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Greencastle holds off strong Cloverdale squad

Friday's West Central Conference match turned out to be eerily similar to Tuesday's Putnam County Meet. Greencastle and Cloverdale found themselves trying to outduel each other, with the victor walking away with the conference title.Both squad posted four wins on the night, but Greencastle was able to place a few athletes higher and come away with a 124-97.33 win over the Clovers. South Putnam was close behind second with 88.33 points, with North Putnam finishing sixth with 48.33As their female...
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North Montgomery takes down Tiger Cubs 1-0 in sectional

For the second time this week, a controversial offsides call had an impact on a game at the Greencastle Class A girls' soccer sectional. North Putnam was cited for two questionable offsides calls Tuesday, Thursday it was the host Tiger Cubs that felt the sting.Greencastle lost to North Montgomery 1-0 Thursday to end its season. The Chargers lone goal came in the first half on a play that Greencastle head coach Jamie Grivas was convinced was an obvious offsides call.North Montgomery's Hayden Pars...
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Dabkowski, Boetjer help South All-Stars earn split Saturday

CARMEL -- All good things must come to an end. It's a sad reality we all must face from time to time in our lives and high school athletics are no exception. Saturday marked the final time South Putnam head coach Chris Jones and players Emily Dabkowski and Brooke Boetjer shared the same field on the high school level.But instead of tears, smiles and laughter flowed out of the South dugout during the ICGSA Indiana All-Star Classic. While Dabkowski and Boetjer donned red jerseys with different num...
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GHS finishes strong at regional, places fifth

GREENWOOD -- Sometimes it's just not your day. The Greencastle boys' golf team ventured to the Center Grove Regional Thursday, marking the first time a GHS team make the trek since the 1979 season. The Tiger Cubs narrowly missed advancing as a team, shooting a 313, six shots off the final advancing score.Greencastle tied for fifth overall as they, Chatard and Lawrence Central all finished with rounds of 313. Chatard and GHS finished in fifth place after going to the fifth scorecard.On a day in s...
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Dabkowski, Boetjer help South All-Stars earn split Saturday

CARMEL -- All good things must come to an end. It's a sad reality we all must face from time to time in our lives and high school athletics are no exception. Saturday marked the final time South Putnam head coach Chris Jones and players Emily Dabkowski and Brooke Boetjer shared the same field on the high school level.But instead of tears, smiles and laughter flowed out of the South dugout during the ICGSA Indiana All-Star Classic. While Dabkowski and Boetjer donned red jerseys with different num...
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Tiger Cub wrestler Carter Lewis begins state championship quest tonight

For Greencastle junior wrestler Carter Lewis, his high school career on the mat has been a steady progression. This year, that progression has led Lewis to the IHSAA State Finals at Banker's Life Fieldhouse and a few short matches from achieving the goal that every high school wrestlers shares -- a state title.In his freshman season, Lewis placed sixth at the Avon Sectional, failing to advance to regional. The following year, he placed third, earning a trip to the Mooresville Regional, but wasn'...
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South Putnam's season ends at Northview Sectional

BRAZIL -- South Putnam's first boys' tennis season since the early 1980s came to a close Friday as the Eagles came up short against the host Northview Knights 5-0 at the Northview Sectional."I thought they played extremely hard tonight and if we're going to lose, let's lose to a Northview team -- one of the best teams down here," South Putnam head coach Allan Rains said. "We didn't give up and we won some games against them."Our goal was if we could take anybody to three sets, that would be a vi...
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Minor moving on, Eagles season comes to a close against Northview

BRAZIL -- South Putnam's hope of advancing the 2012 IHSAA Tennis Sectional hit a snag early as the Eagles fell behind early and were never able to recover. South Putnam lost to the host Northview Knights 4-1, with their lone win coming at No. 1 singles.While the Eagles were unable to come away with the win, head coach Johnnie Briones saw his team battle throughout and saw some nice things along the way."I felt like we got a slow start, but once the matches got going, then we started playing some...
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NASCAR driver Kurt Busch visits POET

