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Undefeated Season Ends Amidst Coach's Disappearance
6 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Union High football team lost state semifinals after coach went missing.
- Coach Travis Turner faces child pornography and solicitation charges.
- US Marshals Service and FBI are actively searching for the missing coach.
The Union High School football team's remarkable undefeated season was cut short on Saturday, December 6, with a heartbreaking 21-20 defeat in the Virginia High School League Class 2 state semifinals. The team played valiantly, mounting a late comeback, but ultimately fell short on a two-point conversion attempt.
Adding to the season's dramatic conclusion, the Bears have been competing without their head coach, Travis Turner, who went missing on November 20. Days after his disappearance, Turner was charged with five counts of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.
The search for Turner remains active and ongoing, with the United States Marshals Service and the FBI assisting Virginia State Police. His family has pleaded for his return, emphasizing his unexplained departure without essential items and his need for daily medication.
