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Tug Valley edges St. Joe to win regular-season opener
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers started defense of their Class A state championship with a tough 53-51 win over St. Joseph of Huntington on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Cam Henderson Center, the home of the Marshall Thundering Herd. The two squads battled to a 9-9 tie after…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Peyton Davis
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Peyton Davis is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Davis is averaging 17.8 points per game and shooting over 58% from behind the 3-point line. He leads the team with 16 made. He also leads the squad in shooting almost 82% from the free-throw line. In…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers weekly roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley went 2-1 last week with wins over Huntington St. Joe and Tolisa and a loss to Prestonsburg in a close contest. Below is a recap of the action. Tug Valley 55, St. Joe 37 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley improved to 2-0 on the young season…
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Martin County Middle picks up four wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School opened the boys basketball season at 4-3 under head coach Michael Coleman. With a roster full of athleticism and talent, the youthful squad has potential. “I knew coming into the year we were going to have some growing pains due to being very…
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Cardinals off to hot start
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School boys opened the season at 2-1 with wins over Huntington Expression Prep and Pike Central. The squad dropped a close one to Perry Central 77-73 in the Hazard D.J. Begley Classic. MC vs Huntington – A team that will be known for putting up…
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Lady Cards open the season at 1-1
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cards kicked off the season with a win at Betsy Layne 52-43 on Monday. They dropped their home opener in a close one 52-47 to East Carter on Dec. 5. Coach Robin Newsome’s squad ended the first quarter against the Bobcats with an 18-15…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Parker Watts
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Parker Watts is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Watts put on a three-game clinic in Martin County’s first matchups of the season. In an 84-81 win over Pike Central, the rim rocker scorched the nets for 38 points on four 3s. He shot over 40%…
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Panthers looking to repeat as Class A state champ
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley boys basketball team is coming off an outstanding 22-6 season in which the Panthers won the Class A state championship. The Panthers beat a good Tucker County squad in a low-scoring (35-32) game in Charleston. With key starters back and several reserves returning, Coach…
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Lady Panthers win season opener over Scott
BY KYLE LOVER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MADISON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers triumphed in their season opener with an exciting come-from-behind win over the Scott Lady Skyhawks on Thursday, Dec. 5. Coach Seth Ooten got a balanced scoring attack led by Kenzie Browning with 25 points. Katie Hall added 15 points, Kylie DeBoard 11, Haven Deskins…
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Lady Panthers look forward to good season
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Coach Seth Ooten heads into his second season as head mentor of the Lady Panthers basketball program at Tug Valley High School. Ooten, who was the assistant coach before taking over for Clyde Farley, saw some peaks and valleys last year as his team battled injuries and a tough…
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