AREA BRIEFS
Mourouzis to coach U.S. team at Aztec Bowl
Former DePauw University football coach Nick Mourouzis, who retired in 2003, will join current senior defensive end Dustin Hertel on the sidelines for the United States team when it faces the Mexican National team in the Aztec Bowl on Dec. 16.
Mourouzis is DePauw's all-time leading football coach in victories.
The Aztec Bowl features Division III players against Mexico's All-Stars. The game will be played in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
The game has been played 35 times since 1947 with the last nine contests featuring the United States-Mexico matchup. The U.S. leads the series, 8-1.
Hertel was named the 2006 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
ON TAP
Here is a listing of this week's scheduled high school sporting events:
TODAY
Greencastle -- Boys'/Girls' Swimming at South Vermillion, 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Cloverdale -- Boys' Basketball at Clay City, 7:30 p.m.
North Putnam -- Girls' Basketball at North Vermillion, 7:30 p.m.; Wrestling vs. Tri-West, 6:30 p.m.
South Putnam -- Girls' Basketball vs. Owen Valley, 7 p.m.; Boys'/Girls' Swimming at Speedway, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Cloverdale -- Wrestling hosts Putnam County Tournament, 5:30 p.m.
Greencastle -- Wrestling at Putnam County Tournament (Cloverdale), 5:30 p.m.; Girls' Basketball at Rockville, 7:30 p.m.; Boys'/Girls' Swimming vs. North Putnam, 6 p.m.
North Putnam -- Wrestling at Putnam County Tournament (Cloverdale), 5:30 p.m.; Boys'/Girls' Swimming at Greencastle, 6 p.m.
South Putnam -- Wrestling at Putnam County Tournament (Cloverdale), 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Cloverdale -- Girls' Basketball vs. Monrovia, 6 p.m.; Boys' Basketball vs. Monrovia, 7:30 p.m.
Greencastle -- Boys' Basketball at Rockville, 8 p.m.
North Putnam -- Girls' Basketball vs. Cascade, 6 p.m.; Boys' Basketball vs. Cascade, 7:30 p.m.
South Putnam -- Girls' Basketball at Speedway, 6 p.m.; Boys' Basketball at Speedway, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cloverdale -- Boys' Basketball at Tri-West, 7:30 p.m.
Greencastle -- Wrestling hosts Greencastle Tourney, 9 a.m.
DPU EVENTS
Here is a listing of this week's scheduled DePauw sporting events:
SATURDAY
Women's Basketball -- At Wittenberg, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY
Men's Basketball -- vs. Illinois Institute of Technology, 3 p.m.