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Tug Valley rolls past Mingo Central Miners
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they downed county rival Mingo Central, 99-67, for the second time this season at the TVHS gym on Valentine’s Day evening at Naugatuck. The Panthers clawed their way to a 27-12 lead…
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Tug Valley wins pair of games in HM Shootout
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Tug Valley made the most of its time at the historic Williamson Fieldhouse, securing back-to-back victories over Kentucky rivals Phelps and Belfry in the 23rd Annual Hatfield-McCoy Shootout on Friday and Saturday. Tug Valley got revenge over the Phelps Hornets on Friday night, downing the Pike County,…
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Tug Valley Panthers defeat St. Joe Irish 66-50
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The top-ranked Tug Valley Panthers took care of business with a 66-50 home victory over No. 4-ranked Huntington St. Joe on Feb. 4 at TVHS gym. The win came before a packed house in Naugatuck, adding to the electric atmosphere. Junior guard Braydun Ferris led Tug Valley…
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Lady Panthers defeat St. Joe, Mingo Central
Browning gets 1,000th career point BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers win streak improved to 14 straight with back-to-back wins over St. Joe 57-27 and Mingo Central 59-39 last week at home. The Ladies took an easy 57-27 victory over visiting perennial Class A power St. Joe of Huntington on…
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Tug gets revenge on Tucker, takes down Tolsia
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was a hard-court battle between the state’s two top-ranked Class A basketball teams Saturday in Naugatuck. No. 1 Tug Valley got the best of No. 2 Tucker County in a convincing 59-39 win in front of the Panthers faithful. The Panthers were looking for revenge as…
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Tug girls improve to 16-2 with two wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The No. 3 ranked Tug Valley Lady Panthers improved to 16-2 on the season as they won two more games this past week. Those wins included one on Senior Night, Jan. 29, against East Ridge and one at Van. The much anticipated Friday night game against St.…
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LeeAnn Blankenship named baseball coach at Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School will have a new leader on the baseball diamond this season. LeeAnn Blankenship, who served as an assistant coach last year, has been named the Panthers’ new head baseball coach. A 1998 graduate of Tug Valley, Blankenship was a four-year starter in both…
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Tug Valley wins clash of state champions
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Class A No. 2-ranked and defending state champion Tug Valley Panthers defeated Charleston Catholic, the Class AA No. 7 and defending state champion, 68-58 at the TVHS gym Thursday night. Charleston Catholic led 21-18 after the first quarter of play. After turning up the defense, Tug…
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Tug Valley collars Van Bulldogs
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was extremely cold outside, but the Tug Valley Panthers heated things up inside the TVHS gym with an 87-43 win Jan. 14 at Naugatuck. Several players saw varsity action and 11 got into the scoring column for Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson’s squad. Coach Thompson said he was excited…
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Cameron downs Tug Valley in semi-finals of playoffs
Panthers finish with school record 12-1 season BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s drive to win a state championship in football came to a screeching halt on a cold December Friday night as they lost to Cameron 36-0. The Panthers came into the playoffs ranked No. 1 in Class A and…