Stories from Monday, November 19, 2007

Fifty youth bowlers of the Greater Greencastle USBC participated in the 2007 State Youth Tournament held in Lafayette. Bowlers Ray Stinson and Kenny Buchanan placed 3rd in their doubles event and won $100.00 scholarships to use toward their college expenses...

2004 North Putnam graduate Haleigh Spencer helped lead the Washington University Bears to the 2007 NCAA volleyball championship over the weekend. The Bears made it to the championship by defeating Emory University in four games. Washington rebounded from a loss two weeks ago to the Eagles to get the win...

The North Putnam Cougar wrestlers competed at the Brownsburg Invitational Saturday. The Cougars went 2-3 on the day, picking up victories against Indianapolis Washington and Fishers. North Putnam started the day by losing matches against Zionsville, Plainfield and Crawfordsville. But the Cougars began to find itself in the fourth match...

Cloverdale graduate and Wabash sophomore Chase Haltom helped lead the Wabash Little Giants to their first win of the season. Wabash defeated Kentucky Christian College 96-88 at home during Little Giant Tipoff Classic. Haltom score eight points, including two three-pointers and collected four rebounds, three assists and had two steals...

Ten student athletes were selected as MVPs during the fall sports banquet at Greencastle High School. They are (front, from left) Becky Grivas in soccer, Kelsey Hennette and Olivia Miller in volleyball, Ben Wilson in cross country, Kendall Faust in football, Briana Martin in cheerleading, Dana Norman in golf, Hannah Serlin in cross country, Eric Davis in soccer and Eric Warren in tennis...

Ten student athletes were selected as MVPs during the fall sports banquet at Greencastle High School. They are (front, from left) Becky Grivas in soccer, Kelsey Hennette and Olivia Miller in volleyball, Ben Wilson in cross country, Kendall Faust in football, Briana Martin in cheerleading, Dana Norman in golf, Hannah Serlin in cross country, Eric Davis in soccer and Eric Warren in tennis...

By Keith Bodnarick For The Banner Graphic In what promised to be an evenly matched contest between Debbie Steffy's South Putnam Eagles and Bruce Cook's Cloverdale Clovers, Cloverdale turned a tight six-point contest at halftime into a relatively easy 57-34 victory en route to the 2007 Putnam County Championship Friday evening...