Stories from Saturday, January 25, 2020

Recognized for tireless dedication to the community over the years, Laurie Hardwick was named the 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Putnam County Chamber on Saturday night. Other big news of the night included the official rebranding of the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce to emphasize the organization as a county-wide entity...

CLOVERDALE — Playing for the second time in five days, Cloverdale and Northview met on Friday in the ninth-place Western Indiana Conference crossover game. The contest was the fifth over the past three years between the two teams, and — like the first four games — Cloverdale emerged the winner by a 55-53 margin...

BOYS Putnam County Greencastle 60, S. Vermillion 41 Statewide scores Avon 63, Fishers 60 Barr-Reeve 66, Wood Memorial 27 Batesville 55, Franklin Co. 40 Bedford N. Lawrence 40, Seymour 26 Blackford 68, Frankton 43 Bloomfield 75, Eastern (Greene) 34 Bloomington North 73, Ev. North 55...

SPENCER — On a crossover night in which the WIC East dominated, the Greencastle girls’ basketball team got the WIC West its only win of the night. The Tiger Cubs rode a big second half to a 55-46 win over Owen Valley Friday night to claim seventh place in the conference...

NASHVILLE — The Western Indiana Conference girls’ basketball championship was going to be won by some Eagles. The Brown County Eagles exploded in the second half Friday night to turn a tight, defensive struggle into a 65-30 victory over South Putnam...