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2022-23 BOYS' BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Clovers look to piece together winning squad under Turk
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
For the first time since the 2004-04 season, Cloverdale will have to build a varsity roster without a Rady at the helm. Also, for the first time in ages, the Clovers will not have a perennial scoring power to build around and will rely on a squad that head coach Karl Turk will guide after an 11-13 and 5-5 WIC mark during the 2021-22 season, though the new boss said numbers were booming early on...
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2022-23 BOYS' BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Eagles look to experienced group to buckle down and move up
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
Of the four county teams, South Putnam brings back the most experienced roster from the 2021-22 season. That it comes from a team that was 5-19 a year ago and avoided being bottom of the WIC at 1-9 by virtue of a win over Brown County leaves plenty to work on, for new head coach Kyle Swafford, who many remember for his time at Monrovia coaching the Bulldog girls’ and boys’ basketball teams...
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2022-23 BOYS' BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cougars look to push past inexperienced tag, hold on to county title
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
After finishing 13-13 in head coach Vince Brooks’ first season, North Putnam increased its win total the past two years, finishing 19-5 in the 2021-22 and runner up in the WIC with a 9-1 record. The Cougars retained their Putnam County Classic title as well and won 13-straight games during the season but were unable reach a sectional final for the third-straight season, falling to eventual champions Southmont in the semifinal round...
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2022-23 BOYS' BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Youth movement in store for Tiger Cubs in 2022-23 season
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
Two years of heavy senior class graduation has left Greencastle in a position where it will be building from the bottom up with a large group of freshmen bolstering the roster, several of which will see significant time on the floor during the 2022-23 season...
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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
Beyond Homeless Executive Director Lea Durbin and Board President Alice Greenburg join Mayor Bill Dory (center) Wednesday as he declares Nov. 13-20 as National Hunger and Homelessness Week in Greencastle...
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Eagles see off Clovers to advance to county tourney final
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
CLOVERDALE - The South Putnam Eagles used a 33-point second half and 25 points from Kelsey Custis to outlast a pesky Cloverdale Clover team 60-43 in the first game of the Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Tournament. The host Clovers came out playing extremely hard and after five-straight points from Emily Mann, held a slim 5-3 lead well into the first quarter...
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Tiger Cubs eviscerate Cougars for county final spot
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
CLOVERDALE – “We wanted to get off to a good start tonight. North Putnam was 4-1 an won a lot of close games. We didn’t want it to be close,” Greencastle head coach Doug Greenlee said, understating what happened as Greencastle defeated North Putnam in the first round of the Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Tournament 75-19 to advance to the championship game....
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Crews knock down electrical fire Friday morning
(Local News ~ 11/18/22)
CLOVERDALE — No injuries have been reported following an electrical fire at a Cloverdale residence Friday morning. After returning from a fire alarm at another location, the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department was notified of an active fire at 154 Brown Ave. A box alarm with the Greencastle Fire Department was established at about 7:10 a.m. as smoke was showing on arrival...
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Hilton heads to Trine to join baseball program
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
Winter may be settling in but it’s never too early to think of spring, especially for baseball players. For Levi Hilton, springtime will bring a final season on the baseball diamond at Cloverdale but it will also be a chance to work on his game ahead of heading to Trine University beginning in the 2023-24 school year...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Whitaker gets his game at Assembly Hall
(College Sports ~ 11/18/22)
BLOOMINGTON – Brody Whitaker grew up a huge Indiana University basketball fan, and he had always dreamed of playing in Assembly Hall. While his record-breaking career at Greencastle led him to Marian University in Indianapolis instead of Bloomington, Whitaker was able to accomplish his goal of playing on the IU homecourt last month when the Knights played an exhibition game against the nationally-ranked Hoosiers...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Gloria Brewer, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/22)
Gloria is a senior at Greencastle and participates in one sports, basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Gloria Brewer: “They’re important to me but not the most important thing. I put God and family first, then sports. They teach you thing like communication, failure and success and how to handle both those things.”...
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Norman R. Runnells
(Obituary ~ 11/18/22)
Norman R. Runnells, age 86, of Cloverdale, passed away Nov. 17, 2022. He was born Dec. 4, 1935, to the late Robert and Pauline Runnells. Norman married Janice E. Runnells on March 11, 1956 and she preceded him in death Aug. 27, 2015. He is survived by his sons Richard (Samantha) Runnells of Benton, Ark., and Robert E. Runnells of Greencastle and grandchildren Alexander and McKenna Runnells...
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