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 on December 11, 2025
Pictured in the first row, from left to right, are Kailin McElroy, Gabby Lindsey, Kailyn Colegrove and Kennedy Harrah. In the second row are Reeslyn Riffle, Chloe McElroy and Tinlee Martino. In the third row, Assistant Coach Taylor Day, Emma McElroy, Morgan Mask, Glory Blevins, Kale Kohler and Head Coach Mitchell Loomis. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Cats seek to stay atop conference landscape

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette 

 

Over the past few years, the North Union girls basketball team has achieved much success.

It has won four straight Central Buckeye Conference Mad River titles and were Central District runners up in 2023 and 2024.

The blueprint for that success is once again right there as the Lady Cats are returning several players from last year’s team that went 20-4 overall and 10-0 in the CBC.

“Returning six letterwinners is something that is exciting for us,” Head Coach Mitchell Loomis said.

But looking back on what was done in the past is not something Loomis is wanting to do.

“I am going to preach throughout the year to not really get caught up on what happened the…

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