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August 22, 2024
Members of North Union’s varsity volleyball team are from left, front row, Olivia Lewis, Emma McElroy, Glory Blevins, Mallory Temple, Avery Poling, Kennedy Harrah and Makayla Cox; back row, Head Coach Alexis Maenz, Jaylen Tackett, Audrey Baldwin, Addisyn Stewart, Katelyn Zimmerman, Lexi Wills and assistant coaches Abbi Osborne and Aly Berg. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Cats head into 2024 campaign with new faces on the varsity lineup

 

By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette

North Union will have a different look on the volleyball court in 2024 than it did in 2023.

Last year’s team finished with an 18-6 record and a sectional championship.

Eight members of last year’s team graduated, leaving Head Coach Alexis Maenz with just two returning letter winners. Several of the graduated players earned post-season honors.

But despite a little bit of rebuilding that will need to be done, Maenz is confident the combination of those returning and newcomers are a good mix.

“We are a younger group with little experience on the varsity floor,” Maenz said. “But we have confidence in our returnees and…

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