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Eagles repeat county final win over Cougars (12/1/23)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... -
Slow start tips up Greencastle again against West Vigo (12/1/23)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... -
Cloverdale offense stuck in neutral as Edgewood cruises to win (12/1/23)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... -
Tiger Cubs win third-straight with victory over Vikings (12/1/23)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... -
Mustangs pound the boards, Clovers in 51-34 win (12/1/23)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... -
FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Aleeyah Johnson, Greencastle (11/30/23)2Aleeyah is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, soccer and basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Tyson Bridges: “I’ve learned a lot, definitely teamwork, communication, commitment, hard work and dedication. I’ve learned a lot from my coaches and from fellow athletes that I’ve gotten the chance to play with.”... -
Greencastle wrestlers pick up home win over West Vigo (11/29/23)1A still-developing Greencastle wrestling team got the chance to entertain a home crowd Wednesday evening as the Tiger Cubs hosted West Vigo, winning an eight-bout dual 57-16 over the Vikings. “We’re young and getting better every day,” Greencastle head coach Kyle Shaffer said. “We’ve got a lot of freshmen and sophomores out there.”... -
Ashleigh Riley named Putnam County Volleyball Player of the Year (11/28/23)Steadily, North Putnam’s volleyball team has continued its upward trajectory over the past few seasons, recording its highest win total in four years and reclaiming the Putnam County Volleyball Tournament title in 2023. A large part of the Cougars’ ability to sustain success from year to year has been the play of Ashleigh Riley, who came into the rotation as a sophomore, having been away from the school as a freshman, and remaining ever-present in the lineup since... -
Cougars start hot, sink Clovers again (11/28/23)BAINBRIDGE – Ten days after meeting in the Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Tournament, North Putnam hosted Cloverdale in the regular season and WIC matchup Tuesday evening. The result didn’t change from meeting to meeting as the Cougars got off to an even better start in the second go-around, jumping out to a double-digit lead after a quarter of play on the way to a 61-38 win over the Clovers... -
Eagles hold Athenians scoreless for final six minutes to claim 16-point win (11/28/23)CRAWFORDSVILLE – There are a lot of beautiful things about basketball — the swish of the net, the perfectly executed pass, or the magical spin dribble. Unfortunately, none of those things were on display at Crawfordsville High School on Tuesday night. The South Putnam Lady Eagles visited for a non-conference girls basketball game and managed to escape with a 39-23 win...
