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Tug Valley downs Westside 20-9
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers out-slugged the Westside Warriors 20-9 Friday, picking up a road win. Zack Hall clubbed a pair of doubles and had five RBIs for the Panthers. Tug Valley took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first frame on a Conner Lackey
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Tug Valley High School baseball roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAMLIN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley offense was on track against Class AAA Lincoln County, but it was not enough as the Panthers lost a road game 10-7 on April 22. Three Tug Valley players had two hits: Conner Lackey, Gage Whitt and Julian Vance. After taking an early lead
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers softball roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, five more in the sixth and defeated Cross Lanes Christian 8-3 in softball action April 22. Makenna Osborne, Hailey Newsome and Megan Griffey all had two hits for the Lady Panthers. Bailee Hall and Tailyn Russell also
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Tug Valley downs Martin County, Tolsia in baseball action
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers swept a doubleheader Saturday beating Martin County and Tolsia at Don Spence Field. TV 9, MC 3 Martin County took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on a double by Damian Cheek. Tug Valley answered in the bottom of the frame with singles
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Kyle’s Corner: Everybody loved Petey
BY VICKI LOVERN (Kyle’s Corner this week is written by guest columnist Vicki Lovern, wife of Kyle Lovern.) Similar to the popular television series: “Everybody Loves Raymond,” we can say the same thing about our late pup-dog, Petey. In our neighborhood at least – everybody did love Petey – well nearly everybody. There were perhaps
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Tug Valley baseball falls to Ravenswood
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Ravenswood defeated Tug Valley 8-3 on the diamond April 15 in a road game for the Panthers. The Red Devils jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one inning and scored two more runs for a comfortable advantage. The Panthers scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning
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Lady Panthers defeat Westside Renegades
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley picked up another win April 18 over the Westside Renegades 7-4 in Wyoming County. Tug Valley led 4-2 after two innings of play and added a couple of more runs in the fourth frame. The Lady Panthers tacked on an insurance run
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Griffey home run leads Lady Panthers to big win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGTAUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Megan Griffey belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning which helped the Class A No. 10-ranked Lady Panthers to an 8-6 win over Shelby Valley (KY) on April 16 at the TVHS softball field in Naugatuck. Laura Spaulding reached base on
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Man arrested for attempted murder after shootings in Williamson
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Law enforcement officers were busy this past week in Williamson investigating a pair of shootings that left destruction in their path. The late-night shootings naturally left residents in fear and worry. Residents were on edge until an arrest was made. They expressed relief on social media after
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We love to talk about the weather
It is sometimes funny to think about: when people are striking up conversations, the weather is likely at the top of the list. And if you phone a friend or family member, it is likely the topic of the weather will come up sooner rather than later. But why not? The weather rules us more
