Stories from Saturday, May 25, 2019

By Joey Bennett Sports Editor BAINBRIDGE — Vince Brooks has coached high school basketball for several years, but the desire to become a head coach didn’t hit him until the middle of last season while serving as the varsity assistant at Westfield High School...

BAINBRIDGE — Lukas Haworth was North Putnam’s boys’ varsity basketball coach for the 2013-14 season, compiling an 11-11 record that is the program’s best since its last winning season in 2003-04. The birth of his family’s first (and only) child necessitated a move toward the Indianapolis area, so that season was Haworth’s only one with the Cougars...

With the elimination of all Putnam County teams from softball and baseball sectional competition this week, track and field and boys’ golf remain the only IHSAA sports with county athletes still competing. Here are some early notes on both sports: • Patterson also a state finalist — North Putnam junior Payton Patterson received some great news on Friday, as he was “called back” to compete in next Friday’s IHSAA State Finals at Indiana University...

Jeanie Richey Campbell, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. She was born April 23, 1943 in Baldwin, Mississippi, the daughter of James and Merle (Elder) Richey and was a graduate of Baldwin High School “Class of 1961” Jeanie was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, St. Bonificious, and the Red Hat Society...