North Union’s Max Parish (3) blocks a shot by Jonathan Alder’s Ryan Mark (11). The Wildcats won, 54-44. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — North Union and Jonathan Alder are both members of the Central Buckeye Conferencem but are in different divisions of the circuit. Therefore, any time they join together for a game the result has no bearing on their league record. That does not mean Tuesday night’s boys basketball game at NU did not have bragging rights awaiting the team that won. The Wildcats and Pioneers each had their time when they were able to get the upper…
Author: Bob Putman
North Union’s Kennedy Harrah, left, collides with a Bishop Watterson opponent on a drive to the basket. The Lady Cats fell, 60-30. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — A rare Monday night game for the North Union girls basketball did not turn out well for the Lady Cats. From the opening tap to the final buzzer, NU struggled at both ends of the court during a 60-30 loss to Bishop Watterson on the home hardwood. A 15-0 run in the first quarter paved the way to a 19-3 lead by Watterson. North Union was never able to recover. The loss…
Max Parish of North Union goes up for a basket in this file photo. Parish tallied 29 points during a win over Benjamin Logan. (Photo submitted) — At the conclusion of an out-of-the-ordinary week, the North Union boys basketball team can be pleased with what was accomplished. The Wildcats played a rare Monday afternoon game, a victroy over Fairbanks, and then the weather forced some days of school to be canceled. But despite the change in routine, North Union did not miss a beat in the first quarter of Friday’s home contest against Bemjamin Logan. The Wildcats exploded for 34…
Marysville’s Braden Shuster, left, and Braylen Riffle of North Union look for the right move during their 132-pound quarterfinal match during North Union’s Don Wasserbeck Classic. Shuster won the match by pin. (Journal-Tribune photo by Bob Putman) — A pair of Marysville wrestlers earned individual titles on Saturday at the 51st Don Wasserbeck Classic at North Union. Senior Gage Riley (120-pound division) and sophomore Ricky Guerrero (285) each led their respective brackets. As a team, the Monarchs finished fourth overall with 139 points. North Union finished sixth with 93.5 points. For the second consecutrive year, Elgin claimed the team championship…
North Union’s Audrey Benedict (2) looks to drive to the basket. The Lady Cats defeated Benjamin Logan during a Central Buckeye Conference game. (Photo submitted) — North Union dominated the second half and came away with a 51-33 win on Saturday in Central Buckeye Conference girls basketball play at Benjamin Logan. The Lady Cats (11-4 overall, 7-0 CBC) led 21-20 at the half, but outscored the Raiders 30-13 in the second half. Audrey Benedict and Kennedy Harrah each scored in double figures with 15 and 12 points respectively. Addison Wedding snared nine rebounds, Zoe Wedding had three assists and Addison…
North Union’s Audrey Benedict (2) takes a shot from beyond the arc during a regular season home game against Harvest Prep. The lady Cat scored 17 points in the team’s win over Kenton Ridge. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — The defensive numbers put together by North Union were rather dominating and the final score also reflects what the Lady Cats did at the defensive end. Hosting Kenton Ridge on Wednesday, North Union surrendered just five field goals and forced the Cougars into 29 turnovers. The end result was a 54-19 victory and the Lady Cats won for the 10th…
Triad’s Awsom Mitchell gets his hand raised after winning a home match against North Union. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — Triad’s Awsom Mitchell and Brendan Nelson each won championships this past weekend at the Triad Invitational wrestling tournament. Triad finished third overall with 126 points while Marysville was fifth (112.5) and Jonathan Alder was 13th (47). Indian Hill won the tournament with 136 points. Mitchell captured the 175-pound division and Nelson was at the top of the list at 190. Mitchell needed just under four minutes to pin each of his first three opponents. He defeated Alexander Ahlart of…
