Stories from Saturday, January 19, 2019

Tod Windlan saw it coming. His Greencastle Tiger Cubs had not practiced well this week, and a very ominous sign on Friday night gave him concern. “When you’ve got kids asking you before the game if they’re going to have practice on Saturday, that kind of sets the tone to the whole thing,” he said...

BAINBRIDGE — In an exciting seventh-place Western Indiana Conference girls’ basketball crossover game Friday night, the North Putnam Cougars beat the Cascade Cadets, 48-45. It was also Senior Night for four Cougars. From the get-go it was clear it was going to be a game of runs as the Cougars (12-9, 3-2 WIC West) scored on four straight unanswered possessions to take a 7-2 lead. Freshman Brie Miller had four of those points on what would become a dominant night from Cougar post players...

For three quarters on Friday night, the host South Putnam Eagles couldn’t seem to handle the Indian Creek Braves’ physical play in girls’ high school basketball. South trailed by eight-to-twelve points most of the game, but rallied with a big fourth quarter to force overtime and then defeat the Braves 56-49 to pick up fifth place in the Western Indiana Conference standings...

Championship Class 2A No. 12 Cloverdale 68, Northview 65 (2OT) Third place Owen Valley 51, Class 3A No. 18 Greencastle 32 Fifth place South Putnam 56, Indian Creek 49 (OT) Seventh place North Putnam 48, Cascade 45 Ninth place Sullivan 56, Brown County 50...

CLINTON — A 57-46 victory over the South Vermillion Wildcats Friday night earned the Greencastle Tiger Cubs their 11th win in 12 games. Ranked 12th in Class 3A, the Tiger Cubs rode a 27-point effort by sophomore guard Brody Whitaker to their eighth straight win in a non-conference boys’ high school basketball game at South Vermillion...