Nathan played Running Back and Defensive Back from 3rd – 8th grades for the Union Raiders. Considered the best athlete of his class, Nathan started on both sides of the ball for this Union Raiders career, with a long career of big carries on offense and big tackles and passes defended on defense. Nathan went on to have an outstanding career at Ryle and in 2021 was named 1st Team All-Northern Kentucky Defensive Back

Matt started coaching for the Union Raiders in 2013, an integral part of the group of Raiders who made their way through NKYFL and then KYMSFA like a titan, completing a career undefeated from 3rd-8th grades (and continuing into their freshman year and hopefully 3 more years beyond). Matt led his team to win the NKYFL super bowl as head coach in 2018 and 2019. Matt was also a long-time board member who had the drive and vision to make the program’s golf outing one of the premier fundraiser events for any organization in NKY. Matt’s efforts off the field enabled the program to update equipment, uniforms and more! The Union Raiders is what it is today because of Matt's accomplishments both on and off of the field!

NKYFL Super Bowl Champs at the Midget-Youth level. This was the beginning of a dominant run that would follow each year of their NKYFL career and then into middle school. This team was the beginning of a run for this group that continued through their Union Raiders career UNDEFEATED. Head Coach: Todd Handorf. Assistant Coaches: Matt Lee, Jason Colemire, Brent Sauley, Richard Brown and Thomas Campanella. Team Mom – Stacy Alstott. Players: #1 Cruze Sauley, #3 Dylan Lee, #4 AJ Davis, #7 Jimmy Strzelewicz, #10 Kai Workman, #13 Gavin Osborne, #20 Jagger Irvin, #21 Brandt Bauer, #24 Zeke Bolin, #25 Brayden Smith, #26 Wyatt Godfrey, #30 Rocco Campanella, #32 Nathan Colemire, #40 Landon Louden, #41 Ben Wiggins, #64 Cole Faul, #82 Derron Rogers, #85 Max Hilgeman, #92 Christian Brown

Original board member for the Union Raiders. One of the founding members of the program who helped create what we have today. Sarah and the original board members laid the groundwork for what has grown into the program we currently have! Sarah even came back after leaving the board to help navigate the expansion of the organization into what we know it as today.

Mason played 5th, 6th and 7th grades for the Union Raiders as their kicker. At the time, the Raiders were the only team regularly attempting field goals/extra points in those level games; a testament to the best leg in Union Raiders history. Mason went on to play for the Ryle Raiders for the freshman team during his 8th grade year and continued on to varsity where he was a standout kicker who currently holds several school records. As a Ryle Raider, Mason made 74 consecutive extra-points (ranking 6th all-time in KY High School history) and had 26 field goals (ranking 6th all-time in KY high school history), including a streak of 11 straight (2nd longest streak in KY High School history), ranks 6th in KY Hight School history in field goals made in a season (11), and kicked a total of 171 career extra-points (ranking 14th all-time in KY high School history). Mason went on to play for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and this past season transferred to Kentucky State University where he will finish his college career.

Coached by Doug Ashley, this team rolled through the competition, going undefeated (15-0) eventually beating Greenup County to be the 2019 KYMSFA 7th Grade State Champions! This team was the first Union Raiders team to win a KYMSFA state championship. In the following season, the team continued their winning ways, staying undefeated until injuries in the State Semi-Finals led to their first loss in middle school.

Head Coach: Doug Ashley. Assistant Coaches: Tony Walsh, Jack Gatlin, Jeremy Hayden, Justin Faul, Chris Cusick. Team Mom: Mallory Smith. Players: #4 Colin Burtschy, #6 Drake Meadows, #8 Jeffrey Smith, #9 Pierce Stanken, #12 Kaden Boles, #13 Carson Welch, #14 Clay Hayden, #16 Travis Steiber, #20 Kevin Isaac, #21 Denim Scott, #26 Beau Faul, #28 James Cusick, #29 Jayden Galicia, #30 Caleb Day, #38 Donovan Chambers, #39 Reid Luzak, #43 Jakob True, #47 Shawn Davidson, #50 Grant Gehring, #52 Dillon Smith, #53 Elijah Reynolds, #60 Landon Slomer, #64 Colin Britton, #67 Caleb England, #70 Jake Stewart, #74 Jack Gatlin #80 Konnor Farnsworth

Played 5th – 8th for the Union Raiders. A powerful lineman, Jake went on to be a 3-year starter for the Ryle Raiders. Jake was first team All-Northern Kentucky and was a Bluegrass Bowl invitee, named one of the top 26 players in Northern Kentucky and top 50 in Kentucky. Jake went on to play for the Western Michigan Broncos where he is preparing for the 2022 season where he has been placed on the pre-season Rimington Award watch list, an award given to the season’s best college football center!