Sparked by a 181 average in the baker games, the North Union girls bowling team posted a 2275-1758 victory over Springfield Shawnee. Ryleigh Rasey and Montana Donohue led the individual bowling with respective two-game series of 353 and 352. Emma McCaul had high game of 195 and finished with a 331 series. Bowling one game each were Olyvia Frisco (137), Alyssa Frisco (133), Lexi Bahan (128) and Grace Landon (117). Shawnee, which averaged 206 in its individual games, won the boys match 2782-2133. Zach Howald had the top series (381) for the Wildcats, while Braden Rhodes had the the high…
North Union’s high school and middle school wrestling teams competed on Saturday at Hilliard Bradley in the Porter Memorial Tournament. Six mats were in use with three designated for high school matches and the other three for middle school wrestlers. “It was a great experience getting to see our younger and older wrestlers cheering each other on throughout the day,” NU varsity head coach Garret Andrews said. The high school team finished seventh overall, while the middle school team was fourth. Zack Ellis, Braylen Riffle and AJ Lesson earned a third-place finish in the varsity tournament. Also placing were Tyler…
Members of North Union’s girls bowling team are from left, front row, Lexi Bahan, Olyvia Frisco, Ryleigh Rasey and Grace Landon; back row, coach Matt Donohue, Montana Donohue, Emma McCaul, Alyssa Frisco and coach Mike Donohue. (Photo submitted) — The North Union girls bowling team found the right combinations on the alleys to earn a first-place finish on Saturday during the Worthington Christian Warrior D-2 preview at HP Lanes in Columbus. The Lady Cats totaled 3410 and finished 102 points in front of the second-place team. Three girls finished in the top 10 individually, led Lexi Bahan, who finished second…
Miles Hall (23) of NU goes up for a shot in this file photo. He scored 11 points in the win over Tecumseh. (Photo submitted) — North Union’s boys rallied in the second half to defeat Tecumseh 59-54 at Tecumseh. The Wildcats (9-2) trailed 31-28 at the half, but outscored the Arrows 31-23 in the final two quarters. Max Parish led North Union 22 points, including 16 in the second half. Nolan Draper notched 14 points and Miles Hall netted 11 markers. Tecumseh won the junior varsity game, 47-41. Wyatt Davis paced the Wildcats with 17 points. The Wildcats will…
North Union competed this past weekend in the Woodmore wrestling invitational and finished in 12th place. Five NU wrestlers earned five wins during the tournament. They were Zack Ellis (120), Kannon Alvarado (126), Braylen Riffle (132), Kingston Alvarado (138) and Tyler Cline (215). A.J. Leeson (150) won four matches, while Rylan Riffle (106) won three and Ben Bonnell (138) and Kadrin Riffle (144) each had two wins. The middle school team wrestled in the Triad Invitational and was third overall in the 16-team tournament. Earning first-place finishes were Jaystin Beeney, Collin Welch and Wyatt Stacklin. Bradley Cline, Broden O’Reilly and…
North Union’s Audrey Benedict (2) goes up for a basket in this file photo. She scored 23 points during a win over Northwestern. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff) — The North Union Lady Cats returned to action on Saturday and used a dominating third quarter to post a 54-34 win at Northwestern. They trailed 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and had a two-point advantage (24-22) at the half. North Union outscored the Warriors 22-4 in the third quarter in earning its eighth win in 11 games. The Lady Cats are unbeaten (5-0) in the Central Buckeye Conference.…
Max Parish of North Union throws down a dunk during the victory over Northwestern. (Photo submitted) — There was a lot of offensive production on Friday as North Union battled Northwestern in Central Buckeye Conference boys hoop action at North Union. When the dust had settled, it was the Wildcats who prevailed with a 77-68 victory. North Union head coach Ryan Grose was pleased with his team’s offense, but not how the Wildcats played on defense. “We were able to knock down some shots,” Grose said. “But we need to figure out a way to set the tone and start…
The North Union Middle School basketball teams played games against Benjamin Logan. The girls teams earned a pair of wins, capturing the seventh-grade game 31-17 and the eighth-grade game 40-35. Tinlee Martino scored 10 points to lead the Lady Cat seventh-graders and Leah Cox totaled 15 points for the eighth-grade team. The boys squads split its two games. Ben Newell scored 12 points for the Wildcats in leading the seventh-grade team to a 47-33 win. The eighth-grade team lost 44-23. Gabe Wiertel had 12 points for North Union.