Stories from Sunday, October 8, 2023

NEW MARKET – On Greencastle toiled, trying to find a crack in the North Putnam defense to exploit. On the Cougars toiled, doing everything it could to keep the Tiger Cubs at bay, waiting for one golden chance to come to strike. For 64 minutes, both Putnam County schools battled in a stalemate in the championship game of IHSAA Girls’ Soccer Class A Sectional No. 41...

In last year’s boys soccer sectional championship game, Greencastle got out to an early lead and added onto it throughout the night en route to a blowout win over Northview. Making it to the title game for the first time since 2009 and then losing was difficult to get over, Northview head coach JP Arvin acknowledged at the start of the 2023 season...

Scott David St. John, 56, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at his residence. Scott was born in Greenup, Ill., on Aug. 6, 1967, the son of Kenneth Leroy and Virginia Kay (Henry) St. John, and was a graduate of Mt. Zion High School in Mt. Zion, Ill...