October 17, 2024
North Union’s Kale Keigley (13) pushes the ball toward West Jefferson’s goalkeeper during the first half of action. The Lady Cat scored the only goal of the match keeping North Union alive in postseason play. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Lady Cat soccer squad captures first ever postseason victory over West Jefferson, 1-0
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette
In the season preview of the North Union girls soccer team sent to the media, Head Coach Bill LeRoy talked about the senior members wanting to make their mark before they graduated.
Consider that mark made as the Lady Cats in just their third year as a high school program won their first-ever tournament match. Kale Keigley scored a goal just past the midway point of the first half and North Union made it stand up for a 1-0 victory last Monday at West Jefferson.
This was the same result the two teams played to in mid-September earlier this season.
“Getting this win shows how resilient this team has been,” LeRoy said. “It started with our s…
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