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UP Football: Building a Program
Head coach Ryan Riggan and his Union Pines squad recently held a skills camp at the school’s practice field. Riggan's hope is the camp will be just one of many steps on the way to building the Vikings Football program.
Byrd Thumps Vikings in Football
Douglas Byrd captured the Cape Fear Valley Conference regular-season title Friday in Fayetteville, with a dominating 52-0 victory over visiting Union Pines.
Byrd Thumps Vikings in Football
Douglas Byrd defeated visiting Union Pines 52-0 Friday in Cape Fear Valley Conference football action.
Vikings End Season With Bryd
Union Pines closes its 2011 pigskin campaign with a 3-A Cape Fear Valley tilt tonight in Fayetteville against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Chargers Crush Vikes, 42-7
The Union Pines football team lost 42-7 to 2-A Northwood in a nonconference contest Friday in Pittsboro.
Vikes Travel to Northwood Tonight
Union Pines travels to Pittsboro tonight for a nonconference pigskin contest against the 2-A Northwood Chargers at 7:30 p.m.
Cavs Blast Vikes on Senior Night
Southern Lee spoiled senior night for Union Pines, upending the Vikings 57-25 in front of the largest crowd of the season Friday at Woodrow Wilhoit Stadium.
Vikings Entertain Cavs Tonight
Union Pines entertains Southern Lee in conference football action tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron.
Wolverines, Hall Rush Past Vikings
The Westover Wolverines used a straightforward rushing attack to top Union Pines 40-14 in a 3-A Cape Fear Valley Conference football contest Friday in Fayetteville.
O-Line Drives Vikes Against Westover
A bevy of turnovers and missed tackles in the third quarter by Union Pines eventually led to a 42-12 loss to Western Harnett in last week’s Cape Fear Valley Conference football game, but some positives things did occur for the Vikings on the gridiron that night in Lillington.
Vikes Pigskin Camp
The Union Pines football program hosted a football camp June 27-30 at Wilhoit Stadium on the Union Pines HS Campus. Head coach Ryan Riggan, defensive coordinator Terry Gittens and offensive coordinator Drew Anker instructed players ages 8-14 with fundamentals and skills for all position groups in hopes of preparing players for the coming Optimist tackle football season.
