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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Jaylen Windmiller, North Putnam (4/18/24)Jaylen is a senior at North Putnam and participates in four sports, soccer, basketball, baseball and golf. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Jaylen Windmiller: “Sports have shaped me into the person I am today. ...
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Cougars, Eagles split on the baseball, softball diamonds again (4/17/24)The second set of rematches from the Putnam County Baseball and Softball Tournament played out on a breezy Wednesday afternoon, though the results themselves did not change from Saturday as North Putnam handily won over South Putnam at baseball while the Eagles saw off the Cougars at softball...
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Gregg wins duel with Allen as Greencastle beats Cloverdale again; Tiger Cub softball hangs on to Paddle after Clovers come out swinging (4/16/24)CLOVERDALE – In the first of two days’ worth of rematches from the Putnam County Baseball and Softball Tournaments, Greencastle traveled to Cloverdale Tuesday evening. On both the baseball and softball diamonds, the Tiger Cubs defeated the Clovers for the second time in three days, though in two much closer contests than Saturday’s tournament outings...
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Tiger Cubs win pair of meets on the track over Stars (4/15/24)Greencastle picked up a pair of wins on the track Monday night, beating Western Boone 91-36 on the boys’ side and 73-58 in the girls’ meet. The Tiger Cubs won all three relays on the boys’ side with Charlie Menzel, Daniel Dinn, Caleb Edwards and Landon Miller starting off the night with a win in the 3,200-meter relay (9:23.58) while the team of Bryceton Nunn, Clay Glessner, Anthony Adams and Ian Williamson won the 400-meter relay (44.57) and Dinn, Glessner, Jake Miller and Lamar Moore closed out the meet with a win in the 1,600-meter relay (3:48.28).. ...
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PUTNAM COUNTY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Cougars ride arm of Windmiller to cruise past Tiger Cubs for title (4/14/24)By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicBAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam Cougars used two big innings and a complete game, 12-strikeout performance from Jaylen Windmiller to keep the Putnam County Bucket and win the Putnam County Baseball Tournament title 9-2 over Greencastle Saturday evening...
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PUTNAM COUNTY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Tiger Cubs get on the right side of extra-inning title win over Eagles (4/14/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicFor the casual fan, there was not much to talk about for most of the 2024 Putnam County Softball Tournament championship game at North Putnam High School on Saturday evening. The purist knew that the game was played at extremely high level and that each run was at a premium...
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Greencastle sends two teams to county baseball and softball finals; Eagles, Cougars split in early games (4/13/24)Saturday’s early games at the Putnam County Baseball and Softball Tournaments featured several strong pitching performances as several teams were able to get back on to the diamonds for the first time in several days thanks to continued rain in the area the past few weeks...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Kylee Owens, Greencastle (4/12/24)Kylee is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, volleyball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Kylee Owens: “Throughout high school, they’ve been my focus and I’ve learned through them how to deal with what comes your way. ...
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4-11-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/11/24)As wet weather refuses to yield across much of Indiana, the following events have been postponed for Thursday, April 11: Baseball South Putnam v Cloverdale (Moved to April 22) Softball South Putnam v Cloverdale (Moved to April 22) North Putnam at Parke Heritage (Moved to April 29)...
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4-10-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/10/24)With rain moving back into the area, the following events have been postponed for Wednesday, April 10: Baseball Greencastle at West Vigo North Putnam at Sullivan Softball Greencastle at West Vigo North Putnam at Sullivan Track Cloverdale v White River Valley...
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Greencastle swept by Northview; Cougars split with Brown County (4/9/24)In a game that saw the two pitchers combine for 28 strikeouts, Northview used a three-run first inning to take a lead that it would not relinquish to defeat Greencastle 5-1 Tuesday night. Chloe Batchelor reached on an error to start the game and scored on a Mianah Thompson single...
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Greencastle golfers open with wins over North Putnam, Northview Invite (4/8/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorFor not having much time on the course, Greencastle got the 2024 boys’ golf season off to a flying start, defeating North Putnam in the season-opening match at Tiger Pointe GC Friday night before turning around and winning the Northview Invitational Saturday afternoon at Forest Park GC...
