Sports
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Owen Huff, Greencastle (3/14/24)1Owen is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, football and baseball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Owen Huff: “Sports are really important to me. I’ve learned a lot about leadership, teamwork and building relationships between my teammates and classmates.”...
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Beadles, Buis, Bernhardt to represent South squad at IFCA North-South All-Star Game (3/14/24)Greencastle senior Jackson Buis and South Putnam senior Aiden Beadles have both been selected to participate in the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game on Friday, July 12 at Decatur Central High School. Buis and Beadles, along with Greencastle senior Owen Huff, were all named to the IFCA District 6 All-Star Team earlier this year, putting all three in a position to be nominated for the South squad at the All-Star Game...
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New Flight Deck (3/14/24)
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Greencastle returns to top of the podium at Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet (3/13/24)2CLOVERDALE – In 2022, Greencastle lost to North Putnam in a dual match early in the season before beating the Cougars at the Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet to win a county title. In a parallel to two years ago, the Tiger Cubs lost an early dual to North Putnam but got the win back on the way to winning the county title at th3e 2024 Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet...
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Emily Mann named Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year (3/12/24)3By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorThe past four years of Cloverdale girls’ basketball could be summed up in many ways, mostly coming down to a single thought: A struggle. The Clovers have won 15 games in the last four seasons, half of those coming in the 2021-22 season, and retention of players has been difficult during that time period...
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North Putnam sweeps South Putnam to advance to county final (3/12/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicThe North Putnam Cougars drove down U.S. 231 and took a clean sweep of the Putnam County Girls’ Middle School basketball tournament semifinals. The Cougar seventh grade used a big early lead to win 34-12, while the eighth-grade squad pounded the ball inside for a 34-17 victory over the South Putnam Eagles on Tuesday night...
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Greencastle downs Cloverdale to advance to county final (3/12/24)By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicThe Greencastle girls eighth grade basketball team advanced to the Putnam County championship by defeating Cloverdale 31-12 behind 13 points by Reagan Labhart and eight apiece from Kaylee Ames and Elyse Ensley. The Tiger Cubs got off to a great start in the opening quarter. Janae Greenlee got the scoring started. Ensley scored three straight and Ames added a basket to put Greencastle up 7-0 after one...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Matt Farrington, North Putnam (3/8/24)Matt is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, soccer, basketball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Matt Farrington: “Sports are very important to me. I always want to be doing something and sports mean a lot to me. ...
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Watts to amp up Manchester pitching staff next fall (3/7/24)Baseball season is just around the corner in Indiana. A bit of warm weather will greet teams as they get their first run outs of the spring next week while down at Cloverdale, preparations for a defense of its sectional title will be in full swing. Among those getting ready for the new season will be Caiden Watts, who will get the chance to put all his focus on the season after taking care of next year’s plans before the season starts...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINAL: Wolves deny Cougars' title hopes again (3/3/24)The conundrum of how to deal with Parke Heritage in the postseason goes on for North Putnam. For the fourth time in five seasons, the Cougars reached the final of IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 opposite the No. 16 Wolves. And as with the other meetings, North Putnam couldn’t solve how to take down Parke Heritage as the Wolves held the Cougars to single-digit scores in the first three quarters on the way to a 49-34 win at McAnally Center Saturday night...
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Greencastle grad Brody Whitaker earns 2nd-Team All-Crossroads League honors (3/7/24)3JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2023-2024 Men’s Basketball All-League honors on Wednesday, following No. 1 Grace’s sweep of the regular season and tournament championships. The Knights earned five honors in the 2023-24 season, with Gus Etchison leading the charge as a member of the All-Crossroads League First Team. ...
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DePauw's tournament run ends with Hope loss (3/3/24)By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicFour times the DePauw Tigers have run into Hope College in the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament and four times they have come up short. In a second round meeting to start March, the Tigers fell to the Flying Dutch 70-55 at Neil Fieldhouse Saturday night...
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DePauw returns to NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament play with Berea win (3/1/24)2By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicThe DePauw Tiger women’s basketball team took advantage of hosting the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament by handing the Berea College Mountaineers a 74-52 loss at Neal Fieldhouse Friday night. Twelve players scored for the Tigers, led by junior guard Ava Hassel with 12...