January 9, 2025

North Union’s Kailyn Colegrove (30) takes a baseline jump shot during a regular season home game earlier this season. The junior Lady Cat notched 11 points in the teams win over Graham. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

NU girls basketball squad outlasts visiting Graham

By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette

During the course of any basketball season, teams will encounter bumps along the way that may determine what kind of season it will be.

North Union had a few bumps last Saturday in its Central Buckeye Conference against Graham at North Union.

Along the way, the Lady Cats may have developed some bruises during a very physical contest against the Falcons.

But they were able to withstand all that was thrown at them and came away with 57-52 victory.

NU Head Coach Mitchell Loomis had prepared his team for Graham’s style of play and was pleased with how it handled each situation.

“We knew we were going to…

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