Gerald “Jerry” VanZandt is coming back.VanZandt, who coached Union City softball for more than a quarter of a century, is coming back as the head coach.The Union City School Board approved VanZandt as the softball head coach during the board’s meeting on Thursday. He was hired at a salary of $5,628, effective at the beginning of the 2025 spring sports season. The motion to hire VanZandt came after the board accepted softball coach Brittany Morse’s resignation. After 28 years at the helm of the Lady Bears, VanZandt retired at the end of the 2023 season. Under VanZandt’s reign, the Lady Bears had 359 wins. They had eight region wins, three District 10 championships and were District 10 runners-up five times.In 2021, the Lady Bears finished in the final four in the state, losing only in the western finals.VanZandt is a science teacher in the Union City Area School District.Voting to approve VanZandt as head coach were board members George Trauner, Stephen Gilbert, Douglas Hopson, Lori Lewis, David Tillotson, John Tingley II and Kyle Troyer. Kimberle Thomas was absent from the meeting.

In 2021, the Lady Bears finished in the final four in the state, losing only in the western finals.VanZandt is a science teacher in the Union City Area School District.The Union City School Board approved VanZandt as the softball head coach during the board’s meeting on Thursday. He was hired at a salary of ,628, […]

In 2021, the Lady Bears finished in the final four in the state, losing only in the western finals.VanZandt is a science teacher in the Union City Area School District.The Union City School Board approved VanZandt as the softball head coach during the board’s meeting on Thursday. He was hired at a salary of ,628, effective at the beginning of the 2025 spring sports season.

Under VanZandt’s reign, the Lady Bears had 359 wins. They had eight region wins, three District 10 championships and were District 10 runners-up five times.The motion to hire VanZandt came after the board accepted softball coach Brittany Morse’s resignation.

VanZandt, who coached Union City softball for more than a quarter of a century, is coming back as the head coach.Gerald “Jerry” VanZandt is coming back.After 28 years at the helm of the Lady Bears, VanZandt retired at the end of the 2023 season.Voting to approve VanZandt as head coach were board members George Trauner, Stephen Gilbert, Douglas Hopson, Lori Lewis, David Tillotson, John Tingley II and Kyle Troyer. Kimberle Thomas was absent from the meeting.