Sports
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FOOTBALL CLASS A SECTIONAL NO. 45: Eagles trounce Mustangs behind five Mullin TD passes, dominant defense (10/25/24)1By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicSouth Putnam has great expectations for its squad in the Indiana High School football tournament. The Eagles made a statement to open the game and dominated throughout for a 54-7 victory over the Fountain Central Mustangs to open IHSAA Football Class A Sectional No. 45 play...
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FOOTBALL CLASS 2A SECTIONAL NO. 34: Stars use three non-offensive touchdowns to help ground Cougars (10/25/24)By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicBAINBRIDGE — In the postseason, games often come down to who makes the big plays. Western Boone returned two punts and an interception for touchdowns and pulled away from North Putnam in a 56-27 victory in the opening round of the IHSAA Football Class 2A Sectional No. 34...
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FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Postseason brings homecomings as Tiger Cubs meet Chargers for first time, King returns to Putnam County, brings Mustangs to face Eagles while Cougars reunite with Stars in postseason again (10/25/24)1The 2024 football postseason has finally arrived and with it is a homecoming of sorts for the three games being played Friday night. Greencastle and head coach Dave Stephens travel to his former head coaching spot in Pike Central while former North Putnam head coach Herb King leads Fountain Central to South Putnam...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Khalid Hassar, North Putnam (10/24/24)Khalid is a senior at North Putnam and participates in one sport, football. He is the son of Melissa and Patrick Batman. BG: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? KH: "Sports have taught me how to be a better friend, a better leader and getting better at doing things."...
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Ten county runners advance to Brownsburg Regional (10/20/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorTERRE HAUTE — Ten Putnam County athletes advanced to the Brownsburg Cross Country Regional after competing at the IHSAA Cross Country Terre Haute North and Ben Davis sectionals Saturday morning. At LaVern Gibson, South Putnam’s Gabe Feltner (16:32) held off Greencastle’s Landon Miller (16:33) for the runner-up position behind South Vermillion’s Karter Jackson, who won the boys’ race in 16:23...
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SOUTHMONT VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL: Wolves too much for Tiger Cubs in sectional semifinals (10/20/24)By CODEY EMERSON, Staff WriterNEW MARKET – Greencastle was in search of a second-straight sectional title on Saturday after receiving a bye into the IHSAA Volleyball Class 2A Sectional No. 41 Tournament at Southmont, but a repeat title wasn’t in the cards. The Tiger Cubs took on an athletic Parke Heritage team who defeated South Vermillion in the opening game on Thursday 3-1...
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SOUTHMONT VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL: Mounties wear down Cougars to reach final (10/20/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicNEW MARKET — The North Putnam Cougar volleyball season came to an end Saturday in IHSAA Volleyball Class 2A Sectional No. 41 play at Southmont. The host Mounties defeated the Cougars in four sets 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-12 to eliminate North and advance to the championship game against Parke Heritage...
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Tiger Cubs make statement in rout of Cougars (10/18/24)1By CODEY EMERSON, Staff WriterBAINBRIDGE – Greencastle saved its best performance of the 2024 season for when it mattered most. The Tiger Cubs have had a turbulent season, but believed their best games were ahead of them. That started Friday when they made the short trip to take on county rival North Putnam and had the throttle turned all the way up in what ended in a dominating 49-28 win over the Cougars as the Tiger Cubs picked up a statement win...
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Eagles finish regular season by cruising past Clovers (10/18/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorCLOVERDALE — While some glances might have been turned toward the impending IHSAA Football State Playoffs beginning next week, South Putnam and Cloverdale only had eyes for one another to start Friday’s regular season finale. By halftime, the tune had changed considerably as the Clovers, having lost starting quarterback Landon Duncan in the first half, opted to use JV for the rest of the game and, once the Eagles had established a running clock, did likewise as the visitors won their sixth-straight game 38-0.. ...
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FOOTBALL FRIDAY: County clashes conclude regular season as Tiger Cubs square off with Cougars and Clovers host Eagles (10/18/24)The final week of the regular season has arrived and with it comes a pair of county matchups to send the four county schools into postseason play. Greencastle and North Putnam tangle before heading off to their respective Class 2A sectionals while South Putnam and Cloverdale will do likewise ahead of Class A sectional play...
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Greencastle youth football teams take home two of three All-Star titles (10/11/24)Contributed StoryAs the changing of the tree leaves usher in the turn of a new season, so does the calendar turn from one youth season to the next as our local athletes will soon be turning in their fall sports equipment for basketballs, swimming suits and wrestling singlets...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Zellers, L. Carrington earn conference honors (10/25/24)By JOEY BENNETT, For the Banner GraphicTwo Greencastle High School graduates have won awards in their respective collegiate conferences for their excellent play this season. Anna Zellers, a 2002 GHS graduate, has twice won the volleyball specialist of the week in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association this season, while 2021 Tiger Cub grad Logan Carrington was honored as the defensive player of the week in the Mid-States Football Association...
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CHS grad Monnett wins cross country honor for Tigers (9/27/24)1DePauw senior Lily Monnett (Cloverdale/ Cloverdale) has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for her performance last Saturday at the Gil Dodds Invitational hosted by Wheaton College. Monnett finished second out of 221 runners, running the 6k course in 22:02.50, leading the Tigers to its second first-place finish this season. Monnett came 14 seconds short of a first-place finish behind Deyanne Colon Maldonado of Aurora (Ill)...