UHS Boys soccer clinches third straight league title

The Unionville High School Boys soccer team clinched its third straight Ches-Mont American Division title and is headed to the District 1 state playoffs. EAST MARLBOROUGH — On Thursday, October 20, the Unionville High School Boys Soccer team finished its regular season league play with a 5-0 win against Coatesville. The victory gave the team not only the Ches-Mont League American Division championship,...

Sampson powers U’Ville to 34-19 win

Indians shake off first-half malaise, senior rushes for 246 yards, four TD to hold off Sun Valley By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Richard Sampson put in a dominant performance Friday, rushing for 246 yards and four touchdowns, leading Unionville to a 34-19 win over Sun Valley. Jim Gill photo. EAST MARLBOROUGH — The unthinkable was happening. Winless Sun Valley came to Unionville and seemed...

Zoning board grants variance for UHS

Board splits vote 3-2, but ends months long dispute over building height By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com The East Marlborough Zoning Hearing Board approved a variance to permit the permanent occupancy of the new Unionville High School auditorium. EAST MARLBOROUGH —To paraphrase the late Harry Kalas: “Swing and a drive…this issue is outta here.” The township’s Zoning...

Deal reached on HS auditorum dispute

Township, school district agree, but Zoning Hearing Board must approve variance By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com A tentative deal to end a dispute over the height of the new auditorium at Unionville High School is place, pending approval from the East Marlborough Zoning Hearing Board. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Those of you hoping a wrecking ball might be lurking to tear down the new auditorium...

Unionville High band to play at BCS title game

Five-day trip approved by Board of Education means halftime performance, chance to compete on national stage By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville is going to the Bowl Championship Series championship game in New Orleans! Before you find yourself showering your screen with coffee or some other beverage, no it’s not because every major Division I college football...

Unionville to restore free drivers ed.

Board of ed. moves to make in-class instruction available for 2011-12 school year By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH — For the first time since the early 1990s, Unionville High School will offer a free drivers’ education course to students. The Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education voted Monday night to fund the program — which had previously been filled by a class...

UHS students collect food for Kennett Food Bank

Many of the Unionville High School students who helped to organize a food drive for the Kennett Food Bank, after they saw a story in The Unionville Times noting the food banks need for donations. EAST MARLBOROUGH  — Thanks to a lot of hard work, Unionville High School staff and students collected food for the Kennett Food Bank. The students and staff saw the article in The Unionville Times explaining...

Column: Drivers’ Ed must return

Penny-wise, pound foolish attitudes just don’t add up with lives on the line By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com My old racing helmet and gloves — without hours and hours of training, teaching and studying even these wouldn't have kept me safe on a racetrack. For young drivers, selt belts and air bags aren't enough to keep them safe, either. By all rights, I should be dead. It...

UHS Class of 2011 goes out in style

Music, fun and a few somber moments highlight 88th Unionville Commencement By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Caps fly through the air as Unionville High School's Class of 2011 celebrates their graduation, Tuesday, at the University of Delaware's Carpenter Center. NEWARK, Del. — At times solemn, at other times raucous, Unionville High School’s Class of 2011 celebrated the school’s...

STATE CHAMPIONS!

Unionville’s Burkhardt win’s state’s 3,200-meters; Furr wins state tennis title Glenn Burkhardt, left, won the state title in the 3,200 meters, while Michael Furr won the AAA boys' tennis title. Unionville High School can boast of two state champions this holiday weekend: Glen Burkhardt won the state title in the 3,200 meter run and Michael Furr posted an impressive, straight-set...