Wildcat
July 25, 2024
North Union quarterback Nickolas Hajjar (left) drops back to pass as Head Coach Nick Hajjar (right) observes the offense at work during a passing scrimmage against visiting Fairbanks. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Wildcat gridiron team hosts Fairbanks for 7-on-7 scrimmage, waits patiently for the start of the 2024 football campaign

By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette

Working towards the start of full-scale high football practices requires coaches to work through the process during summer coaching days.

Staying with a process is something North Union Head Coach Nick Hajjar has not wavered from during his tenure as the Wildcats’ coach.

But there was a time when the process could be stagnated by the rules that were implemented when the practices were allowed to start.

Those rules required limited contact, wearing only helmets and then gradual use of other uniform equipment.

Now some of those restraints have been lifted with the increase of summer coaching days to 13 from 10 in 2023. Also, …

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