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UPDATE: View the race at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UbKWSbCo_4

Former Bluffton High School track athlete Trevor Bassit won a silver medal in the Men's 400 meters on Saturday, March 19, day two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

USA Track and Field posted this photo of Bassitt at www.facebook.com/USATF.

The Bluffton University baseball team kicked off its home slate in style with a pair of convincing wins over Ohio Wesleyan on a beautiful Sunday, March 20, 2022. Bluffton upped its season mark to 5-6, while the Battling Bishops fell to 3-8.

Eight swimmers from Bluffton schools qualified for the Great Lakes YMCA Zones Swimming Championship March 18-20, 2022 at the C.T. Banin Natatorium and Canton McKinley High School.

Jenna Downey, Camden Verb and Riley Verb swim for the Putnam County YMCA swim team under assistant coach, Bob Verb of Bluffton. Jackson Bowlus, Allison Diller, Kari Diller, Xavier Diller and Madelyn Sterrett swim for the Lima YMCA swim team coached by April Dorman of Bluffton. In the summer, they all swim for the Bluffton Sardines.

This weekend Blufftonite Trevor Bassitt is competing in the Men's 400 meters in the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22. The Bluffton Athletic Boosters Facebook page has tipped us off that he is advancing to the semifinals.

Worldathletics.org provides this analysis of Bassitt's preparation for the event.

On Saturday, March 12, Southgate Lanes awarded recognition to the top bowlers in the Junior Bowling program which ran from November 2021-March 2022. The bowling alley at 9700 Dixie Hwy. hosted an awards banquet for some 90 youth bowlers and their families, including free pizza and soft drinks.

Owners Derek Dukes and Brandon Falk presented certificates and trophies to the Hot Shot League, Early Bird League, winners of the Ethan Leiber Scholarships (founded by Scott and Angie Leiber), team awards, and Adult/Junior Scotch Doubles awards.

By Takayla Gadberry, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University baseball team finished off its spring break trip with a 5-3 victory over Rockford University in Ft. Meyers, FL. The Beavers improved to 3-6 on the season while the Regents dropped to 3-3.

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