2024 could be learning curve for NU gridders
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August 20, 2024
North Union’s football team is pictured from left, front row, Josh Ahern, Tyler Krebehenne, Miles Marlette, Austin Schindewolf, Maxwell Ruhl and Devon Workman; second row, R.J. Hillyard, Nickolas Hajjar, Kadrin Riffle, Eddie Blair, Josiah Stover, Brock Smith, Rylan Potts and Ethan Miller; third row, Brycen Delawder, Connor Cobb, Jaxon Heminger, Wyatt Arver, Trenor Kyte, Ryun Eager, Xavier Gruber and Peyton Wood; fourth row, Zaim Habib, Gavin Potts, Griffin Osborne, Hunter Green, Nick VanHoose, Landry Dible, Blaine Ware, Brayson Smith and Kory Ransome; fifth row, Luke Brown, Jace Phipps, Kaiden Dixon, Jackson Kemp, Mason Andrews, Ethan Wilcox, Broden O’Reilly, Dylan Asher and Hayden Garrett; sixth row, assistant coaches Mike Adams and Joe Kyte, head coach Nick Hajjar, assistant coaches Cameron Miller and Andrew Owens and manager Bray Wenger. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

2024 could be learning curve for NU gridders

By Bob Putman 

During his time as the head coach of the North Union football team, Nick Hajjar has tried to drive home to his players about trusting the process.

Most years the Wildcats have returnees who have been through that process which allows them to have the understanding of what that means.

But the 2024 vers...

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