Stories from Saturday, August 23, 2014

The Greencastle volleyball team lost a well-fought match tonight against Crawfordsville Thursday evening, 3-1. The girls showed moments of greatness, but just couldn't finish the sets. The Cubs were led on offense by Quinci Miller with 15 kills, Olivia Divine with 11 kills, Taylor Stoltey with 21 assists...

ROACHDALE--The North Putnam Cougars' football season opened up by facing the formidable duo of senior running back Gabe Koontz and senior quarterback Zack Harrison followed by the rest of the Edgewood Mustang team. The pair rushed for well over 200 yards combined and each scored a touchdown en route to a 39-6 win...

South Putnam approached its 2014 opening game against Owen Valley looking to give head coach Nathan Aker his first win. A last-minute sucker-punch by the Patriots spoiled the evening, however, as the visitors scored with 38 seconds left to win 24-21, their first triumph over the Eagles since 2007...

Greencastle football came out against Speedway and showed off their talent early. But the Speedway Sparks proved too much and mistakes plagued the Purple and Gray as they took the loss, 28-7. After a defensive stop, sophomore Devon Clar gained 30 yards on Greencastle's first run from scrimmage. The first drive was capped by an eight-yard pass from senior Nick Costin to Nathan Tesmer...

CLOVERDALE -- When football fans hear the phrase "The Drive," images of Denver Broncos legend John Elway leading his squad 98 yards to tie the AFC Championship game against the Cleveland Browns and ultimately win in overtime no doubt come to mind. However, after Friday's season-opener, the phrase might have a whole new meaning for Cloverdale fans...