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South Putnam softball wins Mountie Invite; North Putnam walks off twice against Covington (4/8/24)1By CODEY EMERSON, For the Banner Graphic, and STAFF REPORTSNEW MARKET — After a heart-breaking walk-off loss to Lebanon on Friday night, South Putnam softball turned around to travel to Southmont on Saturday to compete in the inaugural Lady Mountie Invite. The tournament was a round-robin style that, along with the Eagles and host Mounties, featured the Seeger Patriots...
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4-5-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/5/24)As conditions have not improved drastically since the beginning of the week, the following events have been postponed for Friday, April 5: Softball Greencastle at Southmont (rescheduled for Saturday, April 27)
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Sophie Riggle, Greencastle (4/5/24)Sophie is a senior at Greencastle and participates in one sport, tennis. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Sophie Riggle: “Sports are very important. They’ve centered around my family my whole life and I’ve learned most of my life lessons from either my teammates, coaches or through my own experiences. Without sports, I’d be in a different space right now.”...
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Cloverdale bumps down to Class A in basketball, volleyball as IHSAA announces classifications for 2024-25, 25-26 school years (4/4/24)1Cloverdale was the only Putnam County school affected by the IHSAA’s announcement of the classifications for the next two school years. The Clovers comfortably fell below the threshold to be a Class A school in volleyball, girls’ and boys’ basketball for the 2024-25 and 25-26 school years, joining softball, which is already playing in Class A. ...
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4-4-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/4/24)The lingering affects of the weather system that moved through the area to start the week have led to the following events being postponed Thursday, April 4: Track South Putnam at Northivew 4-Way Boys' Golf South Putnam at Owen Valley
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4-3-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/3/24)Due to days of heavy rain, further rain chances and significantly cooler temperatures, the following events have been postponed Wednesday, April 3 Baseball Greencastle at South Vermillion (rescheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m.) Franklin at DePauw (rescheduled for Thursday, April 18 at 4:15 p.m.)...
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4-2-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/2/24)Due to continued rain and severe weather in the forecast, the following events have been postponed Tuesday, April 2: Baseball North Putnam v North Montgomery Softball North Putnam v Covenant Christian Boys' Golf South Putnam v Crawfordsville In additional, the South Putnam boys' golf match at Cascade Wednesday, April 3 has also been postponed...
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Nolan Hackleman named Putnam County Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year (4/2/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorWith most of its roster returning from the 2022-23 season, there was plenty of anticipation of what North Putnam would do in the 2023-24 boys’ basketball campaign. It turned into a nearly identical campaign as the previous year with the Cougars finishing with a 16-10 record, a trip to the sectional final and its fourth-straight Putnam County Classic title...
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4-1-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/1/24)Due to inclement weather in the area the next couple of days, the following events have been postponed: Baseball White River Valley at Greencastle (Rescheduled for April 15) Cloverdale at Dugger Union Softball Cloverdale at Dugger Union In addition, the DePauw v Wabash baseball game scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Wyatt Kendall, South Putnam (3/29/24)Wyatt is a senior at South Putnam and participates in three sports, football, swimming and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Wyatt Kendall: “Sports are so, so important. Sports are a great way to keep yourself accountable. ...
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South Putnam doubles down on offense, doubles up North Vermillion (3/28/24)South Putnam opened the spring baseball and softball season with a pair of wins Thursday night, topping North Vermillion 17-2 in five innings on the softball field while adding a 7-1 win over the Falcons on the baseball diamond. Eleven different Eagles had hits and seven drove in runs on the opening of the season as the hosts, after giving up the first run of the game, answered with 12 in the bottom of the first and cruised to a run-rule win...
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North Putnam wins home opener over Wabash Valley (3/26/24)2BAINBRIDGE – Following a near two-week break, North Putnam played its first home boys’ volleyball match of the season against Wabash Valley Tuesday night. The Warriors, a homeschool athletics program based out of Terre Haute, provided spirited resistance after falling behind 2-0 in the match but the Cougars ultimately prevailed 25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20...
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South Putnam freshman Isaac Garner to play basketball in Austria this summer (3/26/24)2By JARED JERNAGAN, Editor and TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorAs a freshman basketball player this past season, Isaac Garner had a special opportunity that not everyone gets in his first year of high school — to play varsity basketball. But there Garner was, taking the floor with his Eagle teammates and appearing in 21 of 23 games for coach Josh Estridge’s squad...
