Stories from Saturday, March 2, 2019

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Sydney Kopp led a DePauw 3-point barrage as the Tigers tied a school record with 13 makes from beyond the arc on the way to a 78-54 win over Loras in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday night...

The South Putnam Eagles hadn’t lost a game at home this year, but unfortunately the first home loss came in the Class 2A Sectional 44 semifinal game against the Monrovia Bulldogs, 62-47. South struggled offensively in the second quarter and then couldn’t handle the twin towers of Josh Smith and Max Newman of Monrovia. ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE — Greencastle’s Tiger Cubs put any notion of looking past outmanned North Montgomery to rest early on Friday night, routing the Chargers 57-30 in the Crawfordsville Sectional semifinals. The Cubs will meet the host Athenians at 7:30 p.m. today in the championship game...

There are numbers aplenty to dissect tonight’s Greencastle-Crawfordsville boys’ sectional championship game, which will be the 119th meeting between the two longtime rivals. That tidbit came from good friend, Banner Graphic correspondent and Montgomery County historian Barry Lewis...