In honor of James Mitchell,
@j_mitch82
entering in the NFL Draft, here’s a flashback to James’ very first high school touchdown as a Union Bear!!
#TheU
#NFL
#DraftDay
Congratulations to Gate City Girls and Abingdon Boys!!!
Great job to represent the Mountain 7!
They will both host State Championship games on Saturday!!!
@RadioAbingdon
@bluedevilslive
We are so very proud of James. We loved watching him on Friday nightswe love watching him on Saturdays, and we CANNOT wait to watch him on Sundays!
@j_mitch82
Four years ago, James Mitchell (
@j_mitch82
) was a big star in Big Stone Gap. Now the current
@HokiesFB
senior TE is known across the nation as one of the best at his position.
See how he is getting ready for his expected final season with VT below
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“It definitely can be done if you do the right things.”
During todays
@HokiesFB
press conference I asked James Mitchell (
@j_mitch82
) what advice he had for kids in Virginia, as many high school football teams kick-off their season Monday.
Here’s what he said
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📺:
@HokiesFB
Union finishes the regular season undefeated in district play for the first time in school history!!
Union will host the Mountain 7 Tournament next week at the Bear Den! Boys will play the winner of the 4 seed vs 5 seed on Thursday night! Congrats Bears!
VHSL- Indoor Track- Class 2
Keyandre Davis with a PR throw of 51-1…
KEYANDRE DAVIS IS THE CLASS 2 SHOT PUT STATE CHAMPION!!!!!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆
Congrats Keyandre!!!!
@keyandre_d88
"We are disappointed for him. What a great leader and a great young man he is. A team captain, a leadership council member. We wish him a speedy recovery." - Coach Fuente
@j_mitch82
will require knee surgery and will be out for the remainder of the season.
Playing for a Region D Championship.......✅
Getting your 100th win as a Coach....................✅
Punching your ticket to the state tournament...........PRICELESS!!
Way to go Ladies!!! 💙🧡🙌🏼🏀
I’m telling you all..... this Bear Basketball team is going to be DANGEROUS in the coming years.... we’re just getting a little preview of the potential right now!
LADY BEARS QUALIFY FOR STATE!!!!
Union Girl’s Soccer beats Graham 5-0 to advance to Region D Championship game and secured a spot in the STATE TOURNAMENT!!!
#TheU
#Soccer
#GirlsSoccer
#VHSLess
Congratulations to Coach Schenk and the Union Wrestling Team for winning the Region D Championship!!
Congrats Union Wrestlers on winning the Region D Championship in their class:
120- Canaan Spears
138- Dylan Lane
165- Thomas Potter
175- Johnny Satterfield
215- Zach Hall
VHSL- Basketball- Class 2
Region D Semi-Finals
FINAL
Marion- 38
Union- 66
UNION advances to play Virginia High in the Region D Finals at UVA-Wise Saturday night at 8:30!
The Bears also qualify for the STATE TOURNAMENT!!!!
#TheU
BEARS WIN!!!!!! BEARS WIN!!! Union wins 15-11 in the fifth to take a 3-2 VICTORY!!!
Bears will host the semifinals and finals of the Mountain 7 Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday at the Bear Den!!
Way to go ladies!!!!
#TheU
We’re very proud of the season Coach Moore and her young Lady Bears have had this Volleyball Season!! We’re already ready for next year!
@UnionBearVBall
VHSL-Basketball- Class 2
Region D Finals
Final
Virginia High- 54
Union- 68
THE BEARS ARE BACK TO BACK REGION D CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
Union will host James River in the first round of the STATE TOURNAMENT next week!!!!
#TheU
We’d like to send our condolences to the family of Coach Steve Gardner.
Please lift them and the Union community up, as we have lost a great person, educator, coach and friend.
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Big Stone Gap REPRESENT!!! We’re so proud to have
@j_mitch82
as an ambassador or our community and an example for all of our kids to look up to!!
#TheGovernor
#TheU
#BSG
"I pride myself on treating everyone the right way. I feel I can really elevate an organization and the community off the field as much as I can on the field."
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We got to know
@HokiesFB
TE
@j_mitch82
(aka "The Governor") on
#GMFB
today!