High School Sports

South Putnam tennis falls at Northview Sectional (05/17/08)
BRAZIL -- Friday marked the end of the line for South Putnam's tennis team, but for a pair of seniors, things haven't ended just yet. While the Eagles lost 3-2 to Northview in the semifinal of the Northview Sectional, seniors Cassie Davis and Megan Criss came from behind to win their No. 1 doubles match, sending them on to regional action...

Young leaps to track regional berth (05/17/08)
BLOOMINGTON -- A one-day delay was entirely worth it for one Cloverdale athlete Friday night. At Thursday's Bloomington North Track Regional, the long jump competition was postponed until Friday evening, which saw better weather and a fourth-place jump for the Clovers' Raine Young...

North Putnam drops contest with Sparkplugs (05/17/08)
The North Putnam baseball team lost to Lebanon 6-3 Friday night. With the loss, the Cougars move to 18-6 on the season. Jordan Berry threw six innings with six hits, six strikeouts and four unearned runs. Griffen Dahlstrom led the Cougars at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run. Kyle Alcorn and Tyler Watson each had a double and J.T. Francies added a single...

Sectional runners brave the rain (05/16/08)
PLAINFIELD -- Thursday night was not a pretty swan song for the Plainfield High School track. A steady rain made the old track even slicker than usual for runners at the IHSAA Boys' Track Sectional. Most of the runners likely would have said "good riddance" to the dilapidated track...

Tiger Cubs pound Patriots (05/16/08)
The Greencastle boys' golf team couldn't have picked a better time to start playing better golf. The Tiger Cubs defeated Owen Valley Thursday 154-213. "To shoot a low number like that on a hard golf course and Windy Hill was tough today," GHS head coach Donovan Wheeler commented. "That was a great round for us."...

GHS softball defeats Patriots in extra innings at home (05/16/08)
The Greencastle softball team ended its regular season with a win over visiting Owen Valley Thursday. GHS won 4-3 in eight innings and ended the season at 14-8. Greencastle had a flair for the dramatic Thursday. They trailed entering the sixth inning, where they scored to ultimately force the game into extra innings...

Clovers get win in three-way match (05/16/08)
CLOVERDALE -- Despite unfavorable conditions, the Cloverdale golf team defeated Martinsville and Eminence at home Thursday night. The Clovers won with a total of 163. Martinsville followed with 171 and Eminence had a 278. "We made a good recovery from our train wreck Tuesday at Turkey Run," CHS head coach Doug Wokoun said. "Conditions were not conducive to golf, but we seem to play better when the weather is inclement."...

North Putnam edges Cadets in the rain (05/16/08)
Thursday's match between the golf team from North Putnam and Cascade was a tight one -- a very tight one. The Cougars slipped past the Cadets 151-153 to get the win. Jeremy Redman led the Cougars with a one-under par 35. Two teammates also scored in the 30s. J.J .Burns carded a 37 and Patrick Byrd had a 39. Austin Malayer and Aaron Vondersaar each shot a 40 for the Cougars. Kyle Smith was North Putnam's final scorer on varsity with a 42...

NPMS baseball wins (05/16/08)
Seventh grade pitchers Michael Hermann and Brodie Perrine combined on a five-inning no-hitter to help lead the North Putnam middle school baseball team to a 20-1 win over Danville Wednesday night. Hermann pitched the first four innings and struck out six Warriors and yielded five walks. Perrine pitched the fifth and recorded one strikeout and two walks...

Cheatham, Koosman and Mattocks advance to regional for CHS (05/16/08)
BLOOMINGTON -- Three athletes from the Cloverdale girls' track team advanced to regional in four events Tuesday night. Cloverdale placed eighth as a team with 29 points. The Clovers' Elizabeth Cheatham placed third in the shot put with a throw of 36-feet-four-inches and was fourth in the discus with a hurl of 103-04.5. Both tosses by Cheatham broke the standing school records at Cloverdale...

Sectional softball opens Monday (05/15/08)
IHSAA softball action opens Monday and runs throughout the week. The four Putnam County squads will all be in action at either South Vermillion's Class 3A Sectional 29 or Tri-West's Class 2A Sectional 46. At South Vermillion, Greencastle will take on third-ranked Edgewood in Tuesday's second game. The first game, between West Vigo and Owen Valley, is slated to begin at 6 p.m., with the Greencastle/Edgewood matchup to follow...

Newby's 38 leads Eagles to 40-shot victory at home (05/15/08)
BRAZIL -- Tyler Newby fired a 38 to lead South Putnam to a 180-220 victory over Riverton Parke Monday. Considering some sloppy playing conditions, Coach Scott Ricke was pleased with the senior's two-over performance. "Tyler Newby played great. In conditions that were very wet and muddy, a good score is hard to come by, so a 38 is pretty solid," Ricke said...

South, GHS athletes advance to regional (05/14/08)
Beautiful weather greeted area track athletes who competed at the South Putnam Track Sectional Tuesday night. Greencastle was Putnam County's top placer, finishing in third place with 86 points. South Putnam tied for sixth with 44 points and North Putnam scored 2.5 points...

Three Clovers on to regional (05/14/08)
BLOOMINGTON -- The Cloverdale girls' track team had three different athletes advance out of Tuesday's Bloomington North Sectional. Junior Elizabeth Cheatham and senior Ashley Koosman advanced in two events each. Cheatham placed third in the shot put and fourth in the discus throw. Koosman was third in the high jump and fourth in the 100 hurdles...

GHS tennis defeats Turkey Run (05/14/08)
MARSHALL -- The Greencastle tennis team picked up a close 3-2 win Tuesday at Turkey Run. The Greencastle (7-3) attack was led by the doubles teams, as Carol LaFoe and Savannah Provie won 6-2, 6-2 and Kristen Flint and Emma Kaiser won 6-3, 6-3. For the singles, Marta Torre picked up the lone win, outlasting her opponent in yet another three-set marathon, 6-2, 0-6, 7-5...

Eagles stall Sparkplugs 7-4 (05/14/08)
South Putnam's softball team defeated Speedway for the second time in two days. The Eagles won 7-4, making them 17-3 on the season and 10-2 in WCC play. Oceaia Boetjer led the Eagles by going 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs. Samantha Tomasino and Meghan Canary each collected a double. Third baseman Allysia Lollar recorded two RBIs on the night...

Cougars comes from behind to get win (05/14/08)
BAINBRIDGE -- A pitchers' duel turned into an exciting offensive seventh inning for the North Putnam softball team Tuesday night, as they edged Riverton Parke 3-2. All five runs were scored in the seventh. The Cougars got three hits in a row in the bottom of the seventh to win the game...

South Putnam downs Rockville 5-0 (05/14/08)
The South Putnam tennis team concluded its regular season Tuesday night with a 5-0 victory over Rockville. The Eagles finish the regular season 9-1. "I'm extremely proud of our varsity and JV for both going 9-1 on the season," Eagle coach Johnnie Briones said. "The JV shows a lot of promise for the future...

Cougars pick up win over Panthers (05/14/08)
BAINBRIDGE -- The North Putnam baseball team picked up a 13-1 win in five innings Tuesday against Riverton Parke. Senior David Church had a good outing for the Cougars (18-5), allowing just two hits and a walk, striking out four Panthers. "David Church had a nice outing and pitched a good, solid game," North Putnam Coach...