Sports

Faith is a graduate of Greencastle and participated in one sport, tennis. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Faith Hartman: “Tennis in particular has become important to me. I’ve met some of my best friends and feel most at home on the court. Growing up, I was not really an athletic kid and didn’t think I’d love a sport like I love tennis. I keep going back to it.”...

With the sporting calendar turning over in July, thoughts are turning away from taking time down on the river to fish and more toward the upcoming fall sports season. For South Putnam graduates Tyler Hanley and Dawson Cash, there’s still one more chance to grab their rods, gear and get out on to the lake to compete in Eagle colors...

Three members of the Greencastle baseball team earned a final accolade for their work in the 2021 baseball season as the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association announced the all-state teams for each class. Keifer Wilson was named as the Class 3A All-State Catcher while teammates Nick Sutherlin and Brody Whitaker were named Honorable Mention All-State players...

Allison is a graduate of Greencastle and participated in one sport, tennis. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Allison Fajt: “They’re pretty important. It’s something I also did for fun. Sports taught me patience and to not get as angry at things.”...

It wasn’t what anyone expected when the ball was first kicked off last week but no one in the South locker room could complain about a 45-7 thrashing of the North squad in the IFCA North-South All-Star Game. Brach Carrington certainly wasn’t. “It was a blast,” Carrington said. “Coming from the week of practice, which was fun as you got to know the guys, the game made the whole week of practice worth it.”...

Having helped South Putnam win three basketball sectionals during her four seasons of play, Chloe Custis has seen her fair share of success on the court. Improving on that will be a challenge that Lake Land College will offer the Eagle graduate as Custis signed on to join the Laker women’s basketball program starting in the 2021-22 school year...

ANDERSON – Brach Carrington finished with three tackles and a sack Friday night at the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game held at Anderson University. The chance to make a bigger impact on the field was limited by the rest of the South defense, which had three interceptions, held the North running backs to eight yards rushing and got a pair of special teams touchdowns in a 45-7 throttling of the North squad...

Two weeks ago, football made its return to the limelight with the WVFCA All-Star Game. Greencastle graduate Brach Carrington was a name that popped up frequently throughout the evening, disrupting numerous plays and drives from his defensive end spot...

When looking at the South Putnam swimming and diving record board, it doesn’t take long to notice how many of the girls’ records have changed in the last two seasons. The high volume of change has been spurred on by constant improvement in the Eagle swim program and one of the cornerstones of the past few seasons was Sammi Jones, who holds two individual records and a leg of a relay record...

Sammi is a graduate of South Putnam and participated in two sports, swimming and tennis, along with cheerleading. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Sammi Jones: “Sports are extremely important. ...

For many local high school age students, the next few weeks are a busy stretch with team camps, first practices and fair week all quickly coming to a head before school begins. North Putnam senior Evan Baker is also prepping himself for a busy week, one far different from those of his peers...

Andrew Gregory, assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at DePauw since 2010-11, has been selected as the 2020-21 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year. The award honors an assistant coach who has exhibited outstanding leadership in ways that contribute to on and off-court team performance...

A pair of DePauw University athletes were recently earned recognition for their academic prowess. Emma Kennedy (Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard), a rising senior at DePauw and midfielder on the women’s lacrosse team, has been selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District® VII Division III Women’s At-Large Team...

A total of 144 DePauw student-athletes have earned recognition from the North Coast Athletic Conference as members of the league’s 2020-21 Academic Honor Roll. Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore on an active roster in a sport sponsored by the conference and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher...