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High school volleyball schedules released

2021 Union Lady Bears Volleyball Schedule 08/07 Floyd County/Thomas Walker (scrimmage) Home 10 a.m. 08/16 Rye Cove (scrimmage) Away 6 p.m. 08/18 Thomas Walker...

High school football schedules

2021 Central Warriors Football Schedule 08/27 Eastside Away 7 p.m. 09/03 Marion Away 7 p.m. 09/10 Ridgeview Home 7 p.m. 09/17 Virginia High Home 7...

Mitchell chosen to represent Tech at ACC Football Kickoff Former Union football star James Mitchell will be representing Virginia Tech at the 2021 ACC Football Kickoff....

80 student-athletes named to SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

ROCK HILL, S.C. – UVA Wise had 80 student-athletes named to the 2020-21 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll as the league office announced this year's Honor...

Mountain 7 and Region 2D superlatives released

SOFTBALL Mountain 7 Player of the year: Hanna Jo McReynolds, John Battle Coach of the year: Hannah Cress, John Battle First team Pitchers: Hanna Jo McReynolds,...

Emma Hemphill was dead-on target with this kick. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Lady Bears run out of gas, fall to Marion in regional semifinals

APPALACHIA — The up-and-coming Lady Bear girls soccer team entered into the Region 2D tournament as underdogs in the three-seed position out of the...

Malachi Jenkins took to the sky to win the boys high jump. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Local athletes prevail in Region 2D track meet

BIG STONE GAP — Wednesday’s regional track meet saw many strong performances from athletes from Central, Union and Ridgeview. The Union boys won...

Addie Gilliam controls the ball against Ridgeview. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Union boys and girls outshoot Ridgeview for regular season finale

CLINTWOOD — The Lady Wolfpack had no answer for Union’s Emma Hemphill last Thursday as the sophomore scored seven goals to lead the Lady Bears past...

Union hurler Ava Collinsworth warms up in Tuesday’s battle at Central. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Allison fans 10 to lead Lady Warriors past Union

WISE — Bayleigh Allison was throwing fire Tuesday night as Central blanked Union in Mountain 7 softball action. Allison scattered two hits walked...

The Bears’ Brody Gibson rounds second looking for more. PHOTO BY RICHARD MEADE

Union outlasts Wolfpack in key Mountain 7 win

ROSE RIDGE — The Union Bears edged the Ridgeview Wolfpack last Friday night in Mountain 7 Mountain baseball action by a score of 5-3. The Bears...

10th Annual Harold Lester Memorial Golf Tournament is June 18 -...

The 10th Annual Harold Lester Memorial Golf Tournament is set for Friday, June 18, at Lonesome Pine Country Club, Big Stone Gap. Proceeds will support the Harold Lester...

CJ Jones goes outside for a first down against Appomattox. PHOTO BY ROBERT RYAN

Union falls at the hands of Appomattox in state semifinals

BIG STONE GAP — The Bears have spent their postseason as the underdog, taking down giants in games they weren’t supposed to win. They shocked...

Union’s Bradley Bunch breaks a tackle on his way to the first score of the day. RICHARD MEADE PHOTO

Union holds off Central for Region 2D championship

NORTON — The Union Bears led early and held on for a 14-13 win to claim the Region 2D football championship Friday night over the Central Warriors...

Union’s Ethan Summers wraps up the Eastside ball carrier. PHOTO BY ROBERT RYAN

Union, Eastside face off in and-one game

COEBURN —The Union Bears traveled to Carl McConnell Stadium to face Eastside in a pick up game for both squads. Both teams lost their final games...

Union’s Brooke Bailey settles the ball. PHOTO BY KELLEY PEARSON

Union upends Ridgeview, forces playoff game to set region seeding

BIG STONE GAP — Union avenged an earlier season loss to Ridgeview Wednesday night in the Bear Den with a four-set victory, 25-14, 17-25, 25-21,...

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