Sports

DANVILLE — The Cloverdale Clovers added the Danville Warriors to their girls’ basketball schedule this year in order to face tougher competition. Unfortunately, Danville is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A and has one of the area’s best players in Ella Collier, and that led to a 55-32 defeat at the hands of the Warriors Tuesday night...

Logan Abner is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in football. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Logan Abner: “They get you away from bad things, and keep you occupied on good things. They help you to stay out of trouble, get better grades and it’s just fun. It was great to be with my teammates in football. I definitely became a better leader my senior year. I got on the younger kids when I needed to, but that’s what leaders do.”...

With boys’ basketball games set to begin on Tuesday night, teams will be having a controlled scrimmage this week to finalize their preparation. All four Putnam County teams were originally scheduled to have their scrimmages on Saturday, but North Putnam’s scrimmage against Tipton was moved up to Thursday at 6 p.m...

TERRE HAUTE — Facing hundreds of the top runners from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Missouri, Greencastle’s Emma Wilson placed fourth on Sunday at the Nike Cross Regionals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Wilson, who had won her second straight high school state championship on that course two weeks earlier in a time of 17:53.9, placed fourth in 17:41.8 on a cold afternoon...

Installation of a new basketball playing floor at South Putnam took a little longer than expected, but is now complete and ready for this weekend’s girls’ county tournament. Fans should take note that while the first-round pairings are unchanged, the original order of the games has been switched to allow the Eagles to play in the first game on their new court...

The Greencastle High School boys’ basketball team will host a chili supper on Saturday immediately following the 2 p.m. scrimmage with Marquette Catholic in the McAnally Center hospitality room. The team invites friends and supporters of the program to enjoy soups, sandwiches and drinks, all served free of charge...

The coaches: Dustin Oakley is in his third year at Southmont. Tod Windlan is in his first year at Greencastle. So far: Southmont lost 48-31 to Clinton Central and 59-44 to North Vermillion and beat Fountain Central 54-33. Greencastle beat Cascade 73-45, Edgewood 55-42 and Owen Valley 60-50 in overtime before losing 55-46 to Benton Central...

Greencastle’s four girls’ basketball opponents have gotten progressively better this season. The Tiger Cubs knocked off Cascade, Edgewood and Owen Valley to start the season as new coach Tod Windlan tries to piece his team together and implement his system...

The South Putnam Eagle football team’s season ended Friday night in the Class A regional against the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints. A few big plays turned the tide of the game and allowed the Saints to escape with a 36-20 victory over the Eagles. A couple of first-half big plays and a strong running game propelled the Saints to their third consecutive regional championship and improved their record to 10-3...

ELLETTSVILLE — The South Putnam Lady Eagles struggled against a physical Mustang squad Thursday night at Edgewood. South lost 46-37 in non-conference girls’ high school basketball action. The Eagles fell to 1-2 on the season, while Edgewood improved to 2-2...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The DePauw volleyball team put together a fierce third-set rally, but it fell short as Wittenberg topped the Tigers 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 28-26) in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship Friday. DePauw ended its season at 18-11, while Wittenberg improved to 25-2 and advanced to the regional championship...

CRAWFORDSVILLE — DePauw wraps up the 2018 season by traveling to Wabash College on Saturday in the 125th gridiron meeting between the two schools and 87th for possession of the Monon Bell. Kickoff from Hollett Little Giant Stadium in Crawfordsville is set for 1:07 p.m...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Facing a 2-1 deficit, DePauw rallied for fourth and fifth set wins to top Hope 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-9) in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Championship at Calvin College Thursday. The Tigers will face conference foe Wittenberg after it opened play with a 3-0 victory over Carthage. Today’s second-round match is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. DePauw improved to 18-10 with the win, while Hope finished at 25-8...

With 86 players getting to step on the pitch of a professional soccer team, the Putnam County Youth Soccer Assocation enjoys a memorable night at a recent Indy Eleven match. Not only did the local kids get to step on the field turf of Lucas Oil Stadium, but they were part of the Tunnel Club, which forms the tunnel for the players as they enter...