Stories from Saturday, February 22, 2014

One person was booked into the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. At 3:56 p.m., Jonathan Leroy McGowan, 33, Indianapolis, was arrested for a probation violation. Three recent accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police. -- At 4:20 p.m. Monday, a two-vehicle mishap was reported at Bloomington and Washington streets...

The Purdue Club of Putnam County has organized a trip to the Purdue women's basketball game on Sunday March 2 vs. Nebraska at Mackey Arena. The game starts at 2 p.m. A block of tickets are available by calling Jerry Williams at 653-3523. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students...

The 13th-ranked Tigers remained perfect on the season at 4-0 following a 9-0 victory over visiting Principia at the DePauw Indoor Tennis and Track Center. The Panthers dropped to 1-2 on the season. The Tigers dropped just three games in sweeping the doubles competition. DePauw then won five of the six singles matches in straight sets with second singles going to a third...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam Cougars welcomed the second ranked team in 1A, the Covington Trojans, to their home court on senior night. The game turned into a physical bout and Covington came out on top, 64-44. "We are not going to outscore anybody by 10 or 15 points," North Putnam coach Lukas Haworth said. ...

A strong zone defense kept South Putnam boys' basketball in the game with Owen Valley Friday night, but a cold-shooting night never allowed them to get over the hump. The Eagles (4-14, 0-5 WCC) fell to the Patriots (12-8, 6-0 WIC) on Senior Night, 52-39...

EMINENCE -- A strong team at home Eminence gave the Cloverdale Clovers all they could hand Friday night. Letting the lead slip to as low as one, the Clovers pulled away for a 72-56 win. It was junior Branston Scott who picked up the slack with 34 points and 12 boards...

Anyone who stuck through all 32 minutes of senior night at Greencastle High School got full value for the price of admission Friday night. The Tiger Cubs led for nearly the entire contest but needed to overcome a frantic Southmont push in the final minute to capture a 51-47 win...