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Tug Valley downs West Logan Christian
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley Panthers started the new year off on the right foot with a 72-52 win over the West Logan Christian Warriors on Tuesday at their home gym in Naugatuck. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson’s Panthers improved to 5-0 on the young season with the 20-point win. TVHS…
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Lady Panthers fall to Shelby Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley girls basketball team suffered a tough loss to Shelby Valley 49-33 Tuesday night. Shelby Valley (8-2) built their lead up to 12 points in the second quarter, but two baskets from Bailee Hall and a corner three from Haven Deskins helped the Panthers trim the…
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Cornbread and milk and other old-fashioned meals
How many of you remember eating cornbread and milk? I certainly do. Many times it was a nighttime snack at our house. It was a simple mixture made by crumbling leftover cornbread into a tall drinking glass and topping it with milk. My dad preferred buttermilk, although I preferred sweet milk. (There is no way…
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Tug Valley wins pair in Christmas tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley Panthers won a pair of games in the Kaydence Maynard Memorial Christmas Tournament, which was hosted and played at their home gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley went into the weekend ranked No. 5 in Class A in both the AP and Coaches Polls. Tug Valley…
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Hope you can keep your New Year’s resolutions
It is another new year. I’m sure many of you are like me, you wonder how time flies by so fast. It seems the older we get the years go by faster and faster. Now that we are into 2024 – I am sure many of you have made your New Year’s resolutions. According to…
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Tug Valley tops rival Tolsia
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENHAYES, W.Va. — Tug Valley went on the road and defeated rival Tolsia 75-46 at Rebel Arena in Wayne County. Sophomore point guard Braydun Ferris led the Panthers (2-0) with 25 points and dished out five assists. Junior forward Ashton Davis added 22 points, including five 3-pointers and two rare…
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Tug Valley to remain in Class A in West Virginia
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley High School will remain in Class Single A in West Virginia. The new classifications were released Dec. 20 by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. Five WVSSAC sports will expand from three classes to four starting in the 2024-2025 academic year. Final approval came from the WVSSAC…
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Wintertime memories: Sledding, snow cream and snowball fights
Whether you like snow and wintertime or not, I am sure all of you have special memories of that time of year while you were growing up. One of the more pleasant memories of growing up in Nolan was sledding. Although it seems we did not get a lot of big snowfalls when I was…
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Merry Christmas—despite the high inflation
Many of you may have read this on social media and viewed the Fox News report comparing prices for the 8-year-old Kevin McCallister’s famous grocery haul in the Christmas movie “Home Alone.” The cost of the merchandise is almost 250% more expensive today than in the 1990 holiday classic film. McCallister spent $19.83 on food…
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Tug Valley opens season with win
Panthers run past visiting Westside BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers got their season started in the right direction with an impressive 78-51 win over Westside Friday night at the TVHS home gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley jumped out to a 22-10 first-quarter lead and outscored the Renegades 26-5…
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