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CLAYTON – A new frontier opened up for South Putnam Saturday morning as the Eagles headed into the IHSAA Volleyball Cascade Regional against No. 3 Western Boone. The Stars lived up to their billing as one of the top teams Class 2A, seeping the first match of the day 25-18, 25-10, 25-9 en route to an eventual regional title, defeating No. 4 Covenant Christian in the final Saturday night...

SHELBYVILLE – The 2021 cross country season came to a close for three Putnam County runners Saturday morning at the IHSAA Cross Country Shelbyville Semi-State held at Blue River Park. Greencastle’s Charlie Menzel finished 83rd overall in the boys’ race, crossing in a time of 16:58.8 while South Putnam’s Dunkin York finished in 128th place in 17:40.4...

CLOVERDALE — The scoreboard at Cloverdale High School read 54-0 going into the Clovers’ final drive Friday night. The Clovers appear to have actually been trailing 60-0 at the time, but that only underscores a point coach Tom Winders made about his team afterward...

In tournament play the goal is to survive and advance. The Class A No. 8 South Putnam Eagles managed to hold off the North Vermillion Falcons 24-18 in Class A Sectional #45 action on Friday night. The Eagles jumped out to an early 17-0 lead before having to recover a late onside kick to preserve the win at Mark Wildman Field. South Putnam improves its record to 8-2 on the season and the Falcons end their season at 5-5...

DANVILLE – There was no denying that Greencastle was facing a tall order in trying to dislodge returning state finalist Danville from the opening round of IHSAA Football Class 3A Sectional No. 29. The No. 4 Warriors started with a 73-yard run that led to an eventual touchdown and hardly slowed down from there, knocking the Tiger Cubs out of the bracket with a 41-7 win...

ROACHDALE - The visiting Monrovia Bulldogs pulled away in the second half, behind 387 yards of offense, to outlast the North Putnam Cougars 34-15 in the opening round of the IHSAA 2A playoffs. The Cougar defense showed they were ready to play on the first series. ...

Normally, Monday after the week of volleyball sectionals is a busy time for the girls’ basketball team at South Putnam. It would still be busy but for the first time in a generation, it was taking a backseat to a fall sport. With the Eagles claiming their first volleyball sectional title in 34 years Saturday over North Putnam, a group of girls is exploring a new frontier for them and for many teams that have come and gone since...

While it my be another glum weekend weather-wise, the skies will likely not interfere this week with the IHSAA Cross Country Shelbyville Semi-State like it did with last week’s Ben Davis Regional. That will be good news for Greencastle’s Charlie Menzel, Cloverdale’s Ella Szczerbik and South Putnam’s Dunkin York as they tackle the course at Blue River Park...

Week 10 has arrived and with it postseason play as the IHSAA Football State Tournament ramps up this week. Three of the four games Friday will be against new opponents as Greencastle squares off with Sagamore Conference champion and Class 3A runner-up from 2020 in No. 4 Danville, North Putnam squares off with old WCC foe Monrovia and South Putnam takes on North Vermillion while Cloverdale will take on Riverton Parke for a second time this season...

Chloe is a senior at South Putnam and participates in two sports, volleyball and softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Chloe Pistelli: “Sports are something I do for fun. They definitely teach me valuable life lessons, which include hard work and time management. I’ve learned a lot about managing my time from being so busy.”...

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. ...

DePauw recovered from a 2-1 deficit with a thrilling fourth-set win before taking the fifth for a 3-2 (25-20, 8-25, 19-25, 29-27, 15-10) North Coast Athletic Conference win over visiting Ohio Wesleyan. The Tigers improved to 10-10 overall and 3-5 in the NCAC, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 10-12 overall and 4-3 in NCAC play...

Ashley Long (Fr., Monticello, Ill./Monticello) and Manolo Loring Campos (Fr., Madrid, Spain/San Patricio, El Soto) were selected as North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s and Men’s Golf Athlete of the Week for their performances at the Wittenberg Fall Classic...

INDIANAPOLIS - After winning its first tournament title since 2009 and sharing last season’s regular season championship, Cleveland State has been voted the preseason favorite to capture the 2021-22 Horizon League men’s basketball championship, while Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year as the Horizon League released the 2021-22 #HLMBB Preseason Poll and All-League Teams on Tuesday. ...