Wildcat
 on January 23, 2025
North Union’s Ben Bonnell (orange) secures a double leg takedown on Marion Harding’s Gabe Hernendez during the first round of matches at the Don Wasserbeck Classic. The 144-pounder went on to take fourth place in his weight division. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Wildcat grapplers take sixth place as a team during annual Don Wasserbeck Classic tourney

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette 

 

North Union wrestlers were facing some of the toughest competition they had seen on the mat all year as the Wildcats were among the teams that participated in last Saturday’s Don Wasserbeck Classic. Each of the three divisions was represented among the 15 teams and North Union battled its way to an overall sixthplace finish. “The competition was very challenging but our team wrestled the toughest I’ve seen in the past month,” NU Head Coach Garret Andrews said. “I’m very proud of our guys for going out there against top seeded or highly-ranked wrestlers and not backing down.”

North Union totaled 124.5 points in finishing sixth.

Pleasant earned the team title with 266 points and Elgin, which had won the previous …

Read this entire article as it appeared in print in our eEdition

LATEST NEWS
NUMS cagers sweep Benjamin Logan
Local Sports
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette The North Union Middle School boys basketball team swept past Benjamin Logan last Monday. The seventh-grade team won 5...
January 15, 2026
In Retrospect
Community
100 YEARS AGO From Jan. 14, 1926 The Embroidery Club and a number of guests were entertained today at the home of Mrs. Geroge W. Hunt, on North Clinto...
January 15, 2026
Richwood Community Meals
Community
Jan. 22 Chicken Cordon Bleu, Garlic Baby Bakers, Cauliflower w/cheese, Pineapple, Pudding Cup, 5 Vanilla Wafers Jan. 23 Bratwurst on Lg. Bun, Scallope...
January 15, 2026
Fire – EMS
Community
FIRE Jan. 4 9:35 a.m. – East Blagrove Street (gas leak) Jan. 7 5:20 p.m. – Plummer Street (smell of smoke) EMS Jan. 4 3:42 a.m. - Beatty Avenue 5:34 a...
January 15, 2026
Local veteran recognized
Community
From Gazette staff reports Richwood veteran Gail DeGood-Guy is being recognized as part of the VFW’s Still Serving campaign that celebrates veterans w...
January 15, 2026