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By Cort Reynolds

KENTON–The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team sits atop the eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet after a sunny day one of competition at the Kenton Municipal Pool.

Dominating Bluffton leads the overall standings, as well as the boys and girls team results, over Wapakoneta in each category. 

Overall, Bluffton leads second-place Wapak 1,317 to 1,060 points heading into the second and final day of swimming. Bluffton also leads the second-place Wapak Wave girls after the first day of competition, 578.5-530. The Sardine boys lead the Wapak males, 738.5 to 530. 

The Bluffton boys won three relay races Friday, while the Sardine girls won one relay event. 

Jackson Bowlus also touched first in the 15 and over age group 50 freestyle.

More than 500 swimmers competed on day one of the 41st annual Elks Invitational meet championships. The meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team. 

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CORRECTION: Bluffton Community Pool will close at 6:00 p.m. on Friday July 7 due to lifeguard involvement at the swim meet. Saturday hours will be as usual.

The Bluffton Sardines will swim their last event for the summer of 2023 at the 40th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and WOAL League Championship in Kenton on July 7-8. Of the 148 swimmers on the Sardines team, 104 will be competing at Champs and will be the largest team there.

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The deadline for Fall Youth Soccer through Bluffton Soccer Club is Friday, June 30.  Register HERE.

Helpful Dates to know:

June 30 - Fall Registration Deadline
August 11- Schedules to Coaches
August 21 - Games begin
NO GAMES LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Oct. 7-8 Van Buren Tournament (U8 &U10)
Oct. 14-15 (U12 & U15)

Field set up will be August 3 and 5.

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More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton on July 7-8, for the 41st annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the host site for the even, which will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2023 league title.  

Events start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7 and will conclude around 2:00 p.m. Day two will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 8 and conclude around 3:00 p.m. The league champs will be crowned at the end of day two.  

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team defeated visiting Wapakoneta convincingly in a Western Ohio Aquatic League meet on a cool and overcast Thursday evening, June 22, at the Bluffton Community Pool.

Bluffton won the combined team event decisively, and swept the boys and girls dual meets.  

The Sardines handily won the overall event, 792-444. Bluffton beat the Wapak boys 388-221, and defeated the visitors 404-223 in the girls dual meet.

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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton Sardines summer swim team handily swept visiting teams Westside and Ada in a Western Ohio Aquatic League makeup tri-meet Tuesday evening, June 20. 

Ada at Bluffton was postponed twice last week due to unseasonably cool and rainy conditions, and thus the meet was combined into a three-team competition.

Bluffton won the combined team event convincingly, sweeping the boys and girls dual meets. Westside finished second, and Ada came in third.

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