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Four top 15 teams meet in sectional

With a trip to the Division III women's basketball final four on the line, DePauw will welcome three other teams to Neal Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday for the NCAA Sectional Round. The action will tip off at 5 p.m.... >>
Emhardt named Player of the Week

DePauw senior Caroline Emhardt (Carmel/Park Tudor) has been selected as North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis Player of the Week for her performance in leading the 12th-ranked Tigers to a win over No. 9 University... >>
Show of sportsmanship tops off North Putnam season

By MASON ASHER, For the Banner Graphic

The North Putnam Cougars basketball season ended Friday night with a loss in the semifinals to the 12th-ranked Speedway Sparkplugs. This game, in the end, was more than just a loss. It was a culmination to an excellent... >>
Tigers survive Pioneers' comeback efforts, move on

By JAY LOCKETT Sports Editor

The Tigers came out swinging in their match-up against Translyvania (23-3) taking a commanding lead early but the Pioneers made the DePauw women's basketball team work to maintain its lead throughout. The women were able to... >>
Tigers into second round after 79-68 win

By JAY LOCKETT Sports Editor

In a first-round bout with an opponent from three time zones away, the DePauw Tigers had their work cut out for them. The women's basketball team squared off against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (24-3), the winner of... >>

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Four top 15 teams meet in sectional (03/11/14)
With a trip to the Division III women's basketball final four on the line, DePauw will welcome three other teams to Neal Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday for the NCAA Sectional Round. The action will tip off at 5 p.m. Friday as Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rivals No. 12 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (26-3) and No. 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater (24-4) meet for the third time this season. This time, a trip to the round of eight will be on the line...

DPU softball sweeps Franklin (03/11/14)
FRANKLIN -- DePauw softball trailed early in game one on Tuesday but rallied for a 7-6 win at Franklin and then never trailed in the nightcap and took a 7-1 victory in a game shortened to five innings due to darkness. The Grizzlies dropped to 6-4 with the losses...

Emhardt named Player of the Week (03/11/14)
DePauw senior Caroline Emhardt (Carmel/Park Tudor) has been selected as North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis Player of the Week for her performance in leading the 12th-ranked Tigers to a win over No. 9 University of Chicago on Sunday. Emhardt teamed with junior Maggie MacPhail (Indianapolis/Park Tudor) for an 8-5 win over Chicago's Jordan Appel and Tiffany Chen at number-two doubles and then defeated Stephanie Lee at fifth singles 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)...

DePauw selected as one of four NCAA women's basketball sectional round hosts (03/09/14)
Coming off Saturday's 76-68 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship second-round win over Transylvania, DePauw has been selected as one of four hosts of the sectional rounds. The sectional semifinals are slated for Friday, March 14, at DePauw's Neal Fieldhouse with the sectional finals on Saturday, March 15. Ticket information and game times will be announced later...

Show of sportsmanship tops off North Putnam season (03/09/14)
The North Putnam Cougars basketball season ended Friday night with a loss in the semifinals to the 12th-ranked Speedway Sparkplugs. This game, in the end, was more than just a loss. It was a culmination to an excellent season for the Cougars. The game ended with a tremendous show of sportsmanship in the waning seconds by Speedway coach Chuck Bennett...

Tigers survive Pioneers' comeback efforts, move on (03/09/14)
The Tigers came out swinging in their match-up against Translyvania (23-3) taking a commanding lead early but the Pioneers made the DePauw women's basketball team work to maintain its lead throughout. The women were able to stave off Translyvania's comeback efforts winning the contest 76-68...

Speedway wins sectional title for third straight year (03/09/14)
For the first time in school history the Speedway Sparkplugs took home their third consecutive sectional title Saturday night. They beat their neighbor, Covenant Christian, 54-33. A slow start rattled both teams. Covenant Christian (10-13) started 0 of 3 from the field and Speedway (16-6 4-3 HCC) started 0 of 4 from the field before Warriors' junior Jonathan Bradley scored two of his six points on an assist from senior Cody Owen with 5:19 left in the first...

Tigers into second round after 79-68 win (03/07/14)
In a first-round bout with an opponent from three time zones away, the DePauw Tigers had their work cut out for them. The women's basketball team squared off against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (24-3), the winner of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship. Throughout the physical game the Athenas were able to keep the pressure on the home team, but the Tiger effort prevailed with a final score of 79-68...

Sparkplugs end Cougars' season (03/07/14)
The North Putnam Cougars knew they were up for a challenge when they saw their second-round opponent in Sectional 44. The semifinal game was the toughest test for the Cougars by far on the year and the Speedway Sparkplugs knew that they had to bring their A game...

GHS falls in sectional semi (03/07/14)
BEECH GROVE -- A barnburner of a first quarter looked set to end with Greencastle trailing Indian Creek 22-20 in the semifinal of IHSAA Class 3A Sectional No. 27. Before the buzzer sounded, however, Brett DeHart hit a three-quarter court shot that gave the Braves a momentum boost they used to help bury the Tiger Cubs 71-48...

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2014 Boys' Swimming Sectional

The Putnam County boys' swimming programs had a strong day at the Saturday, Feb. 22 Avon Boys' Swimming Sectional, with two state qualifiers from Greencastle and several school records for all three schools. Greencastle finished the day fifth in the...

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2014 Boys' Swimming Sectional (02/25/14)
The Putnam County boys' swimming programs had a strong day at the Saturday, Feb. 22 Avon Boys' Swimming Sectional, with two state qualifiers from Greencastle and several school records for all three schools. Greencastle finished the day fifth in the...

Greencastle girls' basketball sectional vs. Danville (02/12/14)
Greencastle erased a 14-point deficit to defeat Danville 48-42 in the opening round of the IHSAA Class 3A girls' basketball sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 11.