North Putnam sweeps Eagles in track

North Putnam swept a pair of high school track meets from South Putnam on Thursday evening.

The Cougars won the girls’ meet 104-50 and the boys’ meet 49.5-44.5.

In the girls’ meet, North Putnam’s Emily Gasho won both the shot put and discus, while freshman Josie Lyons won both the 110 and 300 hurdles.

South Putnam’s Aubrey Barker won three individual events, taking firsts in the high jump, long jump and 200-meter dash, and was also a member of the winning 400-meter relay team.

North Putnam girls’ coach Kevin Lutes was happy with his team’s win.

“Our girls performed well, especially for it being the second meet in three days,” he said. “Josie Lyons was frustrated with her high jumping, but came back and won both hurdle races. She really held her own.”

Lutes thought Gasho and the other throwers and jumpers gave his team a nice start.

“As usual,” he said. “Our runners really kept that momentum going. We’re looking forward to getting back at it on Monday.”

South Putnam girls’ coach Brandon Welti thought his team did well despite not yet being at full capacity due to injury.

“We still have a few girls limited on events for injury prevention, and a few competed in off events,” he said. “Despite this, the girls’ team still did a great job of competing.”

Welti praised Barker for her outstanding night on the track.

“We’ve not spent much time working on long jump, and she still came out and just barely missed the school record,” Welti said. “She had a season-best in the high jump and the 200, and she was also on the 400m relay team that won.”

The relay team — which also included Lois Cheatham, Ally Nichols and Chelsie Edwards — didn’t know they would be working together in that event until the day before the meet.

“Despite little work on handoffs, that relay team did a great job and surprised themselves,” he said.

Edwards had a really busy day, running the 3,200-meter relay, 400-meter relay, 400 and the 1600-meter relay.

“Chelsie did a great job closing the 400-meter relay and then turning around and running a strong 400,” Welti said. “I was really pleased with her effort as well.”

Senior Lois Cheatham is a runner that Welti foresees improving a lot in the coming weeks. “We’ve tried to ease her in to things and limit events, mainly to prevent another stress fracture from occurring like last year,” he said. “With this being her last season, she’s been really focused and working hard. My challenge is to not overwork her.”

Welti is confident his team is moving in the right direction.

“Even though we lost, overall I’m really pleased with how we performed,” he said. “Hopefully the confidence they’ve gained from their individual successes will propel them to continue working hard and improving.”

In the boys’ meet, Dillon Binnion of North Putnam won both the shot put and discus, while Scott Proctor of the Cougars won the 110 hurdles and the long jump.

Girls’ meet

North Putnam 104, South Putnam 50

4x800 relay — 1. South Putnam (Edwards, Vanihel, Fanning, Nichols) 11:43.81, 2. North Putnam 13:51.53

110 hurdles — 1. Lyons (NP) 21.82

100 — 1. E.O’Neal (NP) 13.75, 2. A.O’Neal (NP) 13.78, 3. Sims (NP) 15.13, 4. Young (SP) 15.72

1,600 — 1. Nunez (NP) 6:44, 2. Fanning (SP) 7:03, 3. Hensley (NP) 7:08

4x100 relay — 1. South Putnam 53.65, 2. North Putnam 54.88

400 — 1. Edwards (SP) 1:07, 2. Strasburger (NP) 1:12.56, 3. Beavers (NP) 1:12.96

300 hurdles — 1. Lyons (NP) 1:01.53

800 — 1. Vanihel (SP) 2:43.41, 2. Louie (NP) 3:20.75, 3. Lehr (SP) 3:42

200 — 1. Barker (SP) 29.43, 2. Sims (NP) 31.19, Strasburger (NP) 31.54

SP — 1. Gasho (NP) 32-1, 2. Capps (SP) 30-11, 3. Gilbert (NP) 27-4, 4. Parent (NP) 27-2

D — 1. Gasho (NP) 100-2, 2. Capps (SP) 88-5, 3. Parent (NP) 87-.5, 4. Vogt (NP) 74-8

LJ — 1. Barker (SP) 16-9, 2. E.O’Neal (NP) 13-2.5, 3. Spencer (NP) 12-7.5

HJ — 1. Barker (SP) 5-0, 2. Spencer (NP) 4-6, 3. Ashley (NP) 4-4, 4. Mason (NP) 4-2

