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Bassitt finishes 8th in men’s 400m hurdles at 2024 Olympics, sets sights on the future

Posted by Staff on August 15, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

2024 Paris Olympics fever in Bluffton hit its peak on Wednesday, August 7, when fans of Bluffton native and men’s 400m hurdles competitor Trevor Bassitt filled the Bluffton High School gym for a semi-finals watch party. 

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Shannon to compete in 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships

Posted by Staff on August 11, 2024 - 7:51am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Have you spotted a new lawn sign with a smiling woman decked out in medals? That’s Janean Shannon, a masters heptathlon athlete who will soon be competing in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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19th annual BHS alumni soccer game, August 10

Posted by Staff on August 8, 2024 - 6:00am

Bluffton Food Pantry collection at the gate

The Bluffton community is invited to see the 2024 BHS Soccer teams in action, as well as some favorite former student-athletes and support the Bluffton Food Pantry at the August 10 annual alumni games at Steinmetz Field.

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Bassitt advances to August 7 semi-final heat at Olympics

Posted by Paula Scott on August 6, 2024 - 7:16am

Bluffton High School to host 1:00 p.m. Watch Party 

By Paula Pyzik Scott

UPDATE: Watch party will be held in the Bluffton HS Gym starting at 1:00 p.m. The semi-final is scheduled to take place at 1:35 p.m. 

Blufftonite Trevor Bassitt advances to the August 7 semi-finals in the men's 400m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics following a successful run in the first heat of the August 6 Repechage Rounds.

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Bassitt to run again in Olympics Repechage Round, August 6

Posted by Staff on August 5, 2024 - 7:56am

Official 2024 Paris Olympics data for Trevor Bassitt

By Paula Pyzik Scott

In the wee hours of the morning on August 5, Bluffton native Trevor Bassitt competed in his first Olympic games and the first Olympic games for any Bluffton athlete. He placed fifth in Heat 2 of the men’s 400m hurdles at the Stade de France.

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Bassitt family charts the growth of an Olympian

Posted by Staff on August 4, 2024 - 6:00am

Olympic journey is "not for the faint of heart"

By Benji Bergstrand

When Trevor Bassitt crossed the finish line at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon and became Bluffton’s first ever Olympian, people all over town celebrated. Congratulations poured in and excited comments abounded on social media–but for the Bassitt family it all hit a little deeper.

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