Lady
 on August 28, 2025
North Union’s Emma Justice, right, blocks the path of Brylee Buyer of Indian Lake during Monday’s Central Buckeye Conference soccer match at North Union. The Lady Cats’ Sam Price is in the background. North Union won the match 7-2. (Gazette photo by Bob Putman)

Lady Cats pounce on Indian Lake

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette 

 

The growth of the North Union girls soccer team took another step on Monday.

The Lady Cats spotted Indian Lake an early lead but roared back with four firsthalf goals and went on to a 7-2 victory over the Lakers on Monday at North Union.

The victory upped North Union’s season mark to 4-0-1 and 1-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference. It also ended a 26-game CBC winless streak.

“I liked the way we stood up after giving up them first goal,” NU Head Coach Bill LeRoy said. “It was a gutcheck moment. The Lakers (1-3, 1-0) scored eight minutes into the opening half on a goal by Harley Kinninger, but less than a minute later the Lady Cats scored a tying goal.

With Kinley Balzer making…

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

LATEST NEWS
Richwood Fair 2025 King and Queen
Community
Pictured above, from left, Chloe Dickey and Nathan Jones were named fair king and queen respectively for the 133rd Annual Richwood Independent Fair. D...
September 5, 2025
Richwood Community Meals
Community
Thursday, Sept. 4 Haystacks (2 oz.beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese & 1 oz. of chips), Mexican Rice, Oranges, Tomato Juice Friday, Sept. 5 Meat Lasagn...
September 5, 2025
Fire – EMS
Community
FIRE Aug. 25 6:28 a.m. – Miller Road (false alarm) Aug. 26 8:35 p.m. – Route 47 (MVA) Aug. 28 8:02 p.m. – Route 4 (wires down) Aug. 29 4:25 p.m. – Nor...
September 5, 2025
NU’s Jolliff earns CBC recognition
Local Sports
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette North Union’s Alex Jolliff was among the honorees for the Central Buckeye Conference’s August Athletes of the Month. J...
September 5, 2025
Away with the old
Local News
North Union’s new scoreboard served as display-only during the team’s home opener against Liberty Union Friday night as the old scoreboard kept track ...
September 5, 2025