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Weather dampens area sporting events
(05/09/08)
Rain pounded central Indiana causing cancellations and postponements for several local sporting events. The Greencastle girls' tennis team had their Wednesday matchup with Owen Valley postponed until Monday at 4:30 p.m. Their Thursday night contest with Danville has been cancelled...
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Greencastle, Indiana ~ Friday, May 9, 2008
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North Putnam takes Putnam County title
Sports Calendar
(05/09/08) High School Schedules Today Cloverdale -- WCC track meet at South Putnam, 5 p.m. Greencastle -- WCC track meet at South?Putnam, 5 p.m.; Varsity/Junior varsity at Mooresville, 5 p.m. North Putnam -- WCC track meet at South Putnam, 5 p.m.; Varsity softball vs. Bethesda, 6:30 p.m.; Junior varsity vs. Western Boone, 5 p.m. South Putnam -- WCC track meet, 5 p.m. 
Greencastle JV softball pounds Chargers
(05/08/08)The Greencastle junior varsity softball team picked up a big win over visiting North Montgomery Wednesday night. The Tiger Cubs pounded the Chargers 14-0 in five innings. "They played really well. They had one error on defense and they played really good. They got some good experience tonight," GHS head coach Dave Keller said... 
Greencastle gets win over South Putnam
(05/08/08)The Greencastle baseball team picked up a win against West Central Conference and county foe South Putnam Tuesday night. The Tiger Cubs won 5-4 over the Eagles. South Putnam struck first in the game as Cameron Chestnut knocked a double in the top of the first. He would score later in the inning to put the Eagles up early. South Putnam went the next three innings without a score...
Golf tournament to benefit soldiers
(05/08/08) A Florida Scramble golf tournament will be held on June 7, at the Deer Creek G.C. Sign in begins at 10:30 a.m., with tee times beginning at 1 p.m. Top prizes will include $25,000 sponsored by Porter Paints for a hole-in-one on No. 16 and a $10,000 sponsored by Protrans International for a hole-in-one on No. ... 
Greencastle captures County titles
(05/07/08)Coming into Tuesday night's Putnam County Track Meet at South Putnam, pretty much everyone involved knew both the boys' and girls' competitions were Greencastle's to lose. With that in mind, the bigger themes of the meet were personal (and meet) records and the race for second...
Cougars clinch fourth straight WCC title
(05/07/08) BAINBRIDGE -- With its 16-7 drumming of Monrovia Tuesday night, North Putnam clinched their fourth straight West Central Conference title. The Cougars got behind early, trailing 4-3 after two innings but two runs in the third and a monster three-inning stretch to end the game lifted the Cougars to victory...
North Putnam gets win against Monrovia
(05/07/08) The North Putnam softball team picked up a 3-1 win over Monrovia at home Tuesday. The Cougars recorded four hits on the night. Taylor Judy, Dakota Malayer, Leah Crosby and Ashley Curry accounted for North's hits. "We stranded some runners tonight. It's something we haven't been doing. I think we were a little out of sync tonight," North Putnam head coach Jim Brothers said...
Clovers fall to Eels in five innings
(05/07/08) CLAY CITY -- The long road trip that is the Cloverdale baseball season continued at Clay City High School on Tuesday night with a 14-1, five-inning defeat. The Clovers, forced to play the entire season on the road due to work on their own field, didn't help their own cause much in the loss...
Cloverdale wins three-way match at home
(05/07/08) CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale boys' golf team defeated visiting Clay City and Eminence Tuesday. Cloverdale won with a total of 171, 13 strokes in front of Clay City and 78 strokes in front of Eminence. Chris Arnold was the Clovers' low scorer with a 39, which earned him medalist honors. Michael Glassburn followed with a 40, while Sean Rhine and Blake Witt chipped in 46 each and Mike Wellington shot a 51. Keith Hathorn rounded out Cloverdale's varsity round with a 53...
