December 11, 2025
Pictured in the first row, from left to right, are Collin Welch, Deegan Parks, Landon Long, Jaystin Beeney and Ben Bonnell. In the second row are Kory Ransome, Kingston Alvorado, Corey Gillium, Jack Kemp, Brody Rote and Luke Brown. In the third row are Noah Huddleston, Jason Rankin, Logan Lewis, Broden O’Reilly and Mason Andrews. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
NU grapplers will lean on experience this season
By Aleksei Pavloff, Richwood Gazette
North Union’s boys wrestling team seeks to pick up where last season concluded.
Last season, the Wildcats did not see any of its representation at the Division III state tournament. A difficult sectional tournament at Ridgedale was to thank for leaving only two grapplers alive for the district competition.
There were 28 schools represented in the sectional tournament last season.
Despite that, NU Head Coach Garrett Andrews was pleased with the overall 2024-25 season. The program had no seniors on the roster at that time.
“We didn’t have a single senior,” Andrews said. “We were young and had a lot of freshmen …
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