Stories from Saturday, February 2, 2019

STILESVILLE -- A Putnam County woman was fatally injured Saturday night in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 40 where it meets the cut-through between State Roads 240 and 75. The accident occurred in dense fog about 8 p.m. Saturday as a semi, driven by Brandon Thomas, 30, Woodland, Texas, hauling a Walmart trailer was pulling out of the shortcut section between U.S. 40 and State Road 240 onto U.S. 40, when it collided with the westbound pickup truck...

HERITAGE LAKE -- Two people went through the ice and under the water at Heritage Lake in a UTV accident that cost a Putnam County man his life Saturday afternoon. The victim, Brett Crowder, 48, Coatesville (Heritage Lake), was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:04 p.m. after being pulled from the icy waters moments earlier by rescue divers...

CLOVERDALE — The Cloverdale Lady Clovers used a big first quarter and rode their lead to a hard-fought, 68-62 victory over county rival and two-time defending sectional champion South Putnam in the semi final game of the Class 2A Sectional 44 on Friday night...

MONROVIA — In a four-game week of character building, Greencastle’s young but successful boys’ basketball team had its final exam on Thursday night. After losing a tough Western Indiana Conference championship game at Edgewood on Friday, beating a good Tri-West team literally hours later on Saturday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and somehow finding a way to lose by one point on Monday to Western Boone despite shooting 70 percent from the field, the Tiger Cubs opened up a 35-17 lead over the tall and talented Bulldogs midway through the third period.. ...

TERRE HAUTE — Several Putnam County swimmers finished in the top eight on Thursday night in the Terre Haute South Sectional at the Wabash Valley Aquatic Center. Those athletes will compete in today’s swimming finals at 1 p.m. The diving competition will take place this morning starting at 9 a.m. Sectional finalists are:...

NEW MARKET — An 18-0 run to start the second half by Benton Central turned a three-point halftime deficit to Greencastle into a 15-point lead. While the Cubs would fight mightily to get within striking distance at the end, too many self-inflicted problems led to a 57-43 loss to the No. 7-ranked Bison...

If you’re a fan of Cloverdale Clover basketball, or just basketball in general, you need to get yourself to Al Tucker Court tonight for the sectional finals between Cloverdale and Western Boone. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. The Clovers have had their best season ever to date with a 22-3 record, and are looking to win their first-ever girls’ basketball sectional title tonight to add to their Putnam County and Western Indiana Conference titles...