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High School Sports

FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Erin Johnson, Cloverdale (3/30/23)

Erin is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in two sports, volleyball and softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Erin Johnson: “Sports are very important to me, especially softball, as I’ve played since I was a kid, playing travel ball all my life. I’ve learned a lot from sports as they’ve taught me how to work with a team, how to be a leader, how to be strong in tough situations and not let pressure get to me.”...
Softball Previews: South Putnam eyes improved offensive output to challenge in county, conference; Cloverdale aims to balance blend of upperclassmen and freshmen with Steffy taking over the Clovers (3/27/23)

By TRENT SCOTT, Sports Editor

In a transition year, South Putnam was able to add a win to its 2021 record, finishing 9-15 in the 2022 campaign with a 4-6 record in WIC play. The same problems remained from the prior season, however: The Eagles didn’t produce enough runs, scoring four runs or fewer in 13 of 24 games, going 1-12 in those outings...
Softball Previews: Greencastle looks to complete county control; North Putnam aims to break Tiger Cub hold on county while eying WIC (3/23/23)

By TRENT SCOTT, Sports Editor

If you needed a little excitement in your life, being at a Greencastle softball game in 2022 was just the tonic you needed. The Tiger Cubs only played in one game in which both teams scored less than 10 total runs and 18 games where at least one team hit double digits...
FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Alaina Chew, North Putnam (3/23/23)1

Alaina is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, cross country, swimming and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Alaina Chew: “Sports are really important to me because I’ve learned a lot about managing my time, especially trying to balance the student-athlete line. ...
Arrick Kramer to keep lighting up football field at Trine University (3/23/23)

Cougars are not unfamiliar to where Trine University is. Former Putnam County Defensive Player of the Year Skylar Warren makes his home up in Angola and soon, another North Putnam player will don the Thunder logo on the football field. Arrick Kramer recently signed on to join the football program at Trine starting in the 2023-24 school year with the soon-to-be Cougar graduate excited by what the university had to offer...
Gloria Brewer named Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year (3/21/23)3

At the beginning of the 2022-23 girls’ basketball season, there was some buzz around Greencastle and a transfer who would be playing for the team. By the end of the season, which came on the floor at Shelbyville in the semistate round, the buzz that surrounded Gloria Brewer in October had turned into a record-breaking role in the Tiger Cub squad, setting three single-season records after tying down the school’s single-game scoring mark just four games into the season...
FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Carson Taylor, Greencastle (3/16/23)

Carson is a senior at Greencastle and participates in one sport, basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Carson Taylor: “I’ve learned leadership through sports and how to be a good teammate and to work with others.”...
Wabash adds more local talent to football program with Ethan Harcourt joining Little Giants (3/14/23)1

Despite the Monon Bell game being a local institution, there are times where there has been a lack of local flavor in the game itself. South Putnam will try to help address the issue in the future, first at Wabash with Ethan Harcourt signing to join the ranks of the Little Giants on the gridiron starting in the 2023-24 school year...
Greencastle sends two more to continue softball career as Hunter moves to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Lantzy heads to Mount Saint Joseph University (3/14/23)

While Elise Lausee will be going north to play softball at the collegiate level, teammates Sydney Lantzy and Emma Hunter will be heading east and west respectively to also keep their bats hot and gloves in play. Lantzy signed earlier this month to make the move to Mount Saint Joesph University while Hunter will go the opposite direction to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for the 2023-24 school year...
FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Logan Tomaw, South Putnam (3/10/23)

Logan is a senior at South Putnam and participates in two sports, football and wrestling. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Logan Tomaw: “Sports are very important to me. I’ve learned leadership is a big part of sports and it was the main thing I learned, having been a two-time captain in wrestling. I had to run a couple of practices by myself. I am looking to come back and coach at some point if I am able to.”...