High School Sports

South Putnam will look to win its first-ever basketball title in the Western Indiana Conference tonight when the Eagles travel to Nashville to meet the East Division champions. The teams met at South Putnam in December, with the visiting Eagles using 19-9 scoring advantages in the first and fourth periods to record the non-conference win...

BAINBRIDGE — Two gritty boys’ basketball teams battled down to the wire on Thursday night at North Putnam, with the host Cougars not making as many plays as they wished but just enough to hang on for a 56-53 win. Cloverdale coach Patrick Rady got the kind of defensive effort he had been seeking from his team in slowing down the high-scoring Cougars...

South Putnam (15-4) at Brown County (13-5) The coaches: Brian Gardner is in his fifth year at South Putnam. Matt Roberts is in his sixth year at Brown County. Recently: South has won 10 of its last 11 games. BC has lost three straight games. Per-game averages: Offense — South 57.7, BC 57.7. Defense — South 45.0, BC 42.1...

Caydhan Stevens is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in football and wrestling. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Caydhan Stevens: “Sports entertain me and keep me occupied from doing anything else. They keep me in good shape, and I look forward to it every day. I’ve been playing since first grade.”...

FARMERSBURG — South Putnam’s girls’ basketball team started its season 5-3 this year, but has upped its game since then and improved its mark to 15-4. The latest “W” in the win column came Monday night, when the Eagles used tenacious defense to hound the top two Thunderbird scorers in recording a 69-49 victory...

CLAYTON — South Putnam’s boys had one of their best first halves of the season on Tuesday night at Cascade, hitting 11 of 20 shots from the field and committing just three turnovers. The result was a 27-23 halftime lead. A total of 11 turnovers in the final two periods, many coming at the worst possible moments, unfortunately kept the Eagles from getting their second win of the year as they fell 52-50...

MARSHALL — The Cloverdale Clovers battled but couldn’t quite get enough offense late in the game and fell to the Parke Heritage Wolves in girls’ basketball action, 48-41, on Tuesday night. The typically-quiet mid-week game became intense and tournament- like in the fourth quarter as both teams’ intensity level went up. ...

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings: Class 4A Others receiving votes: Indpls Cathedral 55. Jeffersonville 36. Warren Central 36. Chesterton 27. Bloomington North 18. Floyd Central 16. Carroll (Allen) 16. Hamilton Southeastern 10. Lafayette Harrison 6...

With a full round-robin schedule to start next year, the final basketball crossover pairings in the West Central Conference contain some quirky matchups. In a random occurrence that would surely puzzle any statistical analysis on the topic, the five matchups for both boys and girls are exactly the same...

Greencastle celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday with a pair of victories over West Vigo in high school swimming. “It was a wild and fast ride for the Tiger Sharks tonight as we said a home-pool goodbye to our seniors,” Greencastle coach Kent Menzel said. “I am so proud of the nine young stars, all of whom are great teammates, talented students and wonderful athletes.”...

KOKOMO — Cloverdale High School earned its first athletic state championship on Friday night, as Jessica Geiger won the 145-pound Girls’ Wrestling State Championship. The competition was held at Kokomo High School’s Memorial Gymnasium. Geiger is a junior at CHS and a third-year varsity letter earner for the Cloverdale High School wrestling team...

ELLETTSVILLE — Greencastle had four individual champions and also great depth in support to win the Western Indiana Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday at Edgewood. The Tiger Cubs won their first-ever title since rejoining the expanded WIC five years ago and snapped Edgewood’s string of six consecutive league title...

The 45th Indiana High School Athletic Association girls' basketball state tournament will begin Feb. 4 at 64 sectional sites around the state. The drawing for the tourney will be at 5 p.m., and will be broadcast online at ihsaatv.org. Following the broadcast, results will be available online at ihsaa.org...

BRAZIL— It had been more than seven minutes since the last time Cloverdale put a point onto the scoreboard against Northview in Monday’s girls high school basketball matchup. The Knights used that span to take a nine-point fourth-quarter lead – their largest of the night – and seemed to be headed toward victory...

After a tough loss on Friday, the last thing Greencastle needed was to play a hot team Saturday. But that’s exactly what happened as Edgewood rolled over the Tiger Cubs 69-54 in a non-conference contest at McAnally Center. Edgewood (9-6) burned the Tiger Cubs with 66 percent shooting from the floor while winning its fifth straight game...

MARSHALL — The Cloverdale Clovers couldn’t sustain a hot start against one of the better boys’ basketball teams in West Central Indiana on Saturday night. The host Parke Heritage Wolves rallied from an early deficit and used a big second half to defeat the Clovers 54-35...

BAINBRIDGE — North Putnam’s boys’ basketball team recovered well for the first three quarters against Monrovia on Saturday night, on the heels of its emotional comeback win over county rival Greencastle on Friday night. The Bulldogs had played a tough game the night before against Plainfield, but had more left in the tank and were able to pull off a 63-53 comeback win over the Cougars in overtime...

