Stories from Sunday, January 28, 2018

Seven Putnam County wrestlers placed in the top four at sectional competition on Saturday, earning advancement to Saturday’s regional competition at Mooresville. Five Greencastle wrestlers are advancing from the Avon Sectional: Logan Carrington, second at 113;...

Ginger Scott accepts the 2017 Citizen of the Year award from Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brian Cox Saturday evening. Other award winners on Saturday night included Small Business of the Year Myers' Market, Large Business of the Year First National Bank and Non-Profit of the Year Putnam County Comprehensive Services. A complete story will be in Tuesday's Banner Graphic.

LIZTON - The Greencastle Tiger Cubs had the unfortunate scheduling of playing the Class 3A No. 4-ranked Tri-West Bruins less than 24 hours after picking up a tough, hard-fought win against Western Indiana Conference foe, Indian Creek. Tri-West used a pressing defense and solid shooting to pick up its 13th win against just two losses with a 62-46 triumph, while the Cubs fell to 10-5 on the season...

CLOVERDALE - The Clovers trailed Delphi 39-34 at halftime, but dominated the second half to defeat the Oracles 73-60 on Saturday night and pick up their sixth straight win and the 13th in their last 15 games. Jalen Moore, the state’s leading scorer, paced the Clovers with 43 points – hitting 15 of 28 field goals and 9 of 10 free throws. He was 4 of 11 from 3-point range...

Last year, South Putnam endured a nine-game losing streak in mid-season, ended it with a win over the Lighthouse Christian Academy, had more success against a lighter stretch of its schedule and nearly pulled off an upset over a tough Monrovia team in sectional play...