3,200 — 1. Hensley (NP) 16:01.37, 2. Spencer (NP) 16:57.41

4x400 relay — 1. South Putnam (Cheatham, Vanihel, Nichols, Edwards) 4:24.41

Boys’ meet

North Putnam 49.5, South Putnam 44.5

4x800 relay — 1. South Putnam 9:23.94, 2. North Putnam 9:24.70

110 hurdles — 1. Proctor (NP) 18.06, 2. Pope (NP) 19.41, 3. Cain 19.62

100 — 1. Murray (NP) 11.72, 2. Bean (NP) 12.09, 3. Cain (SP) 12.10

1,600 — 1. Egold (SP) 5:36, 2. Hinkle (SP) 5:38, 3. Young (NP) 5:54

4x100 relay — 1. North Putnam 45.62, 2. South Putnam 47.25

400 — 1. Clearwaters (SP) 55.94, 2. Scott (NP) 56.75, 3. Webster (NP) 58.75

300 hurdles — 1. Sanders (SP) 45.00, 2. Proctor (NP) 47.97, 3. Johnson (NP) 49.95, Pope (NP) 49.95

800 — 1. Duncan (NP) 2:19, Carr (SP) 2:22, Villar (SP) 2:28

200 — 1. Christy (NP) 24.03, 2. Bell (NP) 24.56, 3. Cain (SP) 24.61

SP — 1. Binnion (NP) 40-9, 2. Rude (NP) 39-0, 3. Phillips (NP) 36-.5, 4. Theis (SP) 35-11.5

D — 1. Binnion (NP) 114-7.5, 2. Flannelly (NP) 104-4.5, 3. Hines (NP) 102-0, 4. Upleger (NP) 98-4.5

LJ — 1. Proctor (NP) 19-5, 2. Zeffel (SP) 17-4, 3. Brickmon (SP) 15-3, 4. Johnson (SP) 15-2

HJ — 1. Zeffel (SP) 5-4, 2. Pickel (NP) 5-3, 3. Webster (NP) 5-0

3,200 — 1. Duncan (NP) 11:11.84, 2. Egold (SP) 11:52, 3. Hinkle (SP) 12:10

4x400 relay — 1. North Putnam 3:46.49, 2. South Putnam

• Cougars third in triangular meets— North Putnam finished third in a triangular meet on Tuesday.

Monrovia won the girls’ meet with 78 points, while Southmont had 46 and North Putnam had 42.

Emily Gasho won both the shot put and discus for the Cougars

“Although I wish we could’ve picked up a few more points for second, I was happy with most of our performances,” North Putnam girls’ coach Kevin Lutes said. “Our throwers and jumpers helped out greatly in getting us off to a strong start. We just need to sustain that momentum throughout the rest of the meet.”

The Cougars had some key athletes recovering from injuries, but still performed well.

“We just can’t rush their recoveries,” he said. “That’s not to take away at all from the girls’ efforts. I felt like everyone gave their best.”

In the boys’ meet, Monrovia won with 64 team points while Southmont was again second with 57 and the Cougars had 45.

The Cougars won the 4x100 relay and also got a first from Payton Patterson in the discus.

Girls’ meet

4x800 relay — 1. Monrovia 11:55, 2. North Putnam 13:00

110 hurdles — 1. Zachary (S) 17.6, 3. Sims (NP) 18.09

100 — 1. Payne (M) 12.94, 2. E.O’Neal (NP) 13.24, 3. A.O’Neal (NP) 13.8

1,600 — 1. Dugger (S) 6:00.00, 2. Nunez (NP) 6:46.00

4x100 relay — 1. Monrovia 54.43, 2. North Putnam 55.39

400 — 1. Najera (M) 1:09.99, 4. Strasburger (NP) 1:14.00

300 hurdles — 1. Link (S) 53.38, 4. Lyons (NP) 1:00.83

800 — 1. Davis (M) 2:55.87, 3. Louie (NP) 3:20.79

200 — 1. Mantey (M) 28.58

SP — 1. Gasho (NP) 31-3, 4. Gilbert (NP) 26-6

D — 1. Gasho (NP) 111-2, 2. Parent (NP) 91-4

LJ — 1. Manley (M) 14-5, 4. A.O’Neal (NP) 13-4.5

HJ — 1. Sears (M) 4-6, 2. A.O’Neal (NP) 4-6, 3. Spencer (NP) 4-5

3,200 — 1. Dugger (S) 13:06.93, 4. Spencer (NP) 16:13.18

Boys’ meet

4x800 relay — 1. Southmont 9:07.02, 3. North Putnam 10:06.00

110 hurdles — 1. Pruett (S) 17.789, 2. Proctor (NP) 18.48, 4. Pope (NP) 19.68

100 — 1. Hunter (M) 11:07, 2. Murray (NP) 11.5, 4. Bing (NP) 11.7

1,600 — 1. Long (S) 4:49.0, 4. Duncan (NP) 5:14.54

4x100 relay — 1. North Putnam 45.81

400 — 1. Nagel (M) 54.16, 4. Williams (NP) 57.59

300 hurdles — 1. Baker (M) 42.23, 2. Proctor (NP) 46.40, 4. Pope (NP) 50.24

800 — 1. Lippencott (S) 2:17.75, 3. Duncan (NP) 2:22.56

200 — 1. Hunter (M) 22.96, 2. Christy (NP) 23.22, 4. Bell (NP) 25.18

SP — 1. Smith (M) 42-9, 2. Rude (NP) 39-5.5, 3. Binnion (NP) 37-3.5

D — 1. Patterson (NP) no distance listed, 2. Flannelly (NP) no distance listed

LJ — 1. Klomper (M) 19-11, 2. Proctor (NP) 18-8

HJ — 1. Kluemer (M) 6-0

PV — 1. Hubble (S) 12-0.

