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Tug Valley downs Tolsia, St. Joe in regional tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers shut out the Tolsia Rebels 12-0 in Class A Region 4 Tournament action May 13 and Huntington St. Joe 13-6 on May 14. Against Tolsia, the Panthers of Coach LeeAnn Blankenship went ahead 5-0 in the second inning and increased the lead to 7-0 with
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Lady Panthers lose in sectional finals
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SETH, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers lost a heart-breaker to the Sherman Tide 10-9 in the Class A, Region 4, Section 1 softball tournament on the road in Boone County. Tug Valley finished the season with a fine 20-11 overall record. They were 2-2 in the sectionals, losing two games
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Gilmer County pounds Tug Valley
Panthers suffer first tournament loss BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Tug Valley Panthers lost their first regional tournament game to the Gilmer County Titans in an 11-1 loss Thursday, May 15. The tourney format is double elimination. Thus coach LeeAnn Blankenship’s squad remained alive. The Titans opened the scoring in the first
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Cards snap losing streak
Cheek becomes all-time hits leader BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County baseball snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-3 road win at East Carter on May 8. The Cards fell 8-5 to Belfry and 4-3 to Pike Central on senior night. A bright spot for the red and white: Damian Cheek
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Lady Cards edged by Fairview 8-7
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FAIRVIEW — Fairview edged Martin County Lady Cards 8-7 in a closely contested game May 6. Lady Cardinals Sophie Harless and Zoie Hinkle each tallied a hit and scored two runs. Hinkle blasted a double and drew three walks. She also stole a base. Alyssa Mullins contributed a hit for
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Tug Valley’s Smith hurls one-hitter on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Austin Smith fired a one-hitter as Tug Valley downed Van 10-0 on Senior Night at Don Spence Field at Naugatuck, Tuesday, May 6. In a special moment, the senior players played catch with their fathers during warmups. A great idea by first-year head coach LeeAnn Blankenship. All
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: Cheek and Runyon
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Damian Cheek and Harper Runyon are the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. Cheek, who recently signed to continue his career at Alice Lloyd College, became the all-time leading hitter in Martin County High School history against Pike Central on May 9 with his 118th hit. In
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Lady Panthers defeat St. Joe to advance in sectional tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley Lady Panthers will advance to Monday night’s sectional championship game against Sherman after defeating Huntington St. Joe 16-8 in an elimination game on Friday night. Bailee Hall hit two more home runs and now has 12 on the season. She is among the state leaders in that
