Sports

Rose White is a senior at Greencastle, and participates on the girls’ golf and basketball teams. --- Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what do you think you’ve learned from them? Rose White: “I love sports. It’s a way to de-stress, and I’m a very competitive person. ...

The Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs hosted Monrovia on Monday in high school soccer action and emerged with a 7-0 win. During the first half, Erin Thomas scored three goals for Greencastle. Two were assisted by Kennedy Trigg and one by Abbie Beauchamp. Thomas, Beauchamp, Trigg and Sydney Doan each had a second-half goal, while Trigg, Corinne Buchanan, and Kaitlyn Dibble earned an assist...

TRAFALGAR — Greencastle boys’ tennis coach Kevin Rowe knew he would have a tough time rebuilding his team, with only one returning player from last year’s conference and sectional champs. Sean Ramey at No. 1 singles, who excelled at No. 2 singles last year behind Jed Fajt, was the only returner...

HIRAM, Ohio — Junior quarterback Matt Labus threw five touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead DePauw to a 55-28 win at Hiram in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both. The Tigers moved to 2-0 overall, while the Terriers are now 1-1...

Time: 1 p.m. Location: Charles A. Henry Field in Hiram, Ohio DePauw radio: WGRE (91.5 FM and on wgre.org) Last Week: DePauw defeated Mount St. Joseph 41-30, Hiram defeated Earlham, 63-41 Series record: DePauw leads, 4-0, after a 66-17 win last season in Greencastle. The Tigers are 2-0 in contests played at Hiram...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — DePauw grabbed a 28-7 first-half lead and held on for a 41-30 season-opening victory at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday night in college football action. The Lions dropped to 1-1 with the loss. The Tigers need just four plays to get on the board as quarterback Matt Labus teamed with receiver Nolan Ayres for a 54-yard score just two minutes into the contest...

The Greencastle Tiger Cub shooting camp will be Sept. 25-27 at McAnally Center for boys in grades 1-8. Grades 1-4 will receive instruction from 6-7:15 p.m., while grades 5-8 will have their sessions from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Cost is $25 per player, and includes a basketball...

I didn’t know Charlie Pingleton. But from talking with several of the former coaches of the great former Greencastle wrestler, who passed away last week after a bout with cancer, I feel like I do. And not knowing him was clearly my loss. Besides his wrestling talent — which led him to back-to-back runnerup finishes in the Indiana high school state tournament and an NAIA national championship — Pingleton epitomized all of the characteristics of hard work and dedication that lead to championships when coupled with athletic ability.. ...

PUTNAMVILLE ‑ Josh Harris made the most of his very first trip to Lincoln Park Speedway. The Owensboro, Ky., native dominated the competition to take home the winner’s share of Saturday’s American Modified Series event at the Putnamville oval. Harris led the final 67 laps of the 100-lap Patriot 100 for UMP Modifieds to win $4,000 a night after placing second at Bloomington and winning $1,500...

PUTNAMVILLE – Dave Darland’s late-season surge continued Saturday night at Lincoln Park Speedway as the Lincoln driver captured sprint car win number seven during the 2017 campaign. The same could be said for Greencastle’s Jonny Newgent as he pulled away after a late restart to win his third straight UMP Super Stock victory. Roy Bruce Jr. tuned up for this weekend’s Patriot 100 American Modified Series race by winning his second A-main of the year at LPS...

PUTNAMVILLE – Kyle Cummins added his name to the list of drivers that have earned the “King of Non-Wing” sprint car title at Lincoln Park Speedway. The Princeton native topped 43 other drivers that were on hand to edge out Brent Beauchamp and AJ Hopkins for the 30-lap victory...