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Lillie Stein concluded her South Putnam basketball career this winter as one of the school’s top performers ever. After leading the Eagles to back-to-back sectional titles, Stein was rewarded for her efforts by being named honorable mention all-state, all-Western Indiana Conference and the Putnam County “Player of the Year.”...

BLOOMINGTON — Emma Wilson didn’t really know what to expect on Friday evening going into her first-ever attempt at running the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She had run a 2,000-meter event the prior weekend, but had not competed at the longer distance. On Friday, Wilson competed in a field of 10 athletes — seven of whom competed collegiately this spring — in the United States of America Track and Field Junior Championships...

ANDERSON — More than 140 high school basketball players and recent graduates descended upon Anderson University on Saturday to compete in the 10th edition of the Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic. Included in those numbers were four players from Putnam County — recent Greencastle grad Colin York and seniors-to-be Tori Combs and Jake Wilkes of Cloverdale and Allen Plunkett of South Putnam...

Cloverdale’s high school football program will have a blood drive today in conjunction with the Indianapolis Colts Leadership Challenge. The event will be from 3-8 p.m. at the Cloverdale High School Gym. Area patients who need blood products rely on 550 Indiana volunteers to raise their sleeve each and every day… the Clover community is responsible for 52 of those spots...

Edgewood used strong performances in the spring sports to overtake Greencastle and hold off Northview to win the Western Indiana Conference all-sports title. The Mustangs placed second overall in the three boys’ sports this spring, and were third overall among the girls’ sports...

CARMEL — Greencastle’s Jake Bennett was consistent with his scores at the IHSAA boys’ golf state finals this week, matching his 82 on Tuesday with a similar score on Wednesday to finish tied for 58th overall among 100 golfers. Not exactly finishing where he had hoped, but realizing afterward that he had achieved a great accomplishment to get so far.

Greencastle’s Emma Wilson will be competing in two events this weekend at Bloomington in the USATF Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships, seeking a berth on the USA National Team that will compete in the World U20 Championships at Tempere, Finland, next month...

Greencastle’s Jake Bennett did not have the kind of day he had hoped on Tuesday in the IHSAA boys’ golf state finals at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, but is looking to bounce back today. Bennett stands in a six-way tie for 54th among the 100 golfers in the field after shooting a 10-over-par 82 on the first day of competition...

Four Putnam County basketball standouts will be competing in the Indiana Class Basketball All-Star Classic series this weekend at Anderson University. Recent Greencastle graduate Colin York will suit up for Team Red in the Senior Boys game at 2 p.m. on Friday...

Greencastle High School’s boys’ basketball coaching staff will have a three-day summer skills camp from Wednesday through Friday this week for boys and girls entering grades 1-8 this fall. Grades 1-4 will have camp from 5-6:30 p.m., while sessions for grades 5-8 will be from 7-8:30 p.m.

Greencasle and Cloverdale’s high school football programs will have blood drives next week in conjunction with the Indianapolis Colts Leadership Challenge. Greencastle’s blood drive will be Monday in the lobby area at McAnally Center. Times to donate are available from 2:30 to 8 p.m. To register, go to:...

The Purdue Club of Putnam County will host its 20th annual golf outing on June 27, at Tiger Pointe Country Club (formerly Windy Hill) in Greencastle. The outing will be in memory of Ron Price, longtime North Putnam teacher and coach who founded the scramble in 1999. Special prizes will be awarded to honor Price...

PUTNAMVILLE — Out of state drivers fared well Saturday night at Lincoln Park Speedway, especially those traveling from the Land of Lincoln. Marion, Ill., hot shoe Carson Short took home the victor’s share of the purse in sprint car action at the Putnamville oval and he was followed across the finish line by fellow Illinois driver Shane Cockrum. Garett Aitken of Paris, Ill., came home fourth ahead of Missouri’s Clinton Boyles...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck’s big secret is finally out. He’s been throwing a football for weeks — and now he’s throwing in public, too. Nearly 17 months after undergoing surgery on his injured right shoulder, Luck jogged onto the practice field Tuesday wearing a red jersey, strapping on a helmet and picking up a special ball as he started throwing in front of reporters for the first time since October...

PUTNAMVILLE — Saturday afternoon’s storm fronts spared Lincoln Park Speedway their wrath for an evening of racing and Brownsburg’s A.J. Hopkins was one of five drivers to take advantage. Hopkins took over the lead in the sprint car A-main with six laps remaining and claimed his third win of the season at LPS. Derek Groomer knows how to get to victory lane as well, as he also picked up his third feature win by edging out Travis Shoulders for the UMP Modified title...