3,200 — 1. Nagel (M) 10:39.64, 4. Duncan (NP) 11:22.81

4x400 relay — 1. Southmont 3:47.37, 2. North Putnam 3:52.4.

• Cascade sweeps Eagles — South Putnam lost a tough pair of meets to Cascade on Tuesday, with the Cadets winning the boys’ meet 67-65 and the girls’ meet 93-32.

In the boys’ meet, freshman Kain Gregory won the 200, long jump and high jump for the Eagles while senior Logan Vandermark won both the 1,600 and the 3,200.

“We came up a little short but overall a very good night for our guys,” South Putnam boys’ coach Nathan Aker said.

“We had numerous personal bests throughout the night with plenty to work on going forward. I’m very proud of how our guys competed and how they continue to improve daily.”

Christian Zeffel placed second to Gregory in both jumping events.

“All of our throwers continue to improve,” Aker said. “Colin Adams jumped into the discus event and was able to bring home a third place finish. Kole Bemish and Nick Theis placed second and third in the shot put and are making good progress. Darnell Bennett had a personal best in both throwing events.”

In the girls’ meet, Caitlyn Capps won both throwing events for the Eagles.

Girls’ meet

4x800 relay — 1. Cascade 10:54, 2. South Putnam 11:04

1,600 — 1. Vanihel (SP) no time listed

4x100 relay — 1. Cascade 53.33

300 hurdles — 1. Bryant (C) 49.63, 2. Barker (SP) 56.59

800 — 1. Nichols (SP) 2:33.16

200 — 1. Fields (C) 30.56, 4. Montgomery (SP) 34.13

SP — 1. Capps (SP) 29-2

D — 1. Capps (SP) 97-0

LJ — 1. Guztig (C) 13-10.5

HJ — 1. Barker (SP) 4-10

4x400 relay — 1. Cascade 4:19.78, 2. South Putnam 4:41.6

Boys’ meet

4x800 relay — 1. Cascade 8:32.75, 2. South Putnam 8:40.10

110 hurdles — 3. Cain (SP) 19:62

100 — 1. Cain (SP) 11:82, 3. Thibodeau (SP) 12.26, 4. Maynard (SP) 12:26

1,600 — 1. Vandermark (SP) 5:16, 2. Bottorff (SP) 5:18, 3. Egold (SP) 5:19, 4. Carr (SP) 5:28

4x100 relay — 1. Cascade 45.16, 2. South Putnam 47.66

400 — 1. Sean (C) 51.72, 3. Clearwaters (SP) 55.78

300 hurdles — 1. Darloo (C) 43.22, 2. Sanders (SP) 43.94

800 — 1. Vittetow (SP) 2:04.29

200 — 1. Gregory (SP) 24.59, 2. Cain (SP) 25.54, 3. Johnson (SP) 25.85

SP — 1. Bechtel (C) 35-4, 2. Theis (SP) 32-1.5, 3. Remish (SP) 31-4

D — 1. Gates (C) 92-0, 3. Adams (SP) 84-11

LJ — 1. Gregory (SP) 18-0, 2. Zeffel (SP) 15-5

HJ — 1. Gregory (SP) 5-4, 2. Zeffel (SP) 5-4

PV — 1. Griffith (C) 9-0, 3. Theis (SP) 7-67

3,200 — 1. Vandermark (SP) 11:11.35, 2. Hinkle (SP) 11:33.94

4x400 relay — 1. Cascade 3:36.39, 2. South Putnam 3:43.35

Baseball

• South Putnam 8, Covenant Christian 5 — At Indianapolis, the Eagles improved their record to 6-0 with a win over the Warriors on Thursday evening.

Dylan Wood had two doubles, a single and an RBI for the Eagles, while Hunter Croan had two doubles, a run and an RBI and Lance Bush added a single, double, two runs and an RBI. Kody Britton added a double and a sacrifice fly.

Croan and Jon Hodge combined for the pitching victory.

“I can’t tell you how proud I am of this baseball team at South,” Eagle coach Brady Rhodes said. “We have battled through tough situations this entire early part of the season and have figured out ways to come out on top every game. This game was no exception.”

