Sports

If the first few weeks of the boys’ basketball season have proven anything, it’s that games between Putnam County squads will be close and down to the wire. South Putnam has already played all three county opponents, losing in overtime to North Putnam and pulling away in the final minute to beat Greencastle...

Taking a look at some snapshots from Putnam County sporting events over the past week, ranging from a county basketball team champion to an individual academic honor for a student-athlete to a college coach being honored for her 600th win.

Alexandria 56, Taylor 44 Barr-Reeve 93, N. Knox 40 Central Noble 107, Hamilton 47 Chesterton 56, E. Chicago Central 46 Decatur Central 100, Indpls Herron 49 Eastside 57, Lakewood Park 47 Ev. Memorial 57, Ev. Bosse 45 Ft. Wayne Concordia 56, Ft. Wayne Canterbury 43...

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school girls basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings: Class 4A Others receiving votes: Pike, Center Grove. Class 3A Others receiving votes: Lawrenceburg, West Noble, Northwood, Bellmont, Gary West, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Lakeland, Greensburg...

SPENCER – In order to win a high school basketball game, a team needs to have the balance of aggressiveness, speed, intensity, and patience. The South Putnam Lady Eagle basketball team had a problem balancing those requirements in Monday night’s 50-36 loss to the Owen Valley Patriots...

Kinzey Young is a senior at North Putnam and participates in volleyball and basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Kinzey Young: “I love sports. I have played volleyball and basketball since elementary school. ...

After being in the "also getting votes" category for several weeks, the Cloverdale girls' basketball team entered the top 10 of the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association rankings this week at No. 8. The 10-1 Clovers will play only one game this week, traveling to Brown County on Friday looking to improve their Western Indiana Conference record to 3-0...

After seeing a couple of lopsided boys’ basketball games the previous two times, Friday’s South Putnam-Greencastle game was a refreshing change in terms of enthusiasm, stellar play from both teams and a generally enjoyable evening. South Putnam eventually wore down Greencastle and won by 10 points. The Tiger Cubs will get their chance for revenge in the first round of the Putnam County tournament in February...

CLOVERDALE -- Overcoming Monrovia's considerable size advantage on Saturday night was a tough chore for the Cloverdale boys' basketball team. The Bulldog "twin towers" of 6-8 senior Max Newman and 6-7 junior Josh Smith combined for 48 points in a 67-54 win over the Clovers...

NEW MARKET – Greencastle survived a sub-par free throw shooting night and an outstanding individual effort by Southmont’s Justin Howard but still managed to beat the Mounties 60-55 Saturday night in boys’ high school basketball action. Hitting just 16 of 33 from the foul line, including just 10 of 22 in the second half, opened the door for the Mounties – who nearly rode a 41-point effort from Howard to make a big second-half comeback...

DePauw University is planning a reception on Saturday to honor women’s basketball coach Kris Huffman, who won her 600th career game earlier this season. A pre-game recognition ceremony will take place prior to Saturday’s 1 p.m. tipoff against Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference action, and a post-game celebration will be in the Lilly Center lobby...

The DePauw women’s basketball team jumped out to a 25-point lead in the opening eight minutes of its North Coast Athletic Conference contest against visiting Wittenberg and held off a second-half surge to take a 61-52 win Wednesday evening. The host Tigers, ranked 23rd by d3hoops.com and 24th in the coaches’ poll, improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in NCAC play, while Wittenberg dropped to 4-4 overall and 1-1 in the conference...

GAMBIER, Ohio — DePauw trailed by as many as 11 in the opening seven minutes of its North Coast Athletic Conference game at Kenyon, but went on a 24-8 run on the way to an 83-75 victory. The Tiger men’s team improved to 5-0 overall for the first time since the beginning of the 2009-10 season and 1-0 in the NCAC, while the Lords dropped to 0-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play...

The “Misfits” 16U fastpitch softball team, with several players from Putnam County, concluded its fall season by winning a tournament at Bicknell last month. The championship game was tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning when South Putnam’s Brionna Egold hit a walkoff triple to score fellow Eagle Gracie Nees from first base for a 2-1 victory...