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Tug Valley’s state softball tournament bid ends in final
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was a winner-take-all game Saturday afternoon as Tug Valley entertained Wahama in Game 3 of the Class A, Region 4 co-championship game. The prize was a trip to the state tournament in South Charleston, but the Lady Panthers ended up with a heartbreaking 7-1 loss. Tug Valley came…
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Lady Panthers battle through regional gauntlet
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley fought through three intense Class A Region 4 tournament games leading up to the final. They crushed St. Joseph 30-0, rallied past Wahama 6-5 and then fell 7-0 in the semifinals, forcing a winner-take-all showdown Saturday. Wahama 7, Tug Valley 0 Staring down elimination against…
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Hall hits 40th career homer in Lady Panthers’ loss to George Washington
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senior Bailee Hall blasted the 40th home run of her Tug Valley career May 5, but the Lady Panthers could not overcome five errors in a 6-1 loss at George Washington. Despite matching the Lady Patriots with five hits, Tug Valley struggled defensively as George Washington turned…
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Tug Valley splits four, powers past Shelby Valley on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — No. 2 Class A Tug Valley rode dominant pitching and a Senior Night surge from Bailee Hall to a pair of wins to close April. The Lady Panthers split four games in the stretch, including a one-hit loss to Mingo Central and a late-inning setback against Class…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers shut out Woodrow Wilson
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bailee Hall powered Tug Valley with three hits and her eighth home run of the season Friday while Katie Hall added a homer in a 9-0 win over Beckley Woodrow Wilson at the Capital Invitational Tourney. Bailee Hall singled in the first inning, tripled in the second…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers sweep three at home, topple No. 2 Sherman
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley Lady Panthers protected their home field with three straight wins. The ladies beat Westside 10-2 on April 13, toppled No. 2-ranked Sherman 10-2 on April 14 and shut out Tolsia 15-0 on April 15 behind strong pitching, timely power and a breakout stretch from Paisley…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers sweep twin bill from Calhoun County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — Senior Bailee Hall and sophomore Emma Lackey pitched back-to-back no-hitters in Tug Valley’s doubleheader sweep over Calhoun County, Saturday at the Chief Logan Recreation Center softball field. In the opener, the Lady Panthers won 5-0 and took the second game of the twin bill 10-1. Hall tossed…
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Lady Panthers split at Sherman, drop two in Tennessee during spring break trip
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley’s softball team split a doubleheader in Boone County, West Virginia, before dropping a pair of games in Knoxville during spring break, finishing a four-game stretch with a 5-3 record. The Lady Panthers, who entered the weekend unbeaten, opened Saturday, March 28 at Sherman High School in Boone County.…
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Lady Panthers softball opens season with road win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers opened their 2026 softball season Thursday with a 13-2 road win over Shelby Valley. Like most teams in the region, the wintry weather forced the postponement of a couple of games earlier in the week. Bailee Hall, Emma Lackey and Bryleigh Fletcher each…
