on August 21, 2025
Pictured in the first row, from left to right, are Emma Justice, Jessanie Pfister, Kinley Balzer, Paisley Jordan, Kylee Balzer and Addy Lowe. In the second row are Lyra Wigglesworth, Meah Bango, Hallie Young, Kailyn Colegrove, Olivia Ehrick, Kendall Wamsley and Rylee Horne. In the third row are Head Coach Bill Leroy, Katie Converse, Kale Keigley, Sam Price, Peyton Engle and Assistant Coach Sarah Hoffer. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
North Union soccer crew set to take on 2025 season with some familiar faces on the pitch
The North Union girls soccer team may have a different look in 2025 than it did in 2024.
The difference may very well be the culture of the team.
There were some key players that graduated such as Lauren Hall, Leah Matlack, Rylan Riffle and Allison Stacklin, but for the most part Bill LeRoy, who is entering his fourth year as the Lady Cats’ head coach, welcomed back a plethora of returnees.
He has seen improvement in how each of them have worked to become better.
“They worked hard between the fall of 2024 and the fall of 2025,” LeRoy said. “They have been in the weight room and many of them played soccer during the winter and spring, some for the time outside of the fall seas…
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