On Saturday, March 19, two Bluffton High School students competed in the 2022 McDonald's Bill McClain Ohio High School State Powerlifting Meet, Division V, VI, and VII at Kenton High School.
Junior Rylee Setzer placed 3rd in the girls 155 lb. weight class. Her total weight lifted was 615 lbs.; squat 235 lbs.; bench 100 lbs.; deadlift 280 lbs. Setzer is a junior from Bluffton who attends Apollo in Health Science.
Freshman Avery Lamb placed 10th in the girls 145 lb. weight class.
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.
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.