CLOVERDALE -- It was literally a story of the rubber meeting the road when NASCAR driver Kurt Busch visited the POET ethanol Friday morning.NASCAR made the switch to Sunoco Green E15 and is a leader in the push to bring accurate information about renewable fuel sources to the public. Busch's visit gave him a behind the scenes look as the process that powers the cars on the NASCAR circuit.Busch donned a white POET hardhat, safety glass and toured the plant with POET general manager David Brooks l...
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Greencastle runs away with conference title

They say it's not how you start, but how you finish that counts. But when you start off your night by eclipsing a record by more than 15 seconds, you know the finish is going to be as sweet as the start.Greencastle road that hot start to a 64 point win in the West Central Conference meet Friday at South Putnam. GHS won with a total of 150, with Cloverdale placing fourth with 70 points, South Putnam placing fifth with 58.5 points and North Putnam placing sixth with a total of 41 points.The Greenc...
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Late-inning rally delivers South Putnam second win

South Putnam utilized some hot bats in the late innings Thursday to snap a three-game skid and defeat Eminence 4-3."It was (a good win). Eminence came in and played really well. They made a lot of plays in the field. We put the ball in play. We've been struggling with strikeouts lately and only had six tonight, which is an improvement from 13 that we had at Cascade," head coach Ryan Gilman said.Things started well for the Eagles as they scored one run in the bottom of the first inning. Starting...
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Players make trek to Southern Indiana

A coach is always looking for opportunities to teach his athletes lessons about life. Sometimes it's tough to find those instances, but in the case of the Greencastle head football coach Josh Buis, all he needed to do was look south.When communities in southern Indiana were rocked by severe weather and tornadoes, people from around the state responded. Some of those responding were 13 football players from GHS. Along with their head coach, the players loaded up and headed into the heart of Clark...
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Tiger Cubs corral Mustangs in 21-0 win

Fans came away from Greencastle's gridiron contest against Edgewood seeing yellow. During the course of the Tiger Cubs' 21-0 win, the field was littered with yellow handkerchiefs numerous times resulting in a disjointing game that didn't allow either squad to fall into a groove in the second half.Greencastle struggled against penalties throughout the night, but head coach Josh Buis thought his squad played solid and didn't allow the Mustangs to gain any kind of an edge."I think our defense has b...
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Menard wins Brickyard 400

INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Menard tamed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and held off a charging Jeff Gordon to pick up his first Sprint Cup victory by claiming the Brickyard 400 Sunday. What started as an uneventful race, quickly turned interesting as the end came down to fuel mileage.More to come

INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Menard tamed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and held off a charging Jeff Gordon to pick up his first Sprint Cup victory by claiming the Brickyard 400 Sunday. What started as an unevent...
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Dario Franchitti captures third Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dario Franchitti's Indianapolis 500 career has quickly become a cautionary tale. Fortunately for him that's a very good thing. Franchitti captured his third Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday, holding on after a final lap crash by Takuma Sato, to win under caution. All three of Franchitti's Indy 500 wins have come under the yellow flag."I just want to dedicate this to two of Indianapolis' finest, Dan Wheldon and Michael Wanser. Thanks to all of the Indianapolis fans for their tribut...
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Johnson wins Brickyard for fourth time

INDIANAPOLIS -- Following a dominating effort that saw him lead 99 of 160 laps at the 2012 Brickyard 400, Jimmie Johnson tied teammate Jeff Gordon with his fourth win on the famed oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday."Man, you just hope to race here. To come here and win is a huge honor. And to win four -- four wins. I'm at a loss for words," Johnson said.Johnson has been a huge fan of the speedway and with his win Sunday he was able to equal his childhood hero Rick Mears with four vic...
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Cougars close regular season with 75-6 win

CLOVERDALE -- North Putnam flexed some muscle in the final game of the regular season Friday as it capped its second straight undefeated regular season with a 75-6 win over county rival Cloverdale.The Cougars put up 43 first quarter points to break the game wide open with the host Clovers reeling, but refusing to give in. North Putnam had eight possessions in the first half Friday, turning each of them into a touchdown."The kids played hard. The entire team from the first kids out there all the...
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