THORNTOWN — Trailing 35-27 after three quarters, North Putnam’s girls put forth a strong fourth-quarter comeback to pull out a 43-38 win. The Cougars had defeated Greencastle early Friday evening before taking the road on Saturday afternoon to battle the Stars...

BOYS Putnam County Edgewood 69, Greencastle 54 Monrovia 63, N. Putnam 53, OT Parke Heritage 54, Cloverdale 35 Statewide scores Beech Grove 68, Indpls Scecina 46 Bloomfield 47, S. Knox 38 Bloomington South 78, Catholic Memorial, Wis. 24 Blue River 58, Randolph Southern 35...

BAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam Cougars retained the Putnam County “bucket” in an intense, typical Putnam County rivalry game on Friday night at North Putnam. The Cougars used a strong night at the free throw line and big second half to overcome a slow start to pick up the victory 53-50. The win improved the Cougars to 7-7 on the season and 3-2 in the Western Indiana Conference Western Division. Greencastle dropped to 6-3 and 3-2 in WIC play...

BAINBRIDGE — Most nights, getting to shoot 34 free throws would be a bad occurrence for the North Putnam Lady Cougars. Shooting just 53 percent from the line for the season, the Cougars were able to cash in on 25 of 34 free throw attempts on Friday night to help record a 50-35 win over Greencastle...

BRAZIL — On paper, it was clear there were two heavy favorites coming into Friday’s high school basketball doubleheader between Northview and South Putnam. The Eagle girls and the Knight boys, each sitting at or near the top of the Western Indiana Conference West Division standings, didn’t let it get to them, though...

CLOVERDALE — Homecoming festivities were a struggle on the court Friday night at Cloverdale as the girls’ and boys’ teams dropped a pair of contests to Cascade. The Clover girls fell to the Cadets 57-42, while the boys lost 68-52. Girls’ Game The Cadets set the tone early, getting out to a 12-8 lead after the first quarter and extending their lead to 27-15 at the half...

BOYS East Division West Division Crossover games (Jan. 31) (At West Division team) 1st place — Indian Creek at Sullivan 3rd place — Undetermined matchup 5th place — Undetermined matchup 7th place — Undetermined matchup 9th place — Brown County at South Putnam...

While the Western Indiana Conference championship games have already been set in both boys’ and girls’ action, lots of scrambling to fill the remaining spots in the divisional standings will take place tonight. Greencastle travels to North Putnam, with the boys’ teams meeting for the first time this year and the Tiger Cubs girls looking to avenge a 36-29 loss in the Putnam County Tournament in November...

SPENCER – Greencastle won a varsity wrestling meet at Owen Valley on Tuesday by a 59-19 score. Joe Baker, Jacob Fox, Mark Roberts, Chase Carrington, Logan Carrington, Brach Carrington, Ryan Beauchamp, Austin Stockall and Zayden Bright all had winning matches...

Brianna Robinson is a senior at South Putnam and participates in volleyball and tennis. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Brianna Robinson: “Sports are very important to me. They have allowed me to become the person that I am and to have the characteristics that I do. They have allowed me to get close to the friends that I have now.”...

CLOVERDALE — The past several weeks have not been pleasant ones for the Cloverdale girls’ basketball team. After starting the season 5-1, including a successful defense of their Putnam County championship, the Clovers have fallen on tougher times in losing 10 of their next 11 games...

The way the Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs shot the ball in the first half is cause for concern for the school’s athletic budget, as athletic director Doug Greenlee may have to replace the nets more often if the Cubs keep burning them up in that fashion...

South Putnam’s girls kept rolling along on Tuesday night, with six players scoring nine points or more on the way to a 78-25 win over Riverton Parke. The win was South’s fourth straight and eighth in the last nine games. South scored 20 points in the first quarter in holding a 20-10 advantage at the first stop...

BAINBRIDGE — North Putnam celebrated senior night on Monday with a split with Cascade in high school swimming. North won the boys’ meet 104-57 and Cascade won the girls’ meet 117-54. Seniors honored were Taylor Hensley, Josie Lyons, Madison Trotter, Matthew Trotter and Kyle Young...

(Records through Monday's games) 3A Sectional 25 at Greencastle 2A Sectional 43 at Southmont 3A Sectional 25 at Danville 2A Sectional 44 at Cloverdale (Sectional draw is Jan. 26 The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:...

The South Putnam Eagles played a solid first half, but the defensive pressure of the Edgewood Mustangs derailed any hope of a victory for the Eagles. Edgewood won Saturday night’s contest 75-47 to drop the Eagles to 1-10, while Edgewood improved to 7-6 on the season...

