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Tug Valley wins co-regional, heads to state tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers are headed back to the West Virginia State Basketball Tournament. The Panthers defeated Wahama 72-64 in the Class A Region 4 co-championship game Tuesday at the TVHS home gym. The Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson finished the regular season ranked No. 3…
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Tug Valley wins sectional title to advance
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers are one step closer to the state tournament. They downed rival Tolsia 71-43 Friday night in the Class A, Region IV, Section I championship game played in front of the “Naugatuck Nightmares,” which is a huge home crowd advantage. The No. 3-ranked Tug…
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Panthers claw Hillbillies for sectional opening win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W. Va. – The Tug Valley Panthers, using full-court pressure, jumped out to a commanding 28-3 first quarter lead and coasted to a 78-35 victory over visiting Man in their Class A, Region IV, Section 2 opener. The second quarter was a little closer as Tug edged the Hillbillies…
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Lady Panthers bow out, lose to No. 2-ranked Gilmer County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers saw their season come to an end with a co-regional final lost to highly ranked Gilmer County 63-33 Tuesday night at the TVHS gym. Tug Valley had reached the Class A, Region IV final with an upset win over sectional rival Tolsia last week.…
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Lady Panthers win Class A Sectional tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENHAYES, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers won the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 championship on Thursday night, defeating perennial power Tolsia 42-39 in a game at Tolsia High School in Wayne County. Coach Seth Ooten’s team has battled adversity all season with injuries and a tough regular season schedule.…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers beat Man to advance
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The second-seeded Tug Valley Lady Panthers held off a fourth-quarter rally by Man on Monday night in a Class A, Section 1 semifinal match-up as they ended the Lady Hillbillies season with a 50-38 victory. Man came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed. With Tug up 45-22…
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Tug Valley falls to Westside in regular-season finale
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers lost a tough road contest to Class AA Westside 77-69 Tuesday night in Wyoming County. The Renegades took a slim one-point lead after one quarter at 21-20. Westside outscored the Panthers 18-12 in the second quarter to extend the lead to seven…
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No. 1 Tucker County gets by No. 2 Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARSONS, W.Va. — In a battle of two of the best Single A teams in West Virginia, the host Tucker County Lions won over the Tug Valley Panthers 56-50 Saturday in Parsons. The Panthers had a long drive to Tucker County in the northeastern part of the state. They went…
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Tug Valley dominates Van on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers dominated the Van Bulldogs 95-40 on Senior Night at the TVHS gym Thursday night. The Panthers led 28-5 after the first quarter and 51-14 at the half. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson played several players as his squad continued their fine season and improved…
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Tug Valley Panthers trounce Man Hillbillies 79-25
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MAN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers held the Man Hillbillies to single digits in all four quarters to run past their regional rival 79-25 on Feb. 13 at the Man Memorial Fieldhouse. Ashton Davis was 3-for-3 from behind the arc to lead TV with nine first-quarter points, while Kaden…
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