Stories from Saturday, October 26, 2013

The Nov. 1 deadline to register for the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Basketball Program is fast approaching. The 2013-14 Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Basketball Program, conducted with the support of the Greencastle Community School Corporation, is about to begin...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale High School FFA fruit sales have begun. The Cloverdale FFA is selling a selection of citrus, apples, pineapples, pears and mixed boxes in addition to honey and candy as a fundraiser. Anyone who would like to place an order may contact Tiffany Douglass or Chelsey Meluch at Cloverdale High School at 765-795-4203...

City Police Two recent warrant arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers. -- At 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Capt. Chris Jones arrested Roger Lopez, 43, Greencastle, at his Castlebury Apartments residence. Arrested on a Putnam County warrant for petition to revoke probation in a domestic battery case, Lopez was lodged in the Putnam County Jail...

LAFAYETTE -- The North Putnam football team traveled to take on the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights in the first round of the Sectional 35 bracket. The Cougars fought to contain the passing of the Knights and the rushing attack on the ground, but it was quickly clear the Knights were too much, advancing with a 51-0 win over the Cougars...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale entered Friday's sectional matchup with Cascade with one thing in mind -- showing they were a better football team than the previous meeting between the two squads showed. The Clovers did just that. Their offense moved the ball on the Cadets when they needed to and their defense came up with big play after big play...

LIZTON -- There were plenty of quality match-ups around the state as football sectional play opened across the state Friday night. Finding a better game than the one Class 3A No. 12 Greencastle and No. 10 Tri-West put on, however, would be a difficult task as the two schools combined for 835 yards and 88 points...

He came in like a wrecking ball, but by the time South Putnam junior Lucas Lorian took his handoff and got up to the line of scrimmage, there was no wall to wreck. His offensive linemen had already taken care of that. The Eagles thoroughly, completely dominated visiting Trinity Lutheran in the first round of the Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional tournament on Friday, beating the Cougars 64-0...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Making false statements in connection with testing of pipeline welds at a Bainbridge natural gas compressor station has resulted in a 48-year-old inspector ending up in federal court in the Southern District of Indiana. Late Friday afternoon United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced that Eric L. Barnes had pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the Southern District of Indiana in connection with false documents involving the Bainbridge pipeline...

With Halloween almost at hand, students at Fillmore Elementary School are conducting a pumpkin-decorating contest in which penny votes are cast for the best-decorated pumpkin on display in the hallway outside the main office.

The annual "Tent or Treat" event, sponsored by the Northern Putnam County Girl Scouts, is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 27 at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park. Costumed children can trick or treat "Girl Scout style," visiting one of the troop tents for Halloween goodies from 4-5:30 p.m...

Upon learning that the originally proposed 2014 county budget was nearly $700,000 higher than the 2014 levy, the Putnam County Council needed to get creative. In the process of reining in next year's budget, the council has learned some lessons that should help the county budget in the coming years...

Both Eric (left) and Kole of the Indy Air Bears jump rope team get airborne Friday afternoon as teammate Dante (right) helps turn the rope during an exhibition at Fillmore Elementary School.

Two people were transported to area hospitals early Saturday after a two-vehicle accident at State Roads 240 and 75 near the Putnam-Hendricks county line, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. The accident occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday when Amouzou Kokou, 34, of Indianapolis, reportedly failed to stop at a stopsign at SR 240 and 75, a preliminary investigation revealed...

CARMEL -- Greencastle had four competitor and South Putnam two at the Carmel Semi-State cross country meet on Saturday. Junior Madison Egold was the top local finisher. She placed 111th in 20:56, only a slight dip from last week on a significantly tougher course. Ariel Higgins finished at 22:08 for the Eagles. The pair were the first South Putnam girls to ever qualify for the semi-state...

CARMEL -- The Greencastle cross country teams have a history of postseason success, including trips to semi-state for the boys' team in 2011 and the girls' team in 2012, but after losing several talented runners last season there was a chance 2013 could be a dip for the Tiger Cubs...

CLOVERDALE -- The North Putnam volleyball team traveled down to Cloverdale and faced Speedway High School in the second round of the Sectional 44 bracket, the winner moving to the championship to face Cascade. North Putnam fell to Speedway in three sets, 25-10, 25-21, 25-9. The Sparkplugs have several tall, athletic players that have helped them to a...

The DePauw University football team has come a long way in a short time this season, but during Saturday's game against Allegheny the Tigers faced a new foe: overconfidence. Riding a two-game win streak, DPU (3-4, 3-3 NCAC) came out slow against the Gators and fell behind early. The Tigers held Allegheny scoreless for final 56 minutes of the game and grinded out a win 23-7...

CARMEL -- When South Putnam junior Madison Egold crossed the tape of Saturday's race in 20:56, she became the first girl in Eagles' history to finish at an Indiana High School Athletic Association Country Semi-State meet. Just a minute later, junior Ariel Higgins became the second...