Eagles place second
(05/07/08) The South Putnam boys' golf team finished second in their three-way meet with Owen Valley and Monrovia. The Eagles finished nine strokes behind Owen Valley on Monday. Tyler Newby led the Eagle charge by shooting a 40 with Dylan Gilbert finishing the day with a 48. Damon Robinson shot a 50, Tyler Shoffner shot a 51 and Matt Huck ended his day with a 53. Michael Nichols carded a 47 for the Eagles while Tyler Cox shot a 59...
North Putnam golf defeats Danville
(05/06/08) The North Putnam golf team defeated Danville 159-181 on the road Monday night. Freshman Aaron Vondersaar led the Cougars with a medalist worthy 37. He was followed by Patrick Byrd with a 39, J.J. Burns with a 40 and Jeremy Redman with a 43. Austin Malayer rounded out the varsity scoring with a 44... 
Eagles down GHS 5-2 in WCC showdown
(05/06/08)The South Putnam Eagles softball squad capitalized on a four-run first inning to take the lead in West Central Conference play. The Eagles defeated Greencastle 5-2 to move past the Tiger Cubs for sole possession of the conference lead. The first inning was one to forget if you were a Tiger Cub. GHS allowed four runs and committed two costly errors to start the contest... 
Big fifth inning leads GHS baseball past South, 8-1
(05/06/08)Heading into the fifth, it was anybody's game. Greencastle led South Putnam 1-0, but both pitchers had looked extremely strong through four innings. Five Greencastle hits and three South Putnam errors later, the Tiger Cubs led 8-0. Greencastle brought 11 batters to the plate in a seven-run fifth inning on their way to an 8-1 victory Monday at South Putnam...
Seed times released for County Track Meet
(05/06/08) The seeds have been released for tonight's Putnam County Track Meet and Greencastle looks to be the favorite in both the girls' and boys' meets. On the girls' side, the Tiger Cubs have the top seed in 10 events. South Putnam is next with six top seeds. Cloverdale has a single No. 1 seed, while Norht Putnam has none...
Cougars back atop WCC
(05/06/08) MONROVIA -- After a couple of losses last week, the North Putnam baseball team got just what it need Monday night with a 16-1 win in five innings at Monrovia. "We had two losses last week and they needed to get back. They responded well," Cougar coach Norm Fish said...
NP defeats Bulldogs
(05/06/08) MONROVIA -- Taylor Judy pitched a gem for the North Putnam softball team Monday night and got some good run support to back her up as the Cougars won 6-0. Judy pitched all seven innings for the Cougars (10-8, 7-4 WCC), striking out 14 Bulldog batters, including the first nine of the game. The freshman allowed just two hits, a walk and a hit batsman...
Tiger Cubs club Vikings, 5-0
(05/06/08) The Greencastle girls' tennis team downed visiting West Vigo 5-0 on Monday, with the junior varsity also winning 5-3. "I was really excited with the kids. They played really well and they actually played intelligent, aggressive tennis," GHS head coach Trish Lowe said...
South Putnam falls to Northview
(05/06/08) Monday night proved to be a tough night for the South Putnam tennis team. They fell to Northview on the road 4-1. Liz Mink provided the only bright spot for the Eagles as she defeated her opponent Ali Rentschler 6-0 and 7-6 (8-6) in the No. 3 slot. No. 1 player Chelsea Clark fell in straight sets to Jazmine Kellum 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 singles player Whitney Warren dropped her contest in straight sets as well, falling to Allie Melega 7-5 and 6-1...
Greencastle golf gets big win over Knights
(05/06/08)
Greencastle's boys' golf team strolled into Forest Park and defeated Northview 154-156 as they gear up for the Putnam County golf match on Thursday. "This was a day we desperately needed," head coach Donovan Wheeler said. "This was one of those days when we started to show some of the ability we have within ourselves to fight for scores rather than give up when the swing's not clicking."... |
Sports Briefs
Babe Ruth signups Registration forms for the 2008 Summer Babe Ruth Baseball League are now available by visiting the website gybaseball.com or from the Greencastle Middle School. More >> Sports Topics
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