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DePauw women keep rolling along; Tiger men get sweep
(College Sports ~ 02/06/18)
MEADVILLE, Pa. — DePauw’s women’s basketball team shot 53.7 percent from the floor and scored a season-high 90 points while capturing a 90-54 North Coast Athletic Conference win over host Allegheny. The Tigers, ranked seventh in the latest coaches’ poll and eighth by D3hoops.com, improved to 21-1 overall and 13-0 in the NCAC with their 17th straight win. Allegheny dropped to 5-15 overall and 2-10 in the NCAC...
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Strong start paces Cubs to win over Brown County
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
When it comes to tournament basketball, and especially between teams that know each other well, adjustments are the difference. Greencastle coach Bryce Rector got to see his Tiger Cubs adjust Saturday afternoon in a 50-27 victory over Brown County. Greencastle jumped out to a 18-4 lead, only to find the Eagles still circling just seven points behind, 20-13 at halftime. Brown County (2-15) held Greencastle to two points the last four minutes of the first half...
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Taller, longer Danville squad edges Cloverdale by 11
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
DANVILLE — The Cloverdale Clover boys basketball team traveled to Danville to take on the Class 3A No. 8 Warriors on Saturday afternoon. The Clovers were not able to defeat Danville as the bigger, more athletic Warriors defeated them 68-57 to drop the Clovers to 13-5 on the season. ...
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Old-school setting helps Cougars snap skid
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
CLINTON – Faced with the prospect of South Vermillion’s 6-10 Braden Kalber defending his team’s basket, North Putnam coach Collin McCartt had two viable options on Saturday afternoon – launch a bunch of outside shots and avoid the adept shotblocker or attack the big man head on...
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Gillen third in sectional; two wrestlers on to semistate
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
PLAINFIELD — Greencastle’s Grace Gillen finished third in the 50-yard freestyle at the Plainfield Sectional on Saturday to highlight the results of Putnam County swimmers. Gillen finished in third place in the 50-yard freestyle, just .59 of a second behind first-place Abri Datley of Danville. Gillen also placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle...
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Memorable Cub season ends against tough Bison squad
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
CRAWFORDSVILLE — Greencastle battled Benton Central tough for a quarter, but eventually the bigger and more athletic Bison broke away from the Tiger Cubs and recorded a 56-37 win in the Crawfordsville Sectional championship. The Tiger Cubs finished their season 16-9 overall, winning the Putnam County title and finishing runnerup in the Western Indiana Conference...
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Robert Wilfred Tremblay
(Obituary ~ 02/06/18)
Robert Wilfred Tremblay passed away at his home in New Orleans, La., surrounded by his family, Jan. 24, 2018. Wilfred was born in Fall River, Mass., on June 10, 1951, the son of Daniel Robert Tremblay and Cicile Dorothy Saucier. He was predeceased by his father...
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Township merger bill fails without legislative vote
(Local News ~ 02/06/18)
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal that would have forced government mergers on about 300 small Indiana townships, including three in Putnam County, has died in the Legislature without a vote. The bill wasn’t called for a vote by Monday night’s deadline for the Indiana House to act on it during this year’s legislative session. ...
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Cougar boys rout Turkey Run
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
BAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam Cougars hosted the Turkey Run Warriors and were not very hospitable on Tuesday night. The Cougars forced 27 turnovers and beat the Warriors 69-38 in a non-conference high school basketball game. The Cougars dominated the game defensively and offensively. ...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Ally Nichols, South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
Ally Nichols is a senior at South Putnam who competes in cross country, basketball and track and field. _ Banner Graphic: Is it hard to manage your grades being a three-sport athlete? Ally Nichols: “I manage my grades pretty well. Having a study hall definitely helps. My practices are pretty convenient since I live relatively close to the school, and I don’t get home too late from school. If I ever can’t finish my work during study hall, I have time at home.”...
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Evansville Central hires Burgess to direct strong football program
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
Troy Burgess left coaching four years ago at South Putnam to become an administrator, with one of his primary motives being able to watch his son play football at Plainfield. Now that Mason Burgess has completed his career and will graduate this spring, his father has decided to rejoin the coaching business and was hired on Monday night as the new head football coach at Evansville Central...
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Wilson sets top mark at distance showcase
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
CRAWFORDSVILLE — Greencastle junior Emma Wilson competed in the Indiana Distance Showcase in Knowling Fieldhouse at Wabash College on Sunday. Wilson won the 1,600-meter event in a blistering time of 4:54.97 — which is the top time in that event listed in the national MileSplit database...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: North, South lurking in county hoop tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
This week’s boys’ Putnam County Classic could look predictable from the outside. Cloverdale (13-5) and Greencastle (12-5) enter with the best records and are paired off in the first round against North Putnam (7-11) and South Putnam (8-10). It might be easy then to predict Cloverdale and Greencastle in the finals, with Cloverdale the eventual winner because of its 80-66 win over the Tiger Cubs in December. ...
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