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Lady Panthers win season opener over Chapmanville
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had a great start to their 2025-26 season with a 62-32 victory over Class AAA Chapmanville at their home gym in Naugatuck Thursday, Dec. 4. Tug Valley entered the contest as No. 3 in the preseason Class A rankings in West Virginia.
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Lady Panthers basketball working for successful season
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley came so close last year to winning a Class A state championship in basketball. They just came up a little short in the final game in Charleston against a really good and tall Gilmer County squad. Coach Seth Ooten was not surprised at his team’s
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Tug Valley captures Region 4 cheer championship
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Tug Valley High School captured the Class A Region 4 cheer championship Saturday at Cabell Midland High School. The team advances to the state finals in December in Huntington.
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Tug Valley to play Saturday in first round Class A playoffs
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers football team will play Saturday afternoon in the first round of the West Virginia High School Class A playoffs. Tug Valley is in Class A and will travel to Tucker County for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Injuries hit the Panthers hard in the
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Tug Valley Panthers beat Tolsia on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was a successful Senior Night for the Tug Valley Panthers football squad. They downed the rival Tolsia Rebels 33-14 on a chilly night Oct. 23 at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. Coach Hady Ford’s Panthers played their last regular-season home game in front of a packed
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Tug Valley downs Wyoming East 44-12
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers downed visiting Wyoming East 44-12 in their homecoming game Friday night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. Coach Hady Ford and his staff were playing without the services of All-State tailback Bryson Elia. The senior is still nursing a pulled hamstring. In Elia’s
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Tug Valley crowns Homecoming Queen and King: Kayley and Zach
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School crowned its 2025 Homecoming royalty during halftime of Friday night’s game against Wyoming East. Kayley Richardson received the crown as the 2025 Homecoming Queen, while Zach Richardson was voted Homecoming King by the student body. The ceremony took place at midfield before a packed home crowd celebrating one
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Tug Valley holds Hall of Fame induction
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The 5th Annual Tug Valley High School Hall of Fame (HOF) induction ceremony and dinner was held Friday, Sept. 5, before the Panthers home game with Sherman. A large crowd attended the induction, which honored five former athletes and two former coaches. HOF President Jeff Reynolds was
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Tug downs Sherman after long weather delay; Elia catches lightning in a bottle
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — After a long lightning delay, the Tug Valley and Sherman football game finally got to kick off at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck on Friday night. As the clock approached midnight, Tug Valley left the soggy field with a convincing 51-16 victory. Tug Valley All-State running back
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Tug Valley’s Bryson Elia ready for senior season
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — There is no doubt that Tug Valley High School fans have enjoyed watching Bryson Elia perform on the football field the last three years. Now, as he heads into his senior season, the speedy two-way player is ready to lead the Panthers again. “Knowing it’s my senior year makes
