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Union County

  • Player of the Week: Ashley Leach

    She is one of the best hitters for the Lady Urchins, and her effort last week led her team to a division championship. This week’s New Albany Gazette Player of the Week is East Union senior Ashley Leach.

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  • Urchins down Benton County at home

    The East Union Urchins broke its three-game losing streak Friday night as they hosted the Benton County Buccaneers, defeating them 54-14 and bringing their record to 3-3.

    East Union head Coach Scott Duley said this victory provides a much-need confidence boost to his team.

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  • Bulldogs, Urchins look for turnaround

    New Albany and East Union will both be at home this week, and for the Bulldogs, it is the start of division play.

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  • Myrtle defeats Ingomar on senior night

    Myrtle’s playoff hopes stayed alive on Monday, with the Lady Hawks taking a 6-3 win over Ingomar on senior night.

    Myrtle scored the game’s first run in the opening inning, as Meshay Cox scored on a sac fly from Allie Bishop. The score remained the same until the fifth inning, when the Lady Falcons scored three runs to take the lead.

    Ingomar had three straight hits, and Morgan Gooch tied the game on her single. With bases loaded, Heather Dillard gave Ingomar the lead, and Reid Little brought in the Lady Falcons’ final run on a single.

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  • Lady Urchins claim division title with sweep of Strayhorn

    East Union did what was needed and ended Tuesday night with a division title, taking a doubleheader over Strayhorn, 9-3 and 9-1.

    Needing one win to clinch a playoff berth and the sweep for the division title, Lady Urchin coach Josh Blythe emphasized the importance of timely hitting, after his team left 20 on base during a tournament last weekend in Nettleton.

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  • East Union falls at home to Strayhorn

    East Union suffered its third loss in a row Friday night, falling to Strayhorn High School 59-22 in its second home game.

    The Urchins put more points on the board than in its past two games combined, but still struggled with turnovers.  Head coach Scott Duley said the Urchins did the same thing they have done in the last two games, and started with four turnovers. 

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  • East Union falls at home to Strayhorn

    East Union suffered its third loss in a row Friday night, falling to Strayhorn High School 59-22 in its second home game. 

    The Urchins put more points on the board than in its past two games combined, but still struggled with turnovers.  Head coach Scott Duley said the Urchins did the same thing they have done in the last two games, and started with four turnovers. 

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  • Ingomar stays alive in playoff hunt

    The Lady Falcons needed a win to stay alive in the playoff hunt, and responded with an 11-8 win over West Union on Tuesday.

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  • West Union defeats Myrtle on the road

    Coming off a tough division loss on Thursday, West Union went on the road again on Friday and came up with a big win at Myrtle, 8-2.

    Having lost 3-2 at Pine Grove and with the Lady Hawks earning a 6-1 win against Wheeler the day before, both teams needed the win to stay on track for a potential division title.

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  • Ripley hands Urchins second loss of the season

    East Union suffered their second loss of the season at Ripley on Friday night, with the Tigers soundly defeating the Urchins, 49-6. 

    East Union was off to a good start when they recovered a Ripley fumble on the second play of the game, but they were never able to get anything going from there. 

    “We played a very good Ripley team,” head coach Scott Duley said.  “We fought hard the first quarter and then we just had a lot of turnovers.”

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