Todd came into the Union Raiders program in 2013 helping coach alongside Matt Rabe, then moved on to head up the K-4th (starters – midgets) where he oversaw several years of young Raiders learning the game. Todd was the Head coach of two NKYFL Super Bowl Champion teams, and coached our 4th grade Raiders in 2019 to a NKYFL Super Bowl Runner-up and then against the mascots in the Union Raiders vs. Local Mascots game at the halftime of the Bengals/Patriots game. Todd served on the Union Raiders board as Vice President and for two stints as interim President. Todd dedicated countless hours for the kids and was always a spokesperson that sometimes kids need football even more than football needs them, no matter the level of talent.

Matt started coaching for the Raiders in 2013 as our 5th/6th coach. He took the 8th grade team to the State Final Four in 2018, and then took the 2020 team to the regional final. Matt ended his time with the Union Raiders as the 8th Grade head coach in 2021 in the biggest way possible – coaching the 8th graders to a KYMSFA STATE TITLE, our program’s first 8th grade title! Matt was a long-time board member of the Union Raiders and played a huge role in the growth to what we have today!

Doug started coaching for the Union Raiders in 2014. He took the 7th grade team to the state championship that year and took on the task of creating the Norsemen Middle School Conference for our 7th and 8th grade teams and in which our Raiders are members to this day. Doug took the 8th grade team to the State Final Four in 2015. Doug coached our Union Raiders to their first KYMSFA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in 2019! In 2020, Doug was named KYMSFA Region 2 Coach of the Year and took the Raiders back to a SECOND KYMSFA STATE TITLE! Following the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Doug was named Head Coach of the Region 2 all-stars in the KYMSFA Battle of the Regions event. Doug was a long-time member of the Union Raiders board and a huge reason why the program has taken the strides that it has.

Last season, The Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame was created to help not only tell the story of the program, but also recognize those who had essential parts in creating, playing in, and maintaining the Union Raiders since the program's inception.  A pool of candidates each year is presented to the Board who then pairs the pool down to a group of candidates to be voted upon by the Hall of Fame Committee and prior entrants.  Those new entrants for the Second Class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame will be announced over each of the next five Friday's, and will be recognized at the end of the 2021 season at our banquet!

Our First Entry to the 2nd Class of The Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Ted Morgan!

When the Union Raiders were just a dream amongst a few, a group of people envisioned a program where kids who would eventually play for Ryle could begin building bonds as teammates learning the game at the youth level together.  Those bonds and skills would then follow those players into their high school careers.  A dream is only made tangible by those who put the work in, and one essential person to the beginning of the Union Raiders program was Ted Morgan.

At the beginning, focus was put on building teams at the middle school level.  This meant two major things were needed: players to commit to the new experiment AND teams or leagues willing to play this new start-up organization.  Ted took on the task of finding both, putting a great deal of time and effort into the beginning of the Union Raiders program.  Ted spoke with parents and players, pitching the concept of an organization that would "feed" into these players' high school career, convincing them to take a leap of faith into a new program with the goal to help prepare these players for their time at Ryle HS, building the original 33 Union Raiders.  For the frist two years, Ted spent countless hours finding teams and leagues who would play games against the Union Raiders, and eventually negotiated the Union Raiders' entry into the middle school system that allowed access to a state playoff to battle for a state championship.  In the first year of joining, both the 7th and 8th grade teams made it to the state semi-finals, rewarding his efforts.

Ted was the Offensive Coordinator and QB coach for the first several years of the Union Raiders program and served as Co-President of the organization alongside Rick Scherr.  The Union Raiders are the program that they are today thanks to the hard work that those like Ted Morgan put in at the beginning! 

Our next entry into the Second Class of the Union Raiders Originall 33 Hall of Fame is Parker Bisek!

Parker played for the Union Raiders from 6th grade through 8th grade where he was a dominant lineman throughout his entire URF career.  He went on to play for the Ryle Raiders where he was a three year starter on the line and All-State nominee.

Parker went on to play for the Toledo Rockets after having been recruited heavily as a 3-star prospect per 247 Sports.  Parker will be going into his sophmore season with the Rockets in 2021!

Connor played for the Union Raiders his 7th and 8th grade years where he was the workhorse in the backfield, carrying most of the offense during those seasons.

Connor went on to play running back and wide receiver for the Ryle Raiders, churning out the yards on offense until his senior year was cut short due to an injury.  Connor powered through rehabilitating after the injury and has signed to play for Centre College Colonels!

Our next entry to the Second Class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Kyle England!

