A little more than a week ago, Ashland University senior and former Bluffton High School athlete Trevor Bassitt couldn't go in any preliminary of the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships due to injury.
Bassitt rallied enough physically to help the Eagle men tie for fourth place nationally as a team, and anchor the winning 4x400-meter relay at Grand Valley State prior to Memorial Day.
FROM ADA ICON - Icon viewers can watch Ohio Northern University alumna and assistant coach Emily Richards compete for membership on the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team this Thursday.
Richards will be competing at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials in the 800-meter run’s first round. The race, to take place in Eugene, Oregon, will be aired June 24 at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. EST) on NBC.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced a three-year agreement for the Hall to host the state football championships in Canton. The games, across Ohio’s seven divisions, will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium beginning in 2021.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Chief Administrative Officer Steve Strawbridge and OHSAA Executive Director Doug Ute outlined the partnership at a news conference in the Hall of Fame’s James Allen Family Gold Jacket Lounge.
The Bluffton swim team launched its season with a big splash.
Bluffton defeated Ada 860-295 in a meet on Monday night at the Bluffton pool. The girls’ team won 387 to 183 and the boys’ team won 473 to 112.
The Sardines travel to Kenton for a Thursday, June 10, meet and then to Van Wert on Monday, June 14. The next home meet is versus Westside on Thursday, June 17.
Alex Hanna, Bluffton High School athletic director, released the fall 2021 sports schedules. One major change is that Paulding is no longer a member of the Northwest Conference. Leipsic has replaced the Panthers in the league.
The attactment lists the following 10 team schedules:
• Volleyball
• Girls' soccer
• Boys' soccer
• Golf
• Cross country
• Football
• JV football
• Junior high football
• Junior high volleyball
• Girls' tennis
Story by Cort Reynolds
Photos by Marvin Foster
WESTERVILLE - Several Bluffton boys track and field athletes competed well in the Div. III state meet held at Westerville North High School Friday and Saturday.
