached below.

COMBINED TEAM SCORES

  • Bluffton Swim Team - 896
  • Kenton Area Swim Team - 293

GIRLS SCORES

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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