North Union girls soccer program still going through growing pains
Sports
August 20, 2024
The girls soccer team for North Union is pictured from left, front row, Cameron Ludwig, Lauren Hall, Rylee Horne, Kendall Wamsley, Olivia Erick, Rylan Riffle and Lyra Wigglesworth; second row, Riley Dunn, Zoni Robinson, Kylee Balzer, Kinley Balzer, Allison Stacklin, Hallie Young, Jessanie Pfister and Addison Lowe; back row, head coach Bill LeRoy, Emma Justice, Brianna Rector, Leah Matlack, Kailyn Colegrove, Kale Keigley, Paisley Jordan, Peyton Engle and assistant coach Sarah Hoffer. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

North Union girls soccer program still going through growing pains

By Bob Putman 

Set to begin its third season as a high school sport, the North Union girls soccer team is still going through growing pains.

But head coach Bill LeRoy is excited about this year’s team, despite winning just one of its 18 matches in 2023.

A lot of that optimism comes from returning 10 players from l...

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