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2024 SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS: Baseball (3/22/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorOf the surprises of the 2022-23 sports calendar, one of the biggest came right at the end when Cloverdale rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring four runs and swiping the Parke Heritage Sectional title out from under the nose of North Putnam...
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2024 SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS: Softball (3/22/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorAfter several years of finding a wall in South Vermillion in sectional play, North Putnam finally got over the barrier at the Southmont Sectional, rallying twice in the final two innings to finally unseat the Wildcats with a 7-6 win. The run for North Putnam ended at Cascade in the regional round and replicating the success of 2023 will be the job of a very different looking Cougar squad...
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2024 SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS: Track and Field (3/22/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorGreencastle retained its Putnam County Track and Field Meet titles but only by two points on the girls’ side after an issue at the high jump saw competitors return to competition, though the Tiger Cubs held serve to stay ahead of Cloverdale. North Putnam, in turn, was the top county school at both WIC meets the following week, thanks in part to a win at discus by Olivia Stewart at the girls’ meet while Nolan Hackleman was getting into a tournament groove by winning the 400-meter dash, long jump and anchoring the 1,600-meter relay.. ...
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2024 SPRING SPORTS PREVIEWS: Girls' Tennis, Boys' Golf & Boys' Volleyball (3/22/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorGreencastle The Tiger Cubs reached the Crawfordsville Regional final for a second-straight year but once again found a title at the second stage in the girls’ tennis postseason out of reach as Sullivan denied Greencastle a second postseason trophy, just as the Golden Arrows were the only thing keeping the Tiger Cubs from a WIC title...
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2023-24 All-Western Indiana Conference Winter Teams (3/22/24)With the conclusion of the winter sports season, the Western Indiana Conference has released its list of All-WIC athletes. Athletes named to the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are selected by the coaches of the WIC. Athletes in wrestling and swimming are on the All-WIC team based on their performances at their respective WIC meets...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Keelie Price, Cloverdale (3/21/24)Keelie is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in two sports, volleyball and softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Keelie Price: “They’re very important to me. I’ve learned teamwork, growing with people, friendships and how to take care of myself and the people around me.”...
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DePauw rides in, snaps up Jaylen Windmiller for baseball program (3/19/24)Around the time the first popping of mitts should have been taking place, North Putnam had a small delay to the start of its first day of baseball practice. It was a worthwhile break, though, as one of the Cougars’ own was getting an important detail signed and sealed as Jaylen Windmiller committed himself to join the DePauw University baseball program starting in the 2024-25 school year...
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PUTNAM COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Cougars sweep finals over Tiger Cubs (3/14/24)BAINBRIDGE – Loud storms across the state had competition for noise inside the gym at North Putnam Middle School Thursday night. The hosts met Greencastle in both halves of the final of the Putnam County Middle School Girls’ Basketball Tournament with Bella McElhany playing a key role in both games as the Cougars claimed a sweep of the county titles, winning the seventh-grade game 32-7 and the eighth-grade game 21-19...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Owen Huff, Greencastle (3/14/24)1Owen is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, football and baseball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Owen Huff: “Sports are really important to me. I’ve learned a lot about leadership, teamwork and building relationships between my teammates and classmates.”...
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Beadles, Buis, Bernhardt to represent South squad at IFCA North-South All-Star Game (3/14/24)Greencastle senior Jackson Buis and South Putnam senior Aiden Beadles have both been selected to participate in the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game on Friday, July 12 at Decatur Central High School. Buis and Beadles, along with Greencastle senior Owen Huff, were all named to the IFCA District 6 All-Star Team earlier this year, putting all three in a position to be nominated for the South squad at the All-Star Game...
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New Flight Deck (3/14/24)
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Greencastle returns to top of the podium at Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet (3/13/24)3CLOVERDALE – In 2022, Greencastle lost to North Putnam in a dual match early in the season before beating the Cougars at the Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet to win a county title. In a parallel to two years ago, the Tiger Cubs lost an early dual to North Putnam but got the win back on the way to winning the county title at th3e 2024 Putnam County Middle School Wrestling Meet...
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Emily Mann named Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year (3/12/24)3By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorThe past four years of Cloverdale girls’ basketball could be summed up in many ways, mostly coming down to a single thought: A struggle. The Clovers have won 15 games in the last four seasons, half of those coming in the 2021-22 season, and retention of players has been difficult during that time period...
