on June 6, 2024

North Union’s Emma Padovano (11) delivers a spike to Bellefontaine during a regular season game last fall season. The Lady Cat signed to Washington & Lee University’s volleyball program. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

NU athletes sign their intent for collegiate programs

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette

Several North Union athletes recently announced their intention of where that next step in athletics would be.

Choosing where to continue their athletic careers were Max Parish (basketball, Heidelberg College), Tyler Huff (cross county, track and field, Heidelberg College), Caden Potts (football, Baldwin-Wallace University), Cameron Osborne (football, Wittenberg University), Reese DeCamp (softball, Rio Grande University), Emma Padovano (volleyball, Washington & Lee University) and Grace Landon (bowling, Muskingum University).

Parish finished off an outstanding Wildcat cage career as he became the fifth North Union boys basketball player to reach 1,000 points, totaling 1,069 points over his four years.

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