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ELLETSVILLE – North Putnam was the only school to have all 14 wrestlers place at the WIC Wrestling Meet, helping the team finish as runner-up to champions Owen Valley Saturday afternoon. “It was a great day for Cougar wrestling at WIC on Saturday,” North Putnam head coach Michael Murphy said. “We went into the day knowing we had a shot at coming home as the champs or at minimum runner-up...

ROACHDALE - The North Putnam Cougars boys’ basketball team used a 20-0 run between the 3rd and 4th quarters to pull away from the Monrovia Bulldogs in a 76-52 non-conference victory at home Saturday night. The Cougars came out executing well on the offensive end, getting penetration from their guards and getting good looks for their shooters. ...

Following a disappointing loss at North Putnam Friday night, Greencastle looked for a bounce back effort against visiting Edgewood Saturday in WIC boys’ basketball play. The response was stunted by a dominant game from the Mustangs’ Caden Huttenlocker, who outscored the Tiger Cubs by himself with 31 points, along with a strong supporting role from Zach Sims, who scored 18 points, as the visitors rolled in a 67-30 win...

BAINBRIDGE – With no tournament play over the holidays and a game last week called off due to inclement weather, North Putnam spent the better part of a month waiting for a chance to get back on the court. Greencastle’s arrival Friday night ended a 23-day wait for the Cougar boys’ basketball team since its win over Cascade Dec. 21 and the hosts, brimming with energy, continued made it five wins in a row with a 69-40 win over the Tiger Cubs...

BRAZIL – Things weren’t looking great for Northview midway through the third quarter of Friday night’s boys high school basketball game against visiting South Putnam. The Knights were held scoreless for 4:10 and had seen the Eagles take their first lead after opening the second half on a 10-0 run...

CLOVERDALE – The Cloverdale Clover boys’ basketball team was coming off of a long layoff having not played a game since Dec. 29. The Clovers were not rusty as they shot over 50 percent from the field and got 42 points from senior Kyle Thomas as they were able to defeat the Cascade Cadets 65-55 on Al Tucker Court in Cloverdale...

BRAZIL – Over the last few games, slow starts have plagued Northview’s girls basketball team. And even though the Lady Knights have been able to dig themselves out of first half holes countless times, head coach Zack Keyes met with his group earlier in the week and hammered home the need to open games like they close them...

CLOVERDALE – The Class 2A No. 11 Cascade Cadets came down to Cloverdale on Friday night and showed why they are a ranked team in the state. The Cadets shook off a slow start and despite a gritty defensive effort by the Clovers, Cascade left with a 61-35 victory...

BAINBRIDGE – There were two very different Greencastle girls’ basketball teams that had been seen earlier in the week, one that was beaten soundly by Cloverdale and one that stunned North Montgomery. Which Tiger Cub team would show up on Friday night at North Putnam was rendered immaterial as the Cougars led by 21 at halftime and rolled to a 51-15 win...

Keeli is a senior at South Putnam and participates in one sport, swimming. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Keeli Pastore: “Sports for me, out of 10, are an eight, because I want to make sure I have everything organized for after high school. I definitely learned a lot of discipline from them, learning how to be humble and learning what things are good and not good for me.”...

CLOVERDALE – County champions were crowned for the 2021-22 middle school boys’ basketball season Wednesday night in two very different contests at Cloverdale Middle School. South Putnam scored the first 24 points against North Putnam in the seventh grade final and cruised to a 44-8 win while Greencastle held off two second half Cougar rallies to win the eighth grade title 29-17...

BOSTON, Mass. – Oakland University Men's Basketball players Jamal Cain and Jalen Moore were named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List as announced on Wednesday afternoon. The Lou Henson Award is bestowed to "the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons"...

Clint Wallman, head women’s golf coach at Indiana University for over 17 years, has been selected as DePauw’s men’s and women’s head golf coach. “I am deeply humbled and honored to have the opportunity to lead the men’s and women’s golf programs at DePauw University,” Wallman said. ...

DePauw’s women’s basketball team battled back from a 9-point deficit in the third period to take a 4-point lead late in the fourth, but Piedmont forced overtime with a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation and hit the game-winning basket with 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime to claim a 75-74 win over the Tigers in the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament championship game...