An athlete from our region had success on the national stage. Trevor Bassitt won the indoor 400m USATF national championship. He is a senior at Ashland University and a graduate of Bluffton High School. Bassitt is the first collegian to win the national championship in the indoor 400m since 1990. He qualified for team USA and will run at the IAAF world indoor track and field championships in Belgrade, Serbia next month.
ADA — Ohio Northern alumnus Emily Richards is competing in the 800-meter run at the USATF Indoor Championships at The Podium in Spokane, Wash., on Saturday and Sunday. Richards will compete against 17 other runners in the 800 prelim on Saturday at 6:24 p.m. (EST).The 800 final is scheduled for Sunday at 5:22 p.m. (EST). The qualifying time for the 800 is 2:03.00, and Richards enters the event with a season- and personal-best time of 2:01.52. The meet will be […]
Senior Mason Brandt from Leipsic was voted conference player of the year in a unanimous vote by conference coaches. Joining Brandt on the 1st team were senior Kyler Kinn from Bluffton, junior Josh Henline from Spencerville, senior Garrett Newland from Allen East, senior Trey Sautter from Columbus Grove, and senior Trenton Donley from Bluffton. 2nd team honors went to junior Gavin Etzler from Crestview, senior Colin Bailey from Delphos Jefferson, junior Dylan Smith from Spencerville, senior Rontae Jackson from Crestview, […]
The Hardin Northern Athletic Department announced an update to the schedule of sporting events. This Saturday's high school boy’s basketball game at Arlington will start at 4:00 pm with junior varsity followed by the varsity. The Monday January 31 high school girl's basketball team will host Arcadia for a varsity only contest beginning at 6:00 pm. On Tuesday February 1, the junior high boys and girls basketball teams will play Temple Christian at home with the boys game at 5:30 […]
Hardin Northern Cross Country and Track standout Aidan Gatchell signed a letter of intent last week. He will continue his education and run at Bluffton University.
The Hardin Northern Boys Basketball was grateful to receive a visit this week from Coach Jon Cook. Coach Cook attended practice to pass along some sound words of wisdom and a few coaching tips as the Polar Bears enter the halfway point of the season and get ready for a competitive second half. The Hardin Northern Coaching staff also expressed their gratitude for the time and consideration that Coach Cook spent sharing his thoughts and perspectives to the young players.
Kenton Athletics is offering a Flex Pass for the Winter Sports Season. The Flex Pass will allow entrance into any 10 High School and Middle School home Athletic events in the Winter Sports Season. Once the pass has been scanned for a total of 10 events, it will no longer be active and another pass will need to be purchased. Passes can be purchased now at: https://kentonathletics.com/online-ticketing/ The price for adults is $50 and $25 for students.
Tickets for Saturday night's Hardin Northern at Ada boys basketball game are on sale now. The tickets can be purchased by visiting: https://www.adabulldogs.org/highschool/Content2/tickets?fbclid=IwAR2YmTycLbi_hm_6PPjnvJEl2x4QP7rZw1caDQn35uJnM0V3O-oXdvnGwAc Pre-sale tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students plus fees. All tickets at the door are $7. Pre-Sale will end at 3 Saturday afternoon. The Junior Varsity game will tip off at 5 afternoon. The game will be streamed live here: https://app.wosn.tv/live?fbclid=IwAR2AGaTXGrVktClqEkCQSEyCCX8YULzq69b3XNC9CNimCDbCkNA8I7qk44s There is a $10 charge for the stream.
A Benjamin Logan graduate has been promoted to a full-time assistant coaching position. Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg announced that Nicole Fawcett will assume that role effective immediately. Fawcett has been on the Ohio State staff since February 2020 as the volunteer assistant coach. “Nicole has been an integral piece of our staff since she joined our program in 2020,” said Oldenburg. “I am excited for the opportunity to promote her into a full-time position. Her knowledge of the game […]
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