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Mustangs pound the boards, Clovers in 51-34 win
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
ELLETTSVILLE – An underappreciated statistic in basketball is rebounds. Rebounding finishes off your defense and gets you extra shots. The rebounding margin doomed the Cloverdale Clovers as they lost to the host Edgewood Mustangs on Friday night in a Western Indiana Conference game, 51-34...
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Tiger Cubs win third-straight with victory over Vikings
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
On a night the baskets were hard to come by, the Greencastle Tiger Cubs girls’ basketball team did the little things, winning the rebounding and turnover battles, to pull out a 36-31 WIC victory over the West Vigo Vikings Friday night. The Vikings jumped out quickly to a 5-0 lead as Greencastle struggled from the field. Behind Bailey Brown’s five first quarter points, the Tiger Cubs brought the game back within one at 8-7 before the first break...
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Cloverdale offense stuck in neutral as Edgewood cruises to win
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
ELLETTSVILLE – Cloverdale traveled to Edgewood on Friday night, but its offense did not get there in time as the Clovers could only manage two points in the first quarter while the Mustangs used a big early lead to cruise to a 62-35 victory in Western Indiana Conference boys’ basketball action...
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Slow start tips up Greencastle again against West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
It was raining Friday night, not just outside, but raining threes inside the McAnally Center. West Vigo jumped out to a 13-0 lead and hit four three pointers in the first quarter, as the Vikings handed Greencastle a 68-58 loss Friday night, despite 32 points from Sam Gooch...
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Eagles repeat county final win over Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
Two weeks after contesting the Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Tournament final on the same floor, South Putnam hosted North Putnam with both teams coming off wins Tuesday night. A much closer game than the county final, the Cougars had pulled to within two at 39-37 with four minutes to play, only for the Eagles to finish with 11 of the last 13 points for a 50-39 win...
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North Putnam starts season with tough road win at South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/23)
Having to wait an extra 10 days to begin its boys’ basketball season, North Putnam traveled to South Putnam to face a home side that was still licking its wounds after a 30-point loss in its season opener to Clay City. The Cougars hit their first three triples of the night for an early lead but the Eagles steadied the ship, didn’t allow the advantage to blossom and turned the game into a see-saw affair until a 15-1 run from the third into the fourth quarter helped the visitors to a 60-50 win...
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Court News for Dec. 1, 2023
(Court News ~ 12/01/23)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Matthew A. Blauvelt, 38, Greencastle, Level 1 felony child molesting, Level 4 felony sexual misconduct with a minor, Level 4 felony incest Roger J. Bakemeier, 40, Gosport, Level 6 felony intimidation...
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Putnam Scanner for Dec. 1, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 12/01/23)
Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:36 a.m. Damon T. Rivers, 48, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery in the presence of a minor, possession of a controlled substance, battery on law enforcement and resisting law enforcement...
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Charles L. Cox Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/01/23)
Charles L. Cox Sr., 90, of Greencastle, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He was born at his family home near Eminence on Dec. 24 1932, to the late Maurice and Ruth (Maxwell) Cox. Charles “Sonny” was the oldest child and was raised on a farm in rural Morgan County. He was a graduate of Eminence High School in the class of 1950. Upon leaving the farm, Charles and Vera Jean (Sullivan) Cox wedded on Feb. 9, 1952...
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