Kyle played for the Union Raiders from 6th through 8th grade where he was a tight end for his first season who then transitioned into an explosive running back for his 7th and 8th grade seasons.  Kyle had over 5,500 yards from scrimmage for the Union Raiders with over 90 touchdowns in his years with the program.  Kyle led his team to two state Middle School Final Fours in 2014 and 2015. 

Kyle went on to play for the Ryle Raiders where he ranks 3rd all-time in career rushing yards at 2,257.  Following his time as a Ryle Raider, Kyle was recruited to play for the Wilmington College Quakers where he played in 5 games his freshman season, grinding it out for 11.4 yards/carry with 2 touchdowns!

Our next entry to the second class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Mark Soden!

Mark served as President of the Union Raiders Football and Cheer for 5 years before a move to Arizona for work ended his term much too short.   Mark was also a coach for the Raiders for several years.

Mark grew the organization exponentially during his tenure and negotiated the Union Raiders joining the NKYFL for grades K-6th, providing a stable league in which the Raider program progressed and grew to be part of the highest division in the league under his watch.  The Union Raiders program would not be what is currently is without Mark's hard work and dedication!

The first inductee to the Union Raiders Original Hall of Fame is Rick Scherr.  The original President and one of the founding fathers of the Union Raiders Organization.  Rick coached for several years in the program and served as President for the first four years.   Union Raiders Football & Cheer would literally not exist without his efforts 

Our 3rd inductee to the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is a team!  The 2014 7th grade team/ 2015 8th grade team.

A dominant team for this two-year span.  This group of Raiders were the first to go t the Middle School State Championship game in their 7th grade season and then returned to the State Semi-Finals in their 8th grade season.  12-2 in 2014 and 12-2 in 2015, this group of Raiders were the pioneers for the Union Raiders success at the state level in middle school!

The 5th inductee to the inaugural class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Bryce Ashley!

Bryce played for the Union Raiders his 7th & 8th grade years, as part of the original 33.  Bryce hauled in an impressive 17 touchdowns in each of his Union Raider seasons.  Bryce went on to play for the Ryle Raiders where he holds the records for career receiving yards (1,770), career receptions (115), receptions in a season, yards in a season, and touchdowns in a season.  Bryce was recruited by 3 Ivy League Schools following his high school career!

Rounding out our inaugural class of The Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Tanner Morgan!

Tanner started with the Union Raiders in 7th Grade, as part of the original group of 33. Tanner was part of the first two URF teams to play in the state playoffs. Tanner went on to play at Ryle High School, where the Raider QB holds the school record for passing yards at 10,411 (ranking 8th all-time KHSAA), is 9th all-time in KHSAA history for career completions and 11th all-time in KHSAA history in TD passes.

Tanner progressed to play QB for the Minnesota Golden Gophers where he set 11 school records in 2019, including season passing yards (3,253), season TD passes (30) and season completion percentage (66%). In the 38-31 win over Purdue, Tanner set the record for highest completion percentage in a game in Big Ten history (21 of 22 for 95.45%).

Our second inductee to the unaugural class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Hollie Rabe!

Hollie was the original Cheer Director of the Union Raiders Football and Cheer Organization,  beginning the cheer program that continues to this day.  Hollie won the Cheer Director of the Year award for the NKYFL in 2017.  Hollie also served on the board for the Union Raiders Organization as Treasurer for 5 years in her time with the program!

Our 4th inductee to the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Chase Ross!

One of the original 33 for the Union Raiders, Chase played for the URF his 7th & 8th grade seasons.  Chase was a dominant lineman throughout his career.  In his senior year as a Ryle Raider, Chase was selected as All Northern Kentucky in his position as he helped Ryle to a 12-1 record and district championship.  Chase was recruited and went on to play for Eastern Kentucky Colonels in college. 

Our 6th inductee of the inaugural class of the Union Raiders Original 33 Hall of Fame is Jake Chisholm!

Jake played for the Union Raiders from 6th grade through 8th grade.  An unforgettabl, impactful running back who scored at will in his URF career, Jake went on to play for the Ryle Raiders where he broke the single game rushing record in his senior year against Simon Kenton, rushing for 449 yards (ranking as the 7th most rushing yards in a single game in KHSAA history).  In his senior season, Jake First Team All-State and Fitst Team All-Northern Kentucky.  Jake holds several other Ryle HS recordsincluding single season rushing yards (2,315), career rushing yards (4,763), single game rushing touchdowns (6), single season rushing touchdowns (33), and career rushing touchdowns (64).  Jake went on to play for the Dayton Flyers where he continues his career in carrying the ball.  In 2019, he led FCS football in all-purpose yardage (204.3 yards/game), was the First Team All-PFL after finishing second in rushing, and led PFL rushers in yards per carry (7.4/carry).