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Greencastle swimmers split with rival Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
CLAYTON -- The Greencastle boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams split a meet a Cascade on Wednesday, with Tiger Cubs boys winning 114-43 and the Cadet girls winning 95-91. Competing in tight race will only help the girls' team going forward, GHS coach Kent Menzel said...
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Eagles cruise in meet against shorthanded Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
For the South Putnam boys' and girls' swim teams, competing against a visiting team from Owen Valley that had a limited roster was important, but not as much as just getting back into the rhythm of a planned scheduled on Thursday. The Eagles have had several meets postponed, cancelled and rescheduled because of winter weather, which has forced them to adjust on the fly and hosting a meet on its scheduled date was a return to comfort...
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PCYSA opens spring registration
(Community Sports ~ 01/18/14)
The Putnam County Youth Soccer Association has opened registration for the Spring 2014 Recreation League. The league is open to boys and girls ages 3-14. Registration information is available at www.pcysa.com, where visitors can register electronically, find registration forms to print and other important information...
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Clovers come up short against Cadets
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
CLAYTON -- Taking on West Central Conference frontrunner Cascade was not going to be an easy task for the Cloverdale girls' basketball squad Friday night. Facing a squad with three conference wins by an average of 31 points, the Clovers battled gamely and Cloverdale head coach Matthew Langdon said the effort was tremendous from his squad despite landing on the wrong side of a 57-44 loss,...
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Turnovers, cold shooting costs North Putnam girls against Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
ROACHDALE -- A 16-2 Monrovia run to close the first half doomed the North Putnam girls' basketball team Friday as the Cougars lost to the visiting Bulldogs 49-29. A turnover-free stretch and 5-for-7 shooting to open the game gave North Putnam (1-10, 0-2 WCC) a 15-8 lead early in the second quarter...
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Basile, Taylor trump Eagles in 57-23 win
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
The Greencastle girls' basketball team came out fired up for its game against South Putnam on Friday and took their emotion out on the Eagles in a 57-23 win. The Tiger Cubs (8-6, 2-0 West Central) had lost their previous game, on Jan. 4 at Owen Valley, and they carried that memory into a blitzing, aggressive full-court press that forced turnovers and frustrated the hosts...
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Clovers' defense leads to win at Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
CLAYTON -- The Cloverdale boys' basketball team traveled to take on the Cascade Cadets and, after a near collapse, came back to Cloverdale victorious, 74-67. The Clovers (10-1, 3-0 West Central) used their playmaking ability and their defensive prowess to take control of the game at the end and hold on for the win over the Cadets (2-10, 1-1 WCC)...
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'Splash Brothers' help Cougars top Monrovia 59-46
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam boys' basketball team hosted an exceptional contest against the Monrovia Bulldogs on Friday. Although, it was a horrific start for the Cougars, they prevailed 59-46. This was a signature win for North Putnam. It has fallen to Monrovia (1-10, 0-3 West Central) each year since the 2006-07 season when then-Cougar coach Wes Peek led his team to an even 10 win, 10 loss season...
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Tiger Cubs survive scare from Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/14)
The boys' basketball teams of Greencastle and South Putnam game Friday was a contrast in styles as the Tiger Cubs motion collided with the physical Eagles on South Putnam's homecoming game. Greencastle came out on top, but not before being pushed to the brink by its county rivals 56-52...
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Off on an adventure
(Sports Column ~ 01/18/14)
I generally make my decisions by myself. That's among the luxuries of being single. But when I consider something major, I consult my friends and family. Technology is such that I can now do that via text message, so when I queried my confidantes about my latest possible change, here's the responses I got:...
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Opportunity Knocks series to start Wednesday with three seminars
(Local News ~ 01/18/14)
Ivy Tech Business and Entrepreneurial Services Center (BES Center) located on Ivy Tech's Greencastle campus has announced the start of the spring "Opportunity Knocks" seminar series on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The seminars have been scheduled by Ivy Tech in partnership with the West Central Indiana Small Business Development Corporation (ISBDC) and the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce...
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Tigers suffer frustrating loss to No. 22 Ohio Wesleyan
(College Sports ~ 01/18/14)
A near-perfect start for the DePauw men's basketball team was derailed by the persistent play of visiting Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday in a loss. The Tigers led 15-3 five minutes into the game but the No. 22-ranked Bishops shot to the lead with a 16-3 run of their own and made more plays down the stretch to hand DPU (11-4, 6-2) its first home conference loss...
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No. 1 Tigers come back for blowout win against Bishops
(College Sports ~ 01/18/14)
Ohio Wesleyan got off to the start every team dreams of against the No. 1 team in the country, but DePauw turned it into a nightmare winning 76-61. The Bishops led 13-0 and forced a pair of timeouts from the Tigers before junior Hannah Douglas scored the first basket for DPU. She finished with 15 points, the third consecutive game she's reached that plateau...
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King of the South
(Local News ~ 01/18/14)
South Putnam senior Nathan Criss poses with escort Katie McHugh after being named Winter Homecoming King on Friday. The rest of the court (not pictured) included freshman Shawn Zdrojewski and escorts Alexis Arieon and Kiersten Wishmeir, sophomore Lucas Callahan and escort Blaze Bottorth and junior Han-Nuri Kim and escort Cora Neuderk...
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