Stories from Saturday, February 4, 2017

Maya Howard and Claire Ryan combined for 40 points as the 11th-ranked DePauw University women moved to 20-1 overall and 12-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a 61-50 win over Hiram Friday night. The win was the Tigers’ 17th straight and gave them their 16th consecutive 20-win season. The Terriers dropped to 15-6 overall and 7-5 in conference play...

Kyle Shaffer of South Putnam leads 13 Putnam County wrestlers who will compete today in the Mooresville Regional. Shaffer, ranked No. 6 in the state by Indiana Mat, will open regional competition today against Grant Walker of Martinsville. Shaffer is 39-0 on the season...

CLAYTON — Cloverdale advanced to the girls’ basketball sectional championship for the first time in school history on Friday night, defeating Monrovia 60-50 in a game which ended much better than it started. The Bulldogs broke open a 4-4 tie with a 10-0 run in the first quarter and led 16-7 at the first stop...

CLAYTON — The Cascade Cadets had everything in their favor heading into the IHSAA Girls’ Basketball tournament. They were ranked 7th in Class 2A, they had the bye in the draw, and they were a prohibitive favorite to win the championship, but… In the storied history of Indiana High School basketball there are many stories of the underdog prevailing against the favorite and Friday night that underdog was the South Putnam Eagles...

CLAYTON — When Cloverdale fell behind 14-4 to Monrovia on Friday night in the Class 2A girls’ basketball sectional at Cascade, it appeared tonight’s championship game could be devoid of Putnam County teams. South Putnam was paired against No. 7-ranked Cascade in the other semifinal, and the Eagles had already lost to the Western Indiana Conference champions by 22 points earlier this season...