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North Putnam sweeps South Putnam to advance to county final (3/12/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicThe North Putnam Cougars drove down U.S. 231 and took a clean sweep of the Putnam County Girls’ Middle School basketball tournament semifinals. The Cougar seventh grade used a big early lead to win 34-12, while the eighth-grade squad pounded the ball inside for a 34-17 victory over the South Putnam Eagles on Tuesday night...
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Greencastle downs Cloverdale to advance to county final (3/12/24)By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicThe Greencastle girls eighth grade basketball team advanced to the Putnam County championship by defeating Cloverdale 31-12 behind 13 points by Reagan Labhart and eight apiece from Kaylee Ames and Elyse Ensley. The Tiger Cubs got off to a great start in the opening quarter. Janae Greenlee got the scoring started. Ensley scored three straight and Ames added a basket to put Greencastle up 7-0 after one...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Matt Farrington, North Putnam (3/8/24)Matt is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, soccer, basketball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Matt Farrington: “Sports are very important to me. I always want to be doing something and sports mean a lot to me. ...
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Watts to amp up Manchester pitching staff next fall (3/7/24)Baseball season is just around the corner in Indiana. A bit of warm weather will greet teams as they get their first run outs of the spring next week while down at Cloverdale, preparations for a defense of its sectional title will be in full swing. Among those getting ready for the new season will be Caiden Watts, who will get the chance to put all his focus on the season after taking care of next year’s plans before the season starts...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINAL: Wolves deny Cougars' title hopes again (3/3/24)The conundrum of how to deal with Parke Heritage in the postseason goes on for North Putnam. For the fourth time in five seasons, the Cougars reached the final of IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 opposite the No. 16 Wolves. And as with the other meetings, North Putnam couldn’t solve how to take down Parke Heritage as the Wolves held the Cougars to single-digit scores in the first three quarters on the way to a 49-34 win at McAnally Center Saturday night...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: Cougars hold off Mounties late, reach fourth final in five years (3/1/24)Survive and advance is the name of the game come tournament time. North Putnam has been proficient at doing just that in the past few seasons, reaching the IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 final for the fourth time in five years after slipping past Southmont 57-56 Friday night at McAnally Center...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: Wolves outgun Tiger Cubs to advance to final (3/1/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicSometimes basketball is a simple game. A team needs to make shots and Parke Heritage did that a little better than did Greencastle in the semifinal game of the IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 at McAnally Center. The Wolves knocked down some shots in the second and third quarter to gain a lead they would maintain in the final quarter to defeat the Tiger Cubs 61-47...
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Hoops to fly on the Bayou with the Warhawk skiing team (3/1/24)1BAINBRIDGE – A large gathering of students, family and friends came to take in a sight that might be a long time coming again last week. While collegiate signings are nothing new, it is what Samie Hoops committed herself to at the University of Louisiana-Monroe that is well outside the normal scope of high school athletics as Hoops will be joining the Warhawk skiing team starting in the 2024-25 school year...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Samie Hoops, North Putnam (2/29/24)Samie is a senior at North Putnam and participates in two sports, basketball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Samie Hoops: “Sports are something I really enjoy doing and give me an outlet to get away from the world in a way. ...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: Tiger Cubs start hot, down Eagles to set up showdown with Wolves (2/28/24)1By TODD STEVENS, For the Banner GraphicThe Greencastle Tiger Cubs played one of their best games of the year when it counted most. The Cubs shot 69 percent from the field and had 16 assists as they handed South Putnam a 71-45 loss in the opening round of the Greencastle Class 2A Sectional No. 44 Wednesday night...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: Wolves chow down on Panthers for third time (2/28/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicSometimes a team is just bigger, stronger, and faster than an opponent. That was the case on Wednesday night at McAnally Center in the Class 2A Sectional No. 44 contest between the Parke Heritage Wolves and the Riverton Parke Panthers. The Wolves exploded in the second half to take the contest 85-36 for their third victory over the Panthers this season...
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GREENCASTLE BOYS' BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: Cougars sweep Clovers, advance to face Mounties Friday (2/27/24)By TRENT SCOTT, Sports EditorAfter holding double-digit leads through eight minutes in the first two meetings, North Putnam had to wait until the second quarter to finally get separation from Cloverdale in the opening game of IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 Tuesday night...