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Tug Valley baseball makes history before regional run ends at Man
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley battled through a dramatic run in the Class A Region 4 Baseball Tournament with a walk-off victory over Calhoun County, a no-hit mercy-rule win over Van and two heartbreakers against Man. The Panthers bowed out Friday with a 9-6 loss to Man, finishing the year 18-18 and matching…
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Tug Valley baseball wins on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN It was a Senior Night to remember for the Tug Valley High School baseball team as the Panthers picked up a big win May 11. Coach LeeAnn Blankenship’s squad defeated Class AA Westside 12-4 at Tug’s Don Spence Field in Naugatuck. The Panthers reached .500 with the win, improving to…
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Panthers rally past Cardinals
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley erased two Martin County leads Friday night, using a three-run fifth inning to rally past the Cardinals 5-3 behind a complete-game effort from hurler Gage Whitt. Martin County held the lead twice during the contest before the Panthers answered late behind timely hitting from Parker…
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Tug Valley topples Mingo Central, Chapmanville before Wayne setback
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley defeated county rival Mingo Central 6-4 and avenged an earlier season loss to Chapmanville with a 12-2 mercy-rule victory before falling 8-5 at Wayne later in the week. Tug Valley 6, Mingo Central 4 Dawson Richardson struck out 10 batters as he led Tug Valley past county rival…
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Tug Valley drops two in Huntington
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley Panthers surrendered a nine-run fifth inning in a 14-3 loss to St. Joseph Central Irish and were shut out 9-0 by Sherman Tide in a pair of road games April 30 and May 2 in Huntington. St. Joseph Central 14, Tug Valley 3 St. Joseph…
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Tug Valley Panthers pound out 50 runs in 3-1 week
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley went 3-1 in baseball action, pounding out 50 runs in four games April 14-17. The Panthers blanked Summers County 11-0 on April 14, thumped Tolsia 15-2 on April 15, dropped a 10-9 walk-off heartbreaker at Phelps on April 16 and answered with a 15-5 win over Westside on…
