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Lady Cards fall short in bid for 57th District three-peat
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals lost a closely contested battle for a three-peat 57th District championship to Johnson Central 51-46. The title game took place Feb. 28 at Martin County High School. Fresh off a tournament opening-round victory over Paintsville 56-41 two days earlier, the Lady Cardinals were looking for…
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Tug Valley wins sectional title to advance
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers are one step closer to the state tournament. They downed rival Tolsia 71-43 Friday night in the Class A, Region IV, Section I championship game played in front of the “Naugatuck Nightmares,” which is a huge home crowd advantage. The No. 3-ranked Tug…
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Panthers claw Hillbillies for sectional opening win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W. Va. – The Tug Valley Panthers, using full-court pressure, jumped out to a commanding 28-3 first quarter lead and coasted to a 78-35 victory over visiting Man in their Class A, Region IV, Section 2 opener. The second quarter was a little closer as Tug edged the Hillbillies…
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Lady Panthers bow out, lose to No. 2-ranked Gilmer County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers saw their season come to an end with a co-regional final lost to highly ranked Gilmer County 63-33 Tuesday night at the TVHS gym. Tug Valley had reached the Class A, Region IV final with an upset win over sectional rival Tolsia last week.…
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Tug Valley AAU faring well
This second grade AAU team from Tug Valley has participated and fared well in three recent tournaments: Shady Elite Second Grade Tournament Champions in Shady Spring, West Virginia; Root Second Grade School Basketball Tournament Champions in Gallipolis, Ohio; and the Rocky Top Tourney in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Chase Crum, Josh White and Tristan Spaulding coach the…
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Martin County defeats Floyd Central 94-89 in overtime
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County defeated visiting Floyd Central 94-89 in overtime Feb. 20 to finish the regular season. The Cardinals were in command of a 24-16 lead at the end of the first quarter. Luke Hale and Jacob Sturgell scored seven points each and Devan Maynard added six in the…
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Lady Cards wrap up season with senior night win over Betsy Layne
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals finished the regular season Feb. 19 with a 64-60 victory over the Betsy Layne Bobcats. The game was played in Inez and served as Senior Night for the Lady Cards. It was an emotional evening for five Martin County seniors and their families. Laken Williams,…
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Lady Cardinals dominate Paintsville in 57th District Tournament opener
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals defeated the Paintsville Lady Tigers 56-41 Monday in the opening round of the 57th District Tournament at Martin County High School. Supporters came out in full force to cheer on the Lady Cardinals. Katie Marcum opened the scoring for Martin County with an assist from Alyssa…
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Lady Panthers win Class A Sectional tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENHAYES, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers won the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 championship on Thursday night, defeating perennial power Tolsia 42-39 in a game at Tolsia High School in Wayne County. Coach Seth Ooten’s team has battled adversity all season with injuries and a tough regular season schedule.…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers beat Man to advance
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The second-seeded Tug Valley Lady Panthers held off a fourth-quarter rally by Man on Monday night in a Class A, Section 1 semifinal match-up as they ended the Lady Hillbillies season with a 50-38 victory. Man came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed. With Tug up 45-22…
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