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Porter scores 25, leads Cougars to first win
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/16)
ROACHDALE — North Putnam was coming off of three straight losses going into Tuesday night’s game versus Eminence, while Eminence was 2-2 coming into the game. The Cougars got 25 points from Preston Porter and 16 each from Elliot Gross and Treyton Smith to pick up their first win of the year, defeating the Eels 78-62...
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Eagle, Clover girls get road victories
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/16)
CLAY CITY — The South Putnam Eagle girls’ basketball team traveled to Clay City and used an efficient, opportunistic offense to defeat the Clay City Eels 59-45 in a non-conference high school basketball game on Tuesday night. The Eagles hit over fifty percent from the field, including six-of-nine from the three-point arc, and only turned the ball over 14 times. According to head coach Brian Gardner the Eagles really moved without the ball and put set up good opportunities...
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Neese tops Blue on boys’ scoring list
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/16)
CLOVERDALE — Everyone in the gym at Cloverdale High School Tuesday — including Cooper Neese — knew what was going to happen after Neese hit his first bucket. Tied with 1960 Bainbridge graduate Jeff Blue with 1,798 career points, Neese’s first point would put him over the top, all alone as the Putnam County boys’ basketball leader in points...
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Al Tucker proud to follow son into Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/16)
Many sons dream of the day they can follow in the footsteps of their fathers. In Al Tucker’s case, the longtime Cloverdale basketball coach flipped that scenario when he followed in the footsteps of his son Chad on Tuesday and was named as one of 12 inductees for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s class of 2017...
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Oh, give me a home where the chrome buffalo roams ...
(Local News ~ 12/07/16)
In celebration of Indiana's 200th birthday, a 200-pound fiberglass bison -- contributed by the Duke Energy Foundation -- is being placed in Putnam County as part of a public art project with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. The bison statue will be at the Putnam County Courthouse for unveiling on Sunday, Dec. 11 during the 1-4 p.m. Bicentennial Celebration...
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Howard C. Lilley
(Obituary ~ 12/07/16)
Howard C. Lilley, 68, of Quincy, formerly of Indianapolis area, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. He was born July 23, 1948 to the late Charles Lilley and Helen (King) Allred in Noblesville. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War...
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