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    Tiger Cubs shred Eels
    By TRENT SCOTT, Sports Editor
    EMINECNE – For two girls’ basketball teams with eight wins each, there was a gulf in class between Greencastle and Eminence Friday night in the Eel Tank. After giving an opening jumper, the Tiger Cubs scored the remaining 17 points of the first quarter and cruised back home with a 66-19 win...
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    Late 18-0 run aids Greencastle win over South Vermillion (1/22/21)
    By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner Graphic
    CLINTON - The Greencastle Tiger Cubs boys’ basketball team used a 44-point outburst in the second half to pull away from the host South Vermillion Wildcats and earn 69-43 non-conference matchup. The game went back and forth early as the Wildcats were knocking down shots early. Brody Whitaker paced the Cubs early with seven points in the opening stanza, but South Vermillion kept pace and poured in the last seven points of the quarter to take a 17-13 lead after one...
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    North Putnam wins back-and-forth affair with Cloverdale (1/21/21)
    By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner Graphic
    Good basketball is really fun to watch. Hopefully a lot of people watched the Cloverdale and North Putnam boys’ basketball game on the streaming feed, because due to COVID-19 protocols a sparse crowd at Cloverdale was treated to a great game between the Clovers and the Cougars with North coming out on top 72-63 and retaining the Putnam County Bucket...
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    FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Parker Hacker, South Putnam (1/21/21)
    Parker is a senior at South Putnam and participates in three sports, football, wrestling and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Parker Hacker: “I love sports. They’re what keep me going. I love going out, working out, having a good, hard practice with the teammates you make. It’s great.”...
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    WIC 7th Grade Champs (1/21/21)
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    County 8th Grade Champs (1/21/21)
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    North Putnam holds off Riverton Parke rally; Big fourth quarter pushes Wolves past Clovers (1/21/21)
    BAINBRIDGE – North Putnam used a 20-6 third quarter and key baskets in the fourth quarter to stave off Riverton Parke 65-58 Tuesday evening. The Cougars let 12-5 in the first quarter but a 12-0 Panther run swung the lead to the visitors for the remainder of the first half, though the hosts tied the game at 19-19 and closed to within one twice...
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    Small crowds, big anger: IHSAA trying to protect referees in the pandemic, get postseason in (1/21/21)
    By NATHAN PACE, For the Banner Graphic
    Not many have been able to attend a high school basketball game in person this year but those who have may notice the intensity toward referees gets cranked up with a smaller crowd. With just parents in the stands, each foul call is taken personally more than ever...
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    Late Greencastle rally falls short at Northview (1/21/21)
    By ADLER INGALSBE, For the Banner Graphic
    Coming off a three-game road stand, Northview’s girls’ basketball returned home Wednesday with Greencastle paying a visit. The Lady Knights, riding a four-game winning streak, had put together one of their best stretches of the season and carried that over for most of the night against the Tiger Cubs...
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    Greencastle, South Putnam split County Swim titles (1/18/21)
    By TRENT SCOTT, Sports Editor
    Greencastle’s girls and South Putnam’s boys repeated as Putnam County champions Saturday at the Putnam County Swim Meet. The event was held at Greencastle in a modified format which saw the girls’ meet run a complete program in the morning, a break before both the boys’ and girls’ diving competition and the boys’ program in the afternoon...
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    Cold-shooting Cougars beaten by Bulldogs (1/18/21)
    By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner Graphic
    The North Putnam Cougars travelled to Monrovia to play in the Branch McCracken Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday night. Monrovia is one of the toughest places to play in West Central Indiana and to make it tougher, the Cougars were coming off an emotional and exhausting conference victory on Friday night against Greencastle and it showed…...
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    College Report: Moore earns Horizon honors, others getting seasons going, DePauw breaks scoring marks (1/21/21)
    Here is a recap of Putnam County graduates playing college basketball: CLOVERDALE Cooper Neese, Jr., Indiana State – Has started every game for the 6-7 Sycamores, ranking second on team with 11.9 points per game. Had season high of 22 points and four assists at Purdue on Dec. 12. Shooting .467 from the field (50 of 107) and .443 from 3-point range (27 for 61). Also shooting .875 from free throw line (28 of 32) and averages 3.0 points, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game...
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    COLLEGE REPORT: Moore, Oakland get first wins; HCAC plans sports return (12/29/20)
    After starting the season 0-9, Oakland University finally got in the win column after defeating Detroit Mercy over the weekend in a pair of Horizon League conference games 77-75 in overtime and 83-80. Moore, a Cloverdale graduate, struggled in the first game from the field, scoring eight points on 1-of-9 shooting from the field but did dish out 12 assists and grab five rebounds to help the Grizzlies (2-9, 2-2 HL) pick up their first win of the season...
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