College Sports

Jacob is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, soccer, swimming and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Jacob Farrington: “I learned to manage my own time as well as to show up on time. Helping keep in shape is a big reason I do sports. I’ve learned how to physically work myself while staying healthy and all kinds of stuff like that.”...

Granville, Ohio - Paced by career-high scoring efforts from Emma LeMasters, Hayley Cange and Maeve Summerville, seventh-ranked DePauw moved to 3-0 with a 62-41 win at Denison. The Big Red dropped to 0-3 with the loss. DePauw took a 26-20 lead into the halftime, but Denison opened the second half with a 10-3 run to take a 30-29 lead. ...

Rickey Alsum, Ford Baker, and Ayo Laleye of the DePauw University men's track and field team were named Athlete of the week after their performances in this weekend's dual-win against Hanover College. Freshman Rickey Alsum (Plainfield, Ind./ Plainfield) was named Athlete of the week for sprints and hurdles after finishing first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.39. He also earned a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.13...

Four different DePauw University athletes earned NCAC Athlete of the Week honors for the final week of January. Seniors Aaron Shank (Men's Basketball), Claire Keefe (Women's Basketball) and juniors Michael Ocasek (Men's Track and Field) and Erin Pasch (Women's Track and Field) earned conference honors this week...

After trailing 8-0 in the opening two minutes, DePauw scored the next nine and gradually pulled away from visiting Greenville for a 77-44 win in Neal Fieldhouse. DePauw moved to 1-0, while the Panthers dropped to 1-3. The Panthers, who implemented a full-court press the entire contest, jumped on the Tigers early as Lauren Eagleson nailed a 3-pointer on the opening possession before Amanda Brooks scored and Eagleson added a 3-point play for the 8-0 lead. ...

River Forest, Ill. - DePauw opened its game at Concordia Chicago on a 13-0 run and cruised to an 83-47 victory in the first road contest of the season. The Tigers moved to 2-0, while the Cougars dropped to 0-1. After missing its first field goal try, DePauw hit the next eight on the way to a 19-2 lead in the opening 6:08. ...

Here is a recap of Putnam County graduates playing college basketball: CLOVERDALE Cooper Neese, Jr., Indiana State – Has started every game for the 6-7 Sycamores, ranking second on team with 11.9 points per game. Had season high of 22 points and four assists at Purdue on Dec. 12. Shooting .467 from the field (50 of 107) and .443 from 3-point range (27 for 61). Also shooting .875 from free throw line (28 of 32) and averages 3.0 points, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game...

After starting the season 0-9, Oakland University finally got in the win column after defeating Detroit Mercy over the weekend in a pair of Horizon League conference games 77-75 in overtime and 83-80. Moore, a Cloverdale graduate, struggled in the first game from the field, scoring eight points on 1-of-9 shooting from the field but did dish out 12 assists and grab five rebounds to help the Grizzlies (2-9, 2-2 HL) pick up their first win of the season...

Greencastle, Ind. - Anne Moelk, DePauw head women's lacrosse coach, is among six individuals appointed to the World Lacrosse's newly-formed Women in Sport Commission. One of three new commissions created by the organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Women in Sport Commission joins the Diversity and Opportunity Commission as well as the Ethics Commission with the expectation that each will make important contributions to the continued growth of lacrosse worldwide while expanding the capabilities and expertise of the international federation.. ...