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Union suffers first setback of season in 21-14 loss to Paintsville

  With one half of the season already down, the Union Bears were perfect. The second half of the season didn’t start off as planned as they suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of the Paintsville Tigers in a 21-14 slugfest at Bullitt Park. Penalties were aplenty in Friday nights contest as Union was flagged 7 times for 70 yards and Paintsville had 12 flags tossed on them for 135 yards.… Read the rest

Honaker hosts Tazewell for week six matchup

Tazewell Bulldogs (3-1) @  Honaker Tigers(3-1)  Date: Friday – October, 03 2019. Where: EMATS Stadium – Honaker, VA Time: 7:30 p.m. Last meeting: 10/08/2010 Honaker 35, Tazewell 07 All-time record: Tazewell leads 9-4-1 Players to watch: Tazewell– QB Gavin Nunley, WR Josiah Jordan, LB Cameron Taylor Honaker – RB Dylan Casey, RB Trevor Dye, WR/QB Chandler Hubbard, What to watch for: Tazewell: The Tazewell Bulldogs are coming off an thrilling win in Princeton.… Read the rest

Rebels, Golden Wave set for Buchanan County showdown

Hurley (2-2) at Grundy (4-1) Nelson Memorial Field will be Buchanan County’s grandest stage on Friday night when Hurley makes the 12-mile trip across Slate Creek to do battle with Grundy.  These Buchanan County foes both look to get back into the win column on Friday.  The bye week came at the right time for Austin Cooper’s Hurley Rebels. After opening Cooper’s inaugural campaign 2-0, the Rebels have lost two in a row to Patrick Henry and River View. … Read the rest

CoalfieldSports.com’s Week 6 Top 10 Rankings

  Bluefield (9) 161 Pulaski (8) 142 Union 120 Ridgeview 116 Graham 110 Radford 89 Galax 42 Narrows 38 Patrick Henry 33 Richlands 21 Also receiving votes: Abingdon (20), Chilhowie (14), George Wythe (10), Tazewell (10), Wise Central (5), Gate City (3), James Monroe (2 Thanks to Alex Tabor for compiling the results! CoalField SportsThe collective account for the staff of CoalfieldSports.com http://www.coalfieldsports.com… Read the rest
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Union prepping for non District challenge, Paintsville set to invade Bullitt Park

Big games are nothing new for the Union Bears football program. In fact, Coach Travis Turner and his players welcome the challenge. “We have some guys on our roster that have played in a lot of big games here at Union. We’ve played in a couple big games this year against Richlands, Graham and even Gate City was a big one for us.” Said Senior Mason Polier. “So, I know we’re all working hard every day in practice to get ready for this last half of the season push.” “One game at a time is the motto we use around here.” Said Union head coach Travis Turner.… Read the rest

Bears use quick start to stave off Blue Devils

With two big games looming in the coming weeks, it would have been easy for Union to overlook a one win Gate City team. The Bears, however, were quick to apply pressure to the Blue Devils. Two first quarter touchdowns and a 21-0 lead at halftime proved to be enough to propel Union to a 28-14 victory on homecoming night at Bullitt Park. “One game at a time. That’s the approach we take.” Said Bears head coach Travis Turner.… Read the rest

Honaker to host Grundy in Black Diamond District play

Grundy (4-0) at Honaker (2-1) The winner of this matchup will be the favorite to win the Black Diamond District in 2019.  Grundy blanked East Ridge, KY a week ago 48-0 to get to 4-0 for the first time since 2016. It was the same song and dance for the Golden Wave in week four that it has been all season. The freshman fiasco, Ian Scammell, rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns for Grundy as it returned from Pike County a victor. … Read the rest