Sports
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IHSAA baseball and softball sectional draws (4/29/24)The draws for the IHSAA Baseball and Softball State Tournaments took place Sunday evening, giving the four county schools their paths through sectional play beginning on May 20 for softball and May 22 for baseball. The Class 2A Sectional No. 44 baseball draw, which will be played at Greencastle will begin with several familiar matchups as North Putnam opens the sectional against Parke Heritage while South Putnam faces Cloverdale. ...
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4-29-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/29/24)With rain expected to enter the area during the afternoon and evening hours, the following events have been postponed for Monday, April 29 Softball South Putnam at Eminence (Rescheduled for Tuesday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m.) Girls' Tennis South Putnam at Northview (Rescheduled for Thursday, May 2 at 5 p.m.)...
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Greencastle tops Sullivan in crucial WIC girls' tennis match; Iseman deals Tiger Cubs to a win over Chargers (4/29/24)For all of its success in recent seasons, one area Greencastle had not found a breakthrough in girls’ tennis was at the conference level as Sullivan had won the previous three WIC titles, sharing one of them with Brown County. The Tiger Cubs took a large step toward breaking that grip after a 4-1 win over the Golden Arrows Friday night at DePauw’s Indoor Tennis Center...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Brendle Brennan, Greencastle (4/25/24)Brendle is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, football and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Brendle Brennan: “Sports are pretty important. They teach a lot of skills useful in life. You have to be dedicated if you’re going to be good at them.”...
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Tiger Cubs control county titles after sweep of Cougars; Clovers keep steady hand in win over Wolves (4/25/24)BAINBRIDGE – For a second-straight season, North Putnam and Greencastle couldn’t separate themselves in their WIC baseball outing in just seven innings. Where the 2023 game took an extra inning to get through, Thursday’s contest needed nine innings of play and multiple missed chances with bases loaded for both teams before the Tiger Cubs plated a run in the top of the ninth and kept the Cougars in check for a 3-2 win...
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Greencastle starts fast to knock off Owen Valley; Edgewood fires five shots over the fences in rout of South Putnam (4/24/24)Greencastle 6, Owen Valley 3 A hot start was enough for Greencastle to pick up a 6-3 win Wednesday night at home against Owen Valley in WIC baseball play. The Tiger Cubs started with a 2-0 lead after an inning following an RBI double from Nathan Sutherlin and a run-scoring single from Ashton Dayhuff...
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Mustangs run wild, knock down Eagles (4/24/24)By GARY HAZLETT, For the Banner GraphicIt was a Bland night for the South Putnam Eagle softball team Wednesday. The host Eagles had a difficult night against Edgewood and pitcher Ally Bland in a 12-1 loss. The Eagles only managed four hits as the Mustangs got an early lead and put the game away in the final two innings of a Western Indiana Conference matchup...
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4-23-24 POSTPONEMENTS (4/23/24)Due to a weather system that is anticipated to roll in around the time many athletic events are expected to start, the following events have been postponed for Tuesday, April 24 Baseball Greencastle at North Putnam South Putnam at Sullivan (Rescheduled for 4/25 at 6 p.m.)...
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Clovers, Eagles split county matchup; Tiger Cub offense runs wild over Mounties (4/22/24)As was the case last week against North Putnam, South Putnam split a pair of Putnam County baseball and softball games Monday night against Cloverdale. On the softball diamond, the Eagles scored four runs in the first and second innings before a nine-spot in the fourth finished off the game early while on the baseball field, the Clovers scored four times in the top of the seventh to win a see-saw battle...
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Cougars finish runner-up at home volleyball invitational; Tiger Cubs win modified Bob Arnett Invitational (4/21/24)North Putnam hosted an eight-team boys’ volleyball tournament Saturday, finishing runner-up to the Wabash Valley Warriors after going 3-0 in pool play earlier in the day. The Cougars started off with a 25-17, 25-23 win over University and followed that up with a 25-16, 25-12 win over the Warriors’ B squad...