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WRESTLING SEMISTATE PREVIEW: Carrington, Murphy both one step from state final dream
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/23)
Two Putnam County wrestlers will get the chance to make the leap to the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals next week if they can make their way through the field at the Ford Center during this Saturday’s IHSAA Evansville Wrestling Semi-State. Greencastle’s Chase Carrington will be looking to replicate what older Brach Carrington did two years ago while North Putnam’s Lucas Murphy is entering uncharted territory for the school this weekend...
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SOUTHMONT GIRLS’ BASKETBALL REGIONAL PREVIEW: Tiger Cubs aim for second regional title in school history; Patriots look for first regional title of their own
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/23)
After breaking a 10-year drought for postseason success, Greencastle has a new goal on the table. That would be to bring home hardware that only one other girls’ basketball team in school history has to its name: a regional title. To do so, the Tiger Cubs (22-4) will need to knock back the similar aspirations of Union County (16-9), a school looking for its first girls’ basketball regional title, when the two teams meet Saturday at the IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Southmont Regional set for 4 p.m...
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PUTNAM COUNTY CLASSIC: Tiger Cubs find enough to win double-OT consolation over Clovers
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/23)
McAnally Center was host to an exciting, albeit offensively-challenged, consolation game in the 2023 boys’ Putnam County Classic. The Greencastle Tiger Cubs overcame a 14-minute scoreless stretch to squeak by the Cloverdale Clovers 40-38 in double overtime on Friday night...
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PUTNAM COUNTY CLASSIC FINAL: Cougars make it three-straight with win in fitting finale over Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/23)
When it came to time to crown the winner of the Putnam County Classic, North Putnam and South Putnam rose to the occasion and played out the best basket of the two-day tournament. A back-and-forth first three quarters saw the Cougars take a small lead into the fourth quarter, one that was nurtured and grown into a 13-point gap that an exhausted Eagle side could not cut into quickly enough as the defending champs made it three titles in-a-row in a 67-58 win...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Chase Carrington, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/23)
Chase is a senior at Greencastle and participates in four sports, football, wrestling and baseball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Chase Carrington: “Sports are really important. I’ve grown up playing sports with Brach and Logan and it’s helped create a brotherhood with all my teammates. It’s like no other feeling that you get.”...
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Court News for Feb. 10, 2023
(Court News ~ 02/10/23)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Billy L. Jones Jr., 46, Greencastle, Level 2 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction...
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