Come to Tuttle Stadium on Saturday, August 14th to get your first look at the 2010 Redskin Football Team! Team and individual pictures will be taken for grades 8-12. Coach Fridrich will address parents, Momma Skins will host Football for Females, and there will be scrimmages. The Booster Club is providing food for all players and parents.

If you have not yet joined the Booster Club or Momma Skins, you can do so after the parent meetings. The Momma Skins will spirit booth will be open for the purchase of U-Wear and other items.  More Information

American Red Cross- Save a Life Summer Campaign Kick-Off- Weds, June 30, 11:30 a.m. American Red Cross Southside location (southwest corner of 71st and Memorial)

What it is: For the third year in a row, the American Red Cross has partnered with Jenks and Union to try to collect as many blood donations as possible throughout the summer, one of the most difficult times for blood donations. Instead of traditional competition, Jenks and Union are teaming up and fighting for the same cause. Athletic directors Chuck Perry and Tony Dillingham and Head Football Coaches Kirk Fridrich and Allan Trimble will donate blood this day to kick off the summer campaign.

Coaches, parents, friends, family, and students (over the age of 17) to donate blood between June 30-September 3, at your convenience.

Even if you can not donate blood, wear your Union gear and come show your support at the June 30th kick-off.

TTCU Blood Drive on July 6th

On Tuesday, July 6th at the TTCU Branch located on 81st St & Hwy 169 along with the Blood Mobile will be there asking for donors to stop and give blood on that day between 1-5. We will have a radio remote that day also and are asking the football team, managers, trainers, cheer and pom to come out and support the cause by washing windows and showing spirit for the ones who are donating.

Anyone interested in donating blood can sign up between 1 and 5 at the Southeast TTCU Branch. They will be entered into a drawing for 4 free tickets to the Union/Jenks game on Sept 10th with dinner at McAlisters and a limo ride to the game. TTCU is also giving away a $250 Visa gift card to a donor from Union and one from Jenks at that game. Please pass this info on so everyone will know and come donate blood on July 6th for their football team. Thank you for your help.

Link to the TTCU Promotions Page with the Blood drive info and online registration

Union opens the 2010 season in Shreveport, LA against Evangel Christian School.  Arrangements have been made for bus transportation and a special hotel rate has been negotiated for parents and fans to follow the Redskins.  Contact Rusty McMurray if you have any questions.

Itinerary information: Leaving Thursday morning at approximately 8am, lunch stop during the trip, arrive in Shreveport mid afternoon Thursday. Dinner out and relaxation at the hotel Thursday evening. Friday breakfast at hotel, Friday day outing (yet to be determined), Friday evening FOOTBALL WIN, bus home following the game.

Hotel information: Holiday Inn – 5555 Financial plaza, Shreveport, LA 318-688-3000. We will get the same discounted rate as the football team $82. Booking date is 9/2/10, Thursday. The block code for the parents will be UHP and they can call Holiday Inn property directly at 318.688.3000.

Travel information: Kraft tour bus - $50 per person due 2 weeks prior to departure. To reserve your spot on the Booster Bus contact Rusty McMurray, Booster Club VP at 918-734-0908.

Once again this year the Turf Club will be available to the members of the Union Football Booster Club. We hope that you will want to join us each home game between 5:45pm- 7:00pm in the UMAC. Our meals will be cooked and served by M&M Catering. There will be five home games with play-off games optional. Each week the meal will be a different entrée, salad, drink, those wonderful homemade rolls and dessert. If you would like to be included in the Turf Club it’s easy. All you have to do is fill out the enclosed membership form and mail it to the address at the bottom of the sheet. You must be a member of the Booster Club in order to eat in the Turf Club. This is a fun and enjoyable way to start your football evening; eating with friends and family, watching pre-game activities and then going right to the game. NO CLEAN UP!! Make your reservations today!

Foxwood Sports of Fayetteville, AR and Union High Football Booster Club President, Patrick Coyle has partnered to provide the high school and community with sports schedule posters and pocket schedule cards. 

We want the merchants and sponsors in Tulsa to be aware of this partnership because there are companies out there that will contact local merchants to sell them space on a poster or product that the school has not authorized and does not recieve any revenue from. Foxwood Sports is the ONLY company authorized by Union High Football Booster Club to offer area merchants the opportunity to promote their business on the posters and schedule cards all while providing help to the athletic department

Press Release

BJ Evans – Garden City Junior College – Garden City, KS

Jacob Keller – University of Louisiana at Monroe – Monroe, LA

Jarred Davis – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M – Miami, OK

Dalton Davis – Southern Nazarene University – Bethany, OK

Jon Swanfeld – Southern Nazarene University – Bethany, OK

Dalton Duckett – Northeastern State University – Tahlequah, OK

James Roberson - University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Thomas Roberson - University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Cole Way – University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Luke Snider - University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Deonte Morris - University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Alec Henry – University of Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Ryan Day – Southern Nazarene University – Bethany, OK

Colton Dost – Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green, KY

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Sports Illustrated has released their list of the nations top high school athletic programs and Union is on the list at number 10.  No other Oklahoma schools made the list.  The ranking is based upon the success the Redskins had in 2008-09 winning state championships in many team and individual sports, including football.  Other factors considered are division one scholarships offered and other successes off the field.

Check out the photo gallery for pictures from all Redskin games.  Special thanks to Vic Kidwell for providing the photos.  We also now have links to video from various news sites, check out U-Tube.

The Sports Animal announces former voice of Oklahoma University football and basketball, John Brooks, will be the new “voice” of Union High football for the upcoming season on The Sports Animal.

For 16 years, from 1984 to 1990, John Brooks was the voice of OU football and is well known for his “Jiminy Christmas” call.  Brooks also served several years as the play-by-play for OU basketball. After his stint at OU, he also served as play-by-play for Tulsa University, Northeastern State University and the Oklahoma City Blazers of the CHL.  Brooks was recently inducted in to the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.  Kevin Ward, program director of The Sports Animal, who also worked with Brooks on the Sooner Basketball Network in 1990, will fill the role as color analyst for the Union broadcasts and says, “our mission here at The Animal, is to bring our listeners the very best and with John Brooks, we’ll give Union football fans the best!”  Brooks will also appear on The Sports Animal each Tuesday and Thursday during the football season.