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Tug Valley tops Tucker County to win Class A state championship
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley made it back-to-back Class A state championships Saturday night with a convincing 65-45 victory over No. 2 seed Tucker County. The Panthers proved they are the best Single A team in West Virginia. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson’s Panthers team entered the state tournament at the…
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Tug Valley headed back to state tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School boys basketball team is headed back to the West Virginia State Tournament to defend its Class A state championship. The Panthers easily defeated Sherman 73-34 on March 12 at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. This was the Region 4 co-championship. The Class…
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Tug Valley Panthers run past Logan Wildcats
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley got a convincing win over Class AA Logan 83-64 to end the regular season March 4 at the Panthers’ home gym at Naugatuck. The Class A No. 1-ranked Panthers close out the regular season with a great 20-2 record. They have a 16-game winning streak…
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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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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 Panthers out-claw Logan Wildcats
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers out-clawed the Logan Wildcats 72-65 on a cold Tuesday night, Jan. 21 at Willie Akers Arena in Logan. Both teams came out as cold as the temperatures were on this extremely cold winter night. Each team came out with full-court pressure, which caused some of…
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Tug Valley beats county rival Mingo Central
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RED JACKET, W.Va. — The Miners of Mingo Central were just no match for their county rival Tug Valley Panthers on Saturday night at the MCHS gym. The No. 2 ranked Class A Panthers downed the Class AA Miners 70-54. The Panthers jumped out to an 8-0 lead thanks to…
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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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