The South Putnam Lady Eagle basketball team was in a situation on Saturday afternoon that causes most teams to struggle to play well and get beat, but the Eagles overcame that issue. South had played on Friday night at Sullivan in an emotional hard-fought game to clinch the Western Indiana Conference Western Division, then had to play a game 18 hours later at a non-typical starting time of 2:30 pm...

North Montgomery (9-8) at Greencastle (5-11) Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Ryan Nuppnau is in his sixth year at North Montgomery. Kellie Kirkhoff is in her first year at Greencastle. So far: North Montgomery has lost three straight games. Greencastle has won three straight games and is undefeated in 2020...

BOYS East Division West Division Remaining divisional games January 17 Edgewood at Owen Valley Greencastle at North Putnam South Putnam at Northview Sullivan at West Vigo Crossover games (Jan. 31) (At West Division team) 1st place — Indian Creek at Sullivan...

SULLIVAN — A big night from junior Chloe Custis and a huge fourth-quarter surge led South Putnam to the West Central Conference West title Friday night with a 58-50 win over Sullivan in girls’ basketball. Meanwhile in boys’ action, the Golden Arrow boys clinched the West title with a 73-42 win over the Eagles...

BAINBRIDGE — North Putnam welcomed West Vigo on Friday night for a Western Indiana Conference doubleheader in a pair of games that went down to the wire. North Putnam’s boys played “well in some stretches, and not so well in other stretches” — according to coach Vince Brooks — in picking up a 76-73 overtime victory, while the Vikings won the opener 46-44 despite a ferocious second-half comeback effort by the Cougars that fell just short...

Entering Friday’s high school basketball doubleheader with Greencastle, the team just above the boys and just below the girls in the Western Indiana Conference standings, each of Northview’s programs were trending in opposite directions. Northview’s boys’ team came in riding a three-game winning streak after receiving votes in the latest Class 3A Associated Press poll, while the girls’ team found itself on a four-game losing skid...

CLOVERDALE - The Cloverdale Clovers hosted the Owen Valley Patriots for a boys’ and girls’ doubleheader in Western Indiana Conference play on Friday night. The weather has been unseasonably warm, but both Clover teams were ice cold shooting the ball and dropped both games...

BOYS East Division West Division Remaining divisional games Today Indian Creek at Brown County January 17 Edgewood at Owen Valley Greencastle at North Putnam South Putnam at Northview Sullivan at West Vigo Crossover games Jan. 24 (at East Division team)...

BAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam swim teams split with North Montgomery Thursday night. The Cougar boys topped the Chargers 112-54, while the Cougar girls lost 109-63. “The Cougars had a great night in the water,” coach Julie Ann Elmore said. “I wasn’t sure what to expect at our first meet back in the water after a grueling winter break practice schedule...

Most basketball teams that shoot 8 for 22 from the free throw line and only score two points in the third period find it difficult to win. Greencastle’s girls found themselves in that position on Wednesday night against visiting Terre Haute South, trailing 31-19 after three quarters...

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Michael Byrum is in his third year at Northview. Bryce Rector is in his fourth year at Greencastle. On the air: WAMB-FM 106.9 will broadcast the game. So far: Northview has won its last three games. Greencastle has won three of its last four games, but has not played since Dec. 21...

The Western Indiana Conference will start to see some finalization tonight as divisional play nears its conclusion in preparation for the final round of crossover games later this month. Here is a summary of how the races look: Girls’ standings In the East Division, second-place Brown County has two huge home games this weekend...

Several Putnam County football players were honored by the Indiana Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press for their performance during the 2019 season. North Putnam quarterback Maverick Summers and defensive back Aidan Baker earned first-team senior all-state honors, while South Putnam defensive lineman Parker Hacker earned first-team junior all-state honors...

Greencastle hosted Crawfordsville on Tuesday night in high school swimming and split a pair of meets. The Tiger Sharks won the girls’ meet by a 115-70 margin, while the Athenians won the boys’ meet 129-49. Greencastle coach Kent Menzel admits being “very worried” several weeks ago when the snow cancelled the annual battle with the Athenians...

LINDEN — North Putnam stormed back from an early deficit to bury North Montgomery 56-34 on Tuesday night in girls’ basketball action. Trailing 9-3, the Cougars (9-8) went on a 14-2 run to end the quarter, and took a 33-16 lead into the half behind nine points from Hannah Sims. The senior led all scorers with 14 points...

The South Putnam Lady Eagles took on the Owen Valley Patriots in a high school basketball game that was rescheduled from December due to weather. The Eagles never really lost control but couldn’t put the Patriots away in a game that didn’t see the Eagles play their best, but they get the win 59-50 to improve to 10-4 on the season. Owen Valley fell to 4-13...

Aidan Baker is a senior at North Putnam and competes in football. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Aidan Baker: “Sports have taken one of the highest levels of importance in my life. I have dedicated a lot of my time so far, and that’s because they teach me so much. ...