On a November evening in Southwest Virginia, Union High School was shaken by news that felt like a nightmare. Their head coach, Travis Turner, had gone missing. The 46-year-old architect of Union’s rise didn’t show up Thursday evening, and by Friday at 11 a.m., he was officially listed as a missing person by Virginia State Police.

What are Travis Turner’s coaching achievements at Union High School?

Under Travis Turner’s leadership, the Union Bears turned into the model of consistency in the Mountain 7 District. Union was setting the tone for the entire region. Built on discipline and effort, the Bears became one of the top-ranked Class 2 teams in the state this year, powering through division play without a blemish. And with Ridgeview waiting in the postseason, Union seemed destined

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