Stories from Monday, February 10, 2014

The Greencastle Boy's JV Basketball team rode a strong defensive effort and soundly defeated Brown County 46-11 Saturday in McAnally Center. Cole Edgar opened the scoring with a quick deuce and the Tiger Cubs rolled from there. Employing an aggressive full-court press, the young Tiger Cubs forced numerous Eagle turnovers and raced to an 8-0 lead after one quarter. Continuing the pressure, Greencastle outscored Brown County 19-3 in the second stanza and took a commanding 27-3 lead at the half...

MONROVIA -- The Greencastle girls' JV basketball team put the finishing touches on a successful season on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tiger Cubs were trying to get one more win on the season as they traveled to Monrovia to play the Bulldogs on the road. Despite the tough environment, Greencastle came out on top with a 30-28 win...

Carolyn Sue Readnour Herpolsheimer, 75, of Hymera, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at her residence. Formerly from Greencastle, Carolyn worked for several years at Central National Bank. She retired from IBM in 1993. Carolyn was born March 31, 1938 in Hartsville to Oscar Francis Readnour and Ruth Evelyn (Foster) Readnour Horwath. She was a 1955 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School...

After a tough loss to Allegheny Friday night the DePauw men's basketball team was back in action Saturday afternoon against the visiting Hiram Terriers. The Tigers dominated from start to finish, never trailing on their way to a 84-71 victory. With the win DePauw improved to 15-6 overall and 10-4 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, while Hiram dropped to 5-16 on the year and 3-11 in conference play...

Behind a school record-tying 13 three-pointers, the top-ranked Tigers clinched their third North Coast Athletic Conference title in as many years since joining the league with a 74-50 win over visiting Hiram on Saturday. DePauw improved to 22-0 overall and 13-0 in the NCAC and Hiram slipped to 5-17 overall and 1-12 in the conference...