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BAINBRDIGE – The two-horse race for the WIC Boys’ Soccer title finally came to a head Saturday afternoon. Greencastle and North Putnam entered the match unbeaten in conference play but only one team could still make that claim by the end of the match...

BAINBRIDGE – The only thing standing between Greencastle and a WIC Girls’ Soccer title was North Putnam Saturday afternoon. It wouldn’t take long for the Tiger Cubs to clear the last hurdle for conference glory, hitting four goals either side of halftime for an 8-0 win to complete an undefeated run league play...

South Putnam senior Madie Newby and junior Alie Newby, as well as North Putnam freshman Kylie Dresbach, saw their seasons conclude Saturday at the IHSAA Girls’ Golf Regional level. Alie Newby shot 99 and Madie Newby 100 at the IHSAA Washington Regional held at County Oaks. The third qualifier from the Northview Sectional, Parke Heritage’s Phoebe Henderson, shot 104...

WEST TERRE HAUTE – It wasn’t as smooth as some games this season but when South Putnam was flowing, it was too much for West Vigo to handle Friday night. The Eagles were behind the Vikings for all of 63 seconds in the first quarter before scoring twice in just over three minutes and hitting another quickfire double score in just under four minutes during the third quarter to take home a 40-8 win...

CLAYTON – In an era that many high school football teams throw the ball all over the field, the North Putnam Cougars and the Cascade Cadets played a run-heavy throwback game at Cascade on Friday night. Cascade rushed for 348 yards, while the Cougars had 146 of their own as Cascade scored 34-straight points to defeat North 40-21...

The Greencastle Tiger Cubs took advantage of five Brown County turnovers, scoring seven times in the first half to upend the Eagles 63-7 on homecoming night at Harbison Stadium Friday Night. The scoring was fast and furious for Greencastle. On the second play of the game, Brighton Boggess pounced on a loose ball to set up the first score, Lamar Moore carried the load on the first drive, taking it in from four yards out for the touchdown. ...

CLOVERDALE – When teams go through tough times, it’s often self-inflicted wounds that do the most damage in a contest. Hosting South Decatur, located 15 minutes southwest of Greensburg, on homecoming, Cloverdale fell behind 21-0 yet managed to trim the gap to 21-13 in the third quarter...

CLOVERDALE – Cloverdale hosted North Putnam in a Putnam County matchup of Western Indiana Conference volleyball teams on Thursday night. Putnam County rivalry games always have an elevated level of emotion, but not always the cleanest contests. The Cougars defeated the Clovers in three sets 25-22, 25-15, and 25-22 in an error-filled contest...

Records can be deceiving, and Thursday night was one of those times. The Monrovia Bulldogs came in with just an 8-9 record against a tough schedule and swept Greencastle in three sets 25-16, 25-20 and 25-17. The Bulldogs service game was on point to start the match, taking the first seven points. ...

The start of fall brings with it the requisite football weather as the Putnam County schools take time to find opponents outside the county borders to play in week six. Greencastle and Cloverdale will be celebrating homecomings with Brown County and South Decatur arriving while North Putnam and South Putnam head opposite directions down U.S. 40, the Cougars of to the east to face Cascade while the Eagles head west to tackle West Vigo...

Deb and Anna Zellers have shared a life of volleyball. Deb, the head coach at DePauw University, has coached Anna and has also traveled all over the country watching her play for the Crossroads of America travel program in addition to competing for her Greencastle Tiger Cub squad...