Rhodes considers Covenant Christian as one of the more talented baseball programs the Eagles have on their schedule.

“They went toe to toe with us, and you have to applaud the professionalism of their coaches and the skill of their players,” he said. “It was good for us to have our mettle tested like this right before county.”

Rhodes likes his team’s mental fortitude early in the season, especially with having several young players in key roles.

“We play with a relaxed but focused confidence that is hard to describe, but easy to see if you watch our team play,” he said. “These guys just believe they are going to hit, believe they can get people out on defense, and believe they can rally when they need to. For how young we are, that’s very encouraging to see.

“I fully attribute this to my senior leaders and the amazing coaching staff around me here at South,” Rhodes added. “We are very encouraged by our start and expect great things this season.”

South Putnam 210 110 3 — 8 10 3

Cov. Christian 102 010 1 — 5 7 2

WP — Croan.

• West Vigo 15, Greencastle 3 — The No. 8-ranked Vikings completed a two-game sweep of Greencastle on Wednesday.

The Vikings led 10-0 in the bottom of the fourth before the Tiger Cubs pushed two runs across to get on the board. West Vigo added five more in the top of the fifth to break the game open for good.

“Again I am pretty pleased with how we played,” Greencastle coach Ben Wells said. “We have opened the season with a pretty tough schedule and I have been pleased with how we have competed. West Vigo is a very good team and in these two games against West Vigo we have shown a lot of fight and competitiveness — which is all I can ask for.”

Jordan Meyer had two singles and an RBI to lead the Tiger Cubs at the plate, while Gus Manion had a single and an RBI and Jacob Harris added a single.

West Vigo 203 55 — 15 9 4

Greencastle 000 21 — 3 4 3

LP — Johnson.

Tennis

• Greencastle 4, West Vigo 1 — At West Terre Haute, Greencastle stayed undefeated on the season with a victory over the Vikings.

Lydia Trout and Sarah Heithaus picked up singles wins for Greencastle, while the doubles teams of Emma Taylor-Nicole Newgent and Gretchen Weliever-Corinne Buchanon also won.

“The girls really played well at West Vigo,” Greencastle coach Kevin Rowe said. “West Vigo had a very good team. We brought a much higher intensity level than we had previous matches and supported one another from start to finish.”

Rowe is pleased with how the team has progressed already this season.

“We are starting to truly come together as a team,” he said. “The new varsity players are really making an impact and taking the pressure off the veteran players.”

Singles — 1. Madison Trout lost 6-1, 3-6, 4-6; 2. Lydia Trout won 6-4, 6-2; 3. Sarah Heithaus won 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles — 1. Emma Taylor-Nicole Newgent won 4-6, 6-0, 6-4; 2. Gretchen Weliever-Corinne Buchanon won 6-1, 6-4.

Golf

• Linton 196, Cloverdale 204 — At Linton, the Miners got a 41 from medalist Zach Hall and defeated the Clovers.

Drew Boyette led Cloverdale with a 43, while Zach Nichols shot a 46, Zarek Wellington shot a 57, Wyatt Helterbrand shot a 58 and Tyler Harrison added a 59.

“We were not in sync for most of the round,” Cloverdale coach Doug Wokoun said. “Drew did some very good things, but had a few glitches. Zach had a bad stretch of holes that negated some pretty good play on the others.”

Wokoun hopes his team will learn from its mistakes and improve as the season goes along.

“We struggled hitting greens and put ourselves in some difficult situations,” he said. “We will take our mistakes in stride and move forward. We are capable of much better golf, and we just have to find a way to bring that out.”

Softball

• Clovers sweep Bloomfield — At Bloomfield, Cloverdale picked up a pair of lopsided wins over Bloomfield on Thursday.

In the first game, the Clovers got five runs in the top of the first, eight more in the top of the fourth and added five in the top of the fifth for a 15-0 win.

Lauren Meek improved her pitching record to 4-1 with six strikeouts.

Kelsey Helterbrand led the Clovers at the plate with three singles, a double and three RBI. Baylee Hamilton added a single, two doubles and three RBI, while Tori Combs had two singles, a double and three RBI and Kiley Shedron had two doubles and four RBI.

Freshman Macie Couch picked up her first varsity win in the second game, which the Clovers won 15-1.

Couch had seven strikeouts and allowed six hits.

She added three singles and three RBI at the plate, while Helterbrand had a single and a double, Shedron had two singles and two RBI and Peyton Simpson had a single, double and an RBI.

Game 1

Cloverdale 500 85 — 18 17 1

Bloomfield 000 00 — 0 3 0

WP — Meek.

Game 2

Cloverdale 005 002 8 — 15 16 3

Bloomfield 000 100 0 — 1 6 6

WP — Couch.