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GREENCASTLE - Wednesday night the Greencastle boys soccer hosted the Pioneers of Mooresville at Harbison Stadium. The Pioneers got one goal in each half to hand the Tiger Cubs their first loss of the season 2-0. Greencastle had the first big chance of the evening. ...

One of the problems of having a senior-heavy lineup is what happens the following season when those seniors have graduated. Across the first few weeks of the 2021 girls’ soccer season, Greencastle struggled to get going, needing four matches before finding its first goal and had lost its first six matches...

The South Putnam Eagles hosted the Indian Creek Braves in Western Indiana Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night. The Eagles came in with an unblemished 3-0 record in the conference but faced an Indian Creek team that could match up with their front line. The Braves gave the Eagles their first WIC loss by defeating them 3 games to 1, 22-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21. South drops to 8-3 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Indian Creek improved to 9-6 and 2-1 in the WIC...

Due to quarantine, the South Putnam football game against Edgewood scheduled for Friday has been cancelled. The Eagles will instead head east of Indianapolis again to face Eastern Hancock this Friday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Royals will be livestreaming the game at the following link:...

North Putnam defeated Greencastle 25-16, 27-25, 25-22 to win the Championship Game of the Putnam County Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The Cougars began the day with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21 win over South Putnam while the Tiger Cubs defeated Cloverdale 25-12, 25-8, 25-8 to reach the final...

CLOVERDALE - The first match of the day at the Putnam County volleyball tournament was the Junior Varsity championship game featuring the North Putnam Cougars and the South Putnam Eagles. North Putnam fought off the Eagles for a 25-20, 25-20, two-set victory and took the county title...

CLOVERDALE - In the consolation match of the Putnam County volleyball tournament, the South Putnam Eagles rallied from a defeat earlier in the day for a straight-set victory over the Cloverdale Clovers. In set one it was a nip/tuck affair in the early going. ...

CLOVERDALE — The morning session of the Putnam County Volleyball Tournament saw the only match that went beyond the minimum number of sets play out as North Putnam reached the final with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21 win over defending champions South Putnam...

Charity is considered a virtue everywhere but a football field, a place where being charitable will often get a team beat. South Putnam was a more than giving host Friday, offering up Greencastle three extra possessions on the night. The Tiger Cubs would only add three points off the turnovers, however, and the Eagles turned a 10-0 halftime deficit into a 19-13 win to win back the Putnam County Bucket and take over as frontrunner in the WIC Small School division...

ROACHDALE — The Sullivan Golden Arrows, behind the arm of Rowdy Adams and the legs of William Newby, totaled 455 yards of offense as they upended the North Putnam Cougars 48-7 Friday Night. Adams threw five touchdown passes, while Newby added two on the ground to lead the victory...

Greencastle Middle School officially added boys’ and girls’ soccer for the 2021-22 school year, and both teams opened their seasons with a win. The boys team ran out 8-0 victors, four in each half. They moved the ball briskly against an aggressive Sullivan team that had the best of the first five minutes. ...

Cloverdale High School graduate and current Oakland University guard Jalen Moore will be hosting a basketball camp at Cloverdale High School Aug. 28-29 from 12-4 p.m. both days for students in grades K-12 (ages 7-18). Cost of the camp is $50 per attendee. Attendees will receive a T-Shirt as part of the camp...

The DePauw University men’s soccer team completed the Wilmington College Kiwanis Classic by blanking the Manchester University Spartans 5-0 at Reavis Stadium. Similar to its previous two games the Tigers’ jumped to an early lead off an unassisted goal by Zach Napora just 15 minutes into the match...

DePauw blanked Franklin, 3-0, in Neal Fieldhouse in the opening match of the 2021 season for both teams. In the opening set, DePauw trailed briefly before gaining as much as a 13-6 lead. Franklin battled back to take a 20-19 advantage, but the Tigers outscored the guests 6-3 down the stretch for a 25-23 victory...