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Football Friday: Eagles, Cougars set for county clash; Tiger Cubs travel to take on Vikings; Cloverdale, Brown County look at the other for first win
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
Week two provided another round of bitter medicine to the four Putnam County football teams, having done the same a year ago, with the closest gap a 21-point loss for North Putnam against Southmont. Bounce backs are expected across the board while the second Putnam County matchup of the season is a game two years in the making after the Cougars were forced to sit week three out in 2021...
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Homecoming: Chris Helmer returns to Greencastle Police Department
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
Having made stops along the way in Speedway, Boone County and Owen County, a local lawman made his homecoming official on Friday. Chris Helmer, who got his start in law enforcement with the Greencastle Police Department from 2006-10, took the oath of office from Mayor Bill Dory to return to GPD on Friday morning...
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Greencastle rolls up West Vigo for second win
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
WEST TERRE HAUTE - West Vigo’s Vikings scored on their first possession against visiting Greencastle on Friday night, driving 87 yards in nine plays and getting a 4-yard TD run from quarterback Kaleb Marrs for a 6-0 lead. After that, however, the Tiger Cubs unleashed an arsenal of weapons of all sorts and went on to record a 46-14 win in the Western Indiana Conference opener for both teams. Each squad was 1-1 entering the game...
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Cloverdale celebrates first win since 2019 after Brown County comeback
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
CLOVERDALE – Cloverdale hosted the Brown County Eagles on Friday night in a Western Indiana Conference football game and the storylines were plentiful. The Clovers won the ballgame 29-27 over the Eagles, but the story could be the outstanding 214 receiving yards from Jaxton Helton. It could be the all-around play of Tayt Jackson at quarterback, kicker, punter, runner and defensive back...
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South Putnam knocks out North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
In the same way that Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns came firing out of their corners in their epic 1985 boxing bout, North Putnam and South Putnam threw blows at each other throughout the first quarter and into the second quarter. But in the same way Hagler eventually knockout Hearns after a strong second and third round, so too did the Eagles eventually land the telling blows in the second and third quarters, eventually building up a 39-point lead on the way to a 52-20 knockout of the Cougars.. ...
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Dobbs, Briones at the double to help Tiger Cubs down Knights
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
Ali Dobbs and Evie Briones each scored a pair of goals as the Greencastle girls’ soccer team moved to 2-0 in the Western Indiana Conference with a 5-3 victory over Northview Thursday night. The Tiger Cubs controlled the pace of play early in the match, keeping possession and getting scoring chances. ...
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Kallem grabs four more goals to help Greencastle down Northview
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
Seth Kallem scored four goals, while Micah Foss added a pair as the Greencastle boys’ soccer team defeated the Northview Knights 6-1 at Harbison Stadium Thursday night. The Tiger Cubs and Knights battled even for the first twenty minutes. Greencastle would finally break through when Kallem received a free kick and placed it behind the keeper for a 1-0 lead...
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Greencastle bullies Cloverdale up front in three-set sweep
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
The Greencastle Tiger Cub volleyball team hosted the Cloverdale Clovers in a Western Indiana Conference and Putnam County matchup on Thursday night. The two teams came in with similar records, but Greencastle established a dominance early with their size, depth and offensive power to defeat the Clovers in three sets, 25-7, 25-16, and 25-10. The victory boosted the Cubs to 3-7 on the season and 1-2 in conference play, while the Clovers dropped to 1-8 and 1-3 in the WIC...
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Cougars win topsy-turvy thriller over Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/22)
BAINBRIDGE – The opening act of the battle between North and South came on the volleyball court where North Putnam hosted South Putnam Thursday evening. Had the match gone as the opening set did, the Cougars would have strolled out comfortable winners but as the series has shown, no such luck was remotely in store...
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New water meter system on standby for Fillmore
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
FILLMORE — Almost two years after it was brought up as a needed improvement to Fillmore’s water infrastructure, town leaders are anticipating a new water meter reading system. Dave Kieser of Kieser Consulting outlined how it could be partially covered by the town’s allotment through the American Rescue Plan Act at the Fillmore Town Council’s regular meeting Thursday evening...
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Bainbridge VFD hosting annual car show Sept. 10
(Local News ~ 09/02/22)
BAINBRIDGE — The Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department’s seventh-annual Smokin’ Rides & Rods car show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10. Registration will start at 9:30 a.m., with judging at 12:30 p.m. and an awards presentation at 1:30 p.m. Pulled pork, hot dogs, chips and drinks will be on tap...
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