With two league games remaining on the schedule, North Union girls basketball coach Bre Jackson stressed during the past week the Lady Cats’ regular season work was not done. Needing victories in those games to complete an undefeated league season, North Union was up to the task. After posting a victory over Northwestern earlier in the week, North Union notched its 10th Central Buckeye Conference win with a 53-42 verdict over Urbana. “It’s a good feeling to close out league play undefeated,” Jackson said. “Clinching the league earlier was nice, but undefeated sounds better.” The Lady Cats (18-2) opened with…
Author: Bob Putman
NU’s Jada Davis (3) dribbles the ball against defensive pressure. The Lady Cats have clinched the outright CBC Mad River title. (Photo submitted) — North Union may have clinched the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division girls hoop title, but it is far from done with the 2021-22 season. The Lady Cats defeated St. Paris Graham 50-20 to secure the league crown and picked up their 16th win in 18 games. They are 8-0 in league play. It is North Union’s second CBC title in three years, but head coach Bre Jackson said there is still work to be done…
Max Parish (3) of North Union goes up for a basket. Parish scored 21 points during a win over Graham. (Photo submitted) — Aaron Krebehenne of North Union looks to drive the ball against an opponent. Krebehenne tallied 19 points against Graham. (Photo submitted) — The goal each night for a basketball team is to get on a run that will allow it to gain an advantage, and then hopefully have it lead to a victory. Doing that once a game is a pretty good deal and being able to do a second run is that much better. North Union…
Basketball is a game of five-on-five. In this instance, it also applied to jersey numbers. Abbey Price, right, No. 5 for North Union, prepares to drive against Indian Lake’s Halley Talbot (5). NU clinched at least a share of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division title with the victory. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) — The 2021-22 girls basketball regular season is down to a handful of games, but that does not mean there is not still time for teams to learn and get better. North Union head coach Bre Jackson is seeing that learning in full view…
North Union’s Zoe Wedding (12) goes up for a basket in this file photo. The Lady Cats scored a victory over Benjamin Logan. (Photo submitted) — For most of the season, North Union girls basketball coach Bre Jackson has talked about the tenacity the Lady Cats have shown. “These kids fight hard for everything,” Jackson said after a home game against Benjamin Logan. That is what helped North Union battle through the ups and downs of its 43-39 victory over the Raiders. The win pushed the Lady Cats’ record to 11-2 overall and 6-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference. The…
North Union senior Zach Vernon (2) drives to the basket against Jonathan Alder’s Taber Headings (22) and Reed VanKirk (14). NU edged the Pioneers, 45-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — JA senior forward Taber Headings (22) secures a contested layup with NU’s Nolan Draper (1) and Max Parish (3) defending. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — North Union started the 2021-22 boys basketball season with games coming down to the final seconds before a winner was decided. The first three games finished with one-point differences and one four-point edge, The Wildcats came out on the plus side in three…
The North Union wrestling team earned a fourth-place finish this past weekend at the Woodmore Wrestling Classic. The Wildcats totaled 266.5 points with host Woodmore notching the team title with 346 points. Collecting individual titles for North Union were Trace Williams (113 pounds), Gabe Hansen (126) and Shan Swank (190). Brody Wilson (215) finished second while Tyler Cline (215) was a B bracket champion. Other placers were Braedon Scowden (third, 106), Austin Cline (sixth, 138), Zack Ellis (seventh, 132) and Johnny Stickland (seventh, 144). NUMS places second North Union’s middle school wrestling team finished second on Saturday at the Triad…
A stifling defense and rebounding domination led North Union’s girls basketball squad to a 49-21 non-league victory at Buckeye Valley. The Lady Cats did not allow the Lady Barons to score any more than seven points in any quarter, including a total of just eight points in the second half. North Union held a 39-17 rebound advantage, paced by Jada Davis with 11 and Abbey Price totaled 10. North Union (12-1) held a 14-6 lead at the end of first quarter and went up 21-13 at the halftime intermission. The Lady Cats outscored BV 28-8 in the second half. Price…
Aaron Krebehenne (22) of North Union dribbles the ball against a Ridgemont defender on Tuesday. The Wildcats won the non-conference game, 62-49. (Photo submitted) North Union could not have started its non-league boys basketball game at NU against Ridgemont much worse that it did. The Wildcats, though, were able bounce back from their poor start with a strong second half in defeating the Gophers 62-49. Ridgemont bolted out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter, forcing North Union head coach Brian Terrill to call a time out. The sideline summit proved to be advantageous as NU went on a…
In its last outing earlier in the week, the North Union boys basketball team needed a second-half outburst to defeat Fairbanks. The Wildcats used the opposite approach Thursday night on the road at Bellefontaine. Picking up 24 points in the first quarter, North Union (8-1) never looked back en route to a 61-38 victory over the Chieftains (0-10). The opening-quarter surge helped the Wildcats hold 36-19 lead at the half and a 52-27 edge with one quarter left to play. “We challenged our guys before the game to play four quarters,” NU head coach Brian Terrill said. “We rebounded pretty…
Audrey Benedict of North Union (2) goes up for a basket in this file photo. Benedict tallied more than 40 points during a two-day tournament at Pleasant. (Photo submitted) The journey to a victory can take many different forms and North Union can attest to that. Playing Tuesday and Wednesday in the William and Marjorie Grover Holiday Basketball Tournament at Pleasant High School, the Lady Cats went total opposites in their two games against KIPP-Columbus (Tuesday) and Pleasant (Wednesday). However, the bottom line shows North Union came away with victories both nights to take first place in the inaugural tournament.…
Following a recent pattern, the North Union girls basketball team rolled past Elgin 59-23 last week in non-league play at North Union. The pattern the Lady Cats have made great use of is having at least one quarter in which they dominate offensively and defensively to get a big lead. That ability to put its opponent in a big disadvantage has paved the way to nine victories in 10 games. In several of its victories, North Union has had at least one quarter in which it outscores its opposing team by double digits. The quarter has varied, but against the…
North Union’s girls hoop squad remained unbeaten in Central Buckeye Conference and picked up its fifth straight victory with a 58-30 win at Northwestern. The Lady Cats are now 4-0 in league play and 7-1 overall after Saturday’s game. Scoring 14 points in each of the first three quarters, North Union finished off with a 16-point fourth period. It clamped down defensively, limiting Northwestern (0-2, 1-3) to just 12 points in the first half and only five during the final eight minutes. The Lady Cats forced the Warriors into 23 turnovers, which resulted into 16 points at the other end…
North Union earned a split of its two wrestling matches on Friday in action at Elgin. The Wildcats defeated Buckeye Central 58-12, while falling to Elgin 42-24. Picking up two wins for North Union were Trace Williams (113 pounds), Gabe Hansen (138/132) and Shan Swank (190). Earning one win each were Braeden Scowden (106), Traven Reber (132), Austin Cline (138), Zanye Leiter (150), Evan Beery (157), Clarissa Wilson (175), Brody Wilson (215) and Malachi Robbins (285). North Union Middle School competed in the River Valley Invitational on Saturday and finished fourth out of 19 teams. Ben Jones was the individual…
Miles Hall (23) sets himself for a three-point attempt during Friday night’s Central Buckeye Conference boys basketball game against Northwestern. Breaking toward the basket is North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne (21). North Union won the game 70-30. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) Playing aggressively at both ends of the floor, North Union rolled to a 70-30 victory over Northwestern on Friday on its home court. It was the Wildcats’ fifth consecutive win after a season-opening loss to River Valley. They are 3-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference. North Union scored at least 17 points in each of the first three quarters…