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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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Tug Valley baseball drops two tight games to Wayne, Man
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley baseball came up short in a pair of close games last week, falling by a combined three runs in back-to-back losses to Wayne and Man. The Panthers dropped a 6-4 decision to the visiting Wayne Pioneers on Tuesday, March 31, at Don Spence Field, then were edged 3-2
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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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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week: Bailee Hall
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Bailee Hall is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week. Hall opened the 2026 softball season with the kind of week few players can match, dominating in the circle and delivering at the plate. She helped power the Lady Panthers to a
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Ferris repeats as captain of Class A all-state team; Rash also named to 1st team
BY JARRID MCCORMICK WV SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION Tug Valley point guard Braydun Ferris has had one of the most illustrious careers of anyone to don the silver and black in Naugatuck. Ferris added another accolade to his long list of accomplishments on Tuesday as he was named the captain of the Class A All-State boys
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers stay unbeaten with trio of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley Lady Panthers opened the season in commanding fashion last week, rolling past Tolsia, rallying for a walk-off win over Man and overwhelming East Ridge to improve to 4-0. The Lady Panthers showcased power across the three-game stretch, blasting multiple home runs, delivering late-game heroics and getting dominant work
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Tug Valley rolls past East Ridge, Phelps in back-to-back wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W. Va. — Tug Valley put together a strong week on the diamond, leaning on dominant pitching and steady production at the plate to earn back-to-back wins over East Ridge and Phelps. The Panthers opened the stretch March 24 with a 5-1 victory over visiting East Ridge. They then
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Panthers headed back to state tournament
KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers once again punched their ticket to the state tournament. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson’s team crushed the visiting Man Hillbillies in the Class A, Region IV co-championship 81-31 at the TVHS gym, March 11. The Panthers, who have won back-to-back Single A titles, will go
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Tug Valley smashes Calhoun County in regional tourney opener
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers smashed the visiting Calhoun County Red Devils, 104-51, in the Class A, Region IV semi-finals at the TVHS gym at Naugatuck Thursday night, March 5. The Panthers are top-seeded in the region and came into the postseason ranked No. 2 in the state,
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Lady Panthers headed back to state tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley are headed back to the West Virginia State basketball tournament after a 59-37 victory over Wirt County in the Class A, Region IV co-championship game March 4 at the TVHS gym at Naugatuck. Last season Tug Valley made it all the way to










