on August 28, 2025
North Union’s Emma McElroy (2) gets a dig during a home match against Fairbanks earlier this season. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
NU spikers top Marengo Highland in five sets during non-conference home match
It was a night of a lot of extra sessions as North Union hosted Highland in non-league volleyball contest.
The junior varsity match was extended to three sets, with the Lady Cats winning 23-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Taking a cue from the earlier game, the varsity match went a full five sets and was full of back-andforth action the entire way.
When everything settled, it was North Union that prevailed, defeating the Lady Scots 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 16-14.
“It was a great effort of overcoming some things and finishing out on top,” North Union Head Coach Alexis Maenz said. “The effort and intensity was great. We grew a little bit and that is the battle of each game.”
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