Sports

North Putnam, Greencastle ready to chase sectional crowns

With the regular season winding down in boy's soccer, two teams from Putnam County got their assignments for the upcoming IHSAA boy's soccer sectional tournament Sunday night. 

 

For Greencastle, the 18th ranked Tiger Cubs will defend their sectional title at Northview when they take on Indian Creek on Oct. 3. 

 

Other matchups in the sectional include Edgewood playing West Vigo on Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m., Brown County playing Northview on Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m., and South Vermillion playing Owen Valley on Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. 

 

The Tiger Cubs bring an 11-2-1 record into this week and are slated to play South Vermillion (4-6-2) on Tuesday. 

 

Greencastle has wins over the rest of the sectional slate this season. 

The Tiger Cubs knocked off Owen Valley 7-0, defeated Indian Creek 4-0, defeated Brown County 9-0, defeated Northview 4-0, defeated West Vigo 6-0 and beat Edgewood 5-0. 

On the season, Micah Foss has amassed 68 points, 32 goals and four assists, while senior keeper Harris Weltz has allowed nine goals and recorded 20 saves. 

 

As for North Putnam, the Cougars will open the Class A Sectional 41, held at Covenant Christian, in the semifinals against Providence Cristo Rey. 

 

The top half of the bracket features Covenant Christian against Bethesda Christian and MTI School of Knowledge locking up against Riverside. 

 

The Cougars are 12-1 on the season and an undefeated 8-0 in the Western Indiana. North Putnam also holds a win over Greencastle, 5-4 in penalty kicks after playing to a 0-0 draw during regulation. 

 

Kyle Morgan's team entered the season wanting to win the first conference title in boy's soccer, as well as finishing with 10-11 wins and being competitive in the sectional. 

Search

Weather


Obits

Entertainment

Wet Ink