Bluffton University sophomore Desmond Gist (Detroit, Mich./Trenton) headed to Baldwin Wallace University on Friday, May 13, looking to put down a time that would qualify him for the 2022 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 110 meter hurdles, his signature event.
After a spring filled with cold and rainy conditions, Gist had to adjust to sun and scorching heat while training for the event at George Finnie Stadium in Berea.
Gist placed 6th at the Harrison Barnes Twilight Meet with a time of 14.89.
An upset-minded Bluffton High School varsity baseball team battled hard but lost at Riverdale 12-7 in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening, May 10.
The Pirates dropped to 3-18 with the defeat. Riverdale improved to 19-5 after the slugfest victory.
Bluffton led 2-1 after the first inning. The Pirates plated two more runs in the second frame to lead 4-1, but Riverdale captured the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third inning.
On Tuesday May 10, Bluffton High School senior Trenton Donley signed a letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
While at Bluffton, Donley was part of Bluffton’s first Northwest Conference Championship team in twenty years, which earned a 21-3 record, the school’s best since the 1930s.
Donley holds the school record with most three-pointers made in a single game with nine. The same night, the Bluffton team tied the state record for most three's made in a game with 25.
The Bluffton High School varsity softball team rallied late but came up just short 6-5 to visiting Lima Central Catholic in Div. IV sectional semifinal action Monday evening, May 9.
The Pirate girls fell to 9-8 with the difficult defeat. LCC improved to 3-11 with the victory.
The Thunderbirds advance to the sectional final round Thursday, May 12 against fifth seed Columbus Grove (10-5).
Bluffton trailed 3-0 after two innings, but cut the deficit to 3-2 after a two-run third frame.
