MEDIA RELEASE_More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 10 and 11, 2026 for the 44th Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5 to 18 who are members of a league team.
The Kenton Municipal Swimming Pool is the host site for the 2026 Swim Champs and will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2026 league title.
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton Sardines youth swim team dove into its summer season with a convincing win over visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Ada at the Community Pool on Monday evening, June 8.
Defending WOAL champion Bluffton captured the combined dual meet by a dominating score of 843-295. The Sardines won the girls meet decisively 448-113, and the hosts also won the boys meet handily, 395-182.
The Bluffton Icon sent two community photographers to the two-day Div. IV state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.
COLUMBUS – Bluffton High School senior Kain Wright topped the podium by winning the 400-meter finals on a hot second day of the Div. IV state track and field meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University on Friday, June 5.
PHOTOS by Marvin Foster/ CLICK to enlarge / Junior Tayte Giesige competes in the long jump at the OHSAA state track and field finals on Friday, June 5.
Seeded 11 out of 18 competitors, Giesige finished 7th with a distance of 21'05.25".
Fleming, 2 relays, Matthews in Friday finals; Rehm gets 9th in PV
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS – The Bluffton High School track and field team had several standout athletes compete well on day one of the Div. IV state meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus on Thursday, June 4.
Pirate sophomore ace Maelee Miller and senior speedster Kain Wright both advanced to two final events Friday with strong showings in preliminary round heats.
