Sports
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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...