Lady
 on January 30, 2025
North Union’s Kennedy Harrah (25) eyes down the basket during a freethrow attempt against Mechanicsburg. The Lady Cat notched nine points in the team’s win against the Indians. (Gazette photo by Bob Putman)

Lady Cats stymie Mechanicsburg in non-league matchup, 41-24

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette 

 

The beginning of last Monday’s girls basketball game against Mechanicsburg could not have started any worse for North Union on its home court.

After the initial big opening by the visitors, it was all Lady Cats the rest of the way, Trailing 10-0 after just three-and-half minutes of play, North Union dominated the game and finished with a 41-24 non-league victory.

North Union junior Kennedy Harrah was not worried because of confidence in how the Lady Cats would respond.

“I wasn’t worried,” Harrah said. “We knew they could go on a run, but we could also go on a run.”

Little did Harrah know that Gabby Lindsey’s rebound basket at the 4:25 mark of the first quarter started a…

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

LATEST NEWS
Wildcats awarded All-Ohio honors
Local Sports
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette Members of North Union’s football program received honors as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association recently announced...
December 18, 2025
Community
The Richwood Civic Center would like to wish all of you a merry Christmas and happy new year. Our offices will be closed starting Dec. 24 and then ove...
December 18, 2025
Retiree honored
Community
During Monday’s meeting of the North Union Board of Education pictured at left, Superintendent Justin Ufferman, right, took time to recognize Brian Na...
December 18, 2025
Fire – EMS
Community
FIRE Dec. 7 5:04 a.m. – North High Street in Larue (house fire) Dec. 13 9:56 a.m. – Beatty Avenue (open burning) 2:39 p.m. – Route 31 (MVA) EMS Dec. 7...
December 18, 2025
NUMS provides year-end review
Local News
Administrative staff at the North Union Middle School (NUMS) gave statistics and first-hand accounts of growth in the school building to board of educ...
December 18, 2025