Stories from Saturday, April 30, 2016

If you are a baseball fan who likes pitching duels and top-flight defense, you certainly would have enjoyed the Western Indiana Conference high school game between the South Putnam Eagles and the West Vigo Vikings on Friday night at South Putnam. The Eagles lost a tough one to the Vikings, 3-1, and are now 4-9 on the season and 0-2 in the conference...

Some athletes mature earlier than their classmates at a young age, and as a result they use that physical advantage to succeed in sports during adolescence until others catch up with them physically. DePauw junior distance runner Claudia Monnett of Cloverdale is an exception to that rule, and would be considered as an ultimate late-bloomer in terms of her athletic career...