Congratulations to the Union Titans Basketball Team.

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World, let this be a lesson to you.

I've heard a lot about Union since they got up and running. New high schools in the area seem to become magnet schools for athletes, and Union is no exception.

Living in and having 2 kids going to Hockinson Schools (I moved here in large part because of the schools) I haven't followed Union closely. But they've made such a major impact on the local athletic scene in such a short time that it's certainly hard to ignore them.

In Basketball, subtlety was never their strong suit. They had a pretty good season, but compared to many, many, many others, it was mediocre. Undeniably, it was, however, quite good enough.

And somewhere along the way, they found "it." And along with finding "it," they brought the heart, the courage, the focus and the dedication needed to be true champions.

Like the mutt in the pen who turns out to be the superior hunter, the "Mutts" of Union were not supposed to win. They were supposed to be a lesser team. They were supposed to be hammered by the team they beat for the state championship (and what was their name, again?) because the team they defeated was, if I'm not mistaken, 29 - 0.

I wasn't at the game, but I followed it on Twitter. I saw Union fall behind towards the end of the game and I thought to myself, "oh, oh...." and then Twitter started lagging... and I didn't find out until an hour after it was over that these young men played so far beyond themselves that it was simply beyond belief.

To the young men... the coaches, the staff and Administration of Union... you have become legend.

And you deserve to be.
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