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Tug Valley football schedule changes
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s 2025 football schedule has changed due to Huntington St. Joe not being able to field a team. St. Joe has tried the last couple of years to restart a football program after it was dormant for several years. But before the season or practice even
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Tug Valley vs. Belfry summer hoops
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers hosted the Belfry Pirates for some summertime basketball this past week. High School teams throughout the region have been attending summer camps and hosting scrimmage games as coaches take their players through summer workouts. Teams are allowed a certain amount of days to
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Tug Valley baseball season ends
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers saw their season come to a halt as they lost a rematch with the St. Joe Irish 10-3 in regional tournament baseball action May 17 in Huntington. The Panthers got on the board in the top of the second inning after Gage Whitt
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Tug Valley downs Tolsia, St. Joe in regional tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers shut out the Tolsia Rebels 12-0 in Class A Region 4 Tournament action May 13 and Huntington St. Joe 13-6 on May 14. Against Tolsia, the Panthers of Coach LeeAnn Blankenship went ahead 5-0 in the second inning and increased the lead to 7-0 with
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Gilmer County pounds Tug Valley
Panthers suffer first tournament loss BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Tug Valley Panthers lost their first regional tournament game to the Gilmer County Titans in an 11-1 loss Thursday, May 15. The tourney format is double elimination. Thus coach LeeAnn Blankenship’s squad remained alive. The Titans opened the scoring in the first
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Panthers down Rebels on the diamond
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLEN HAYES, W.Va. — The Tug Valley baseball team won its third game in a row edging rival Tolsia 6-4 on Friday, April 19 at the Rebels home turf. Tug Valley took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and added two more runs in the third frame. They
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Tug Valley Panthers get revenge over Miners
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RED JACKET, W.Va. — Tug Valley got out to a 4-run lead in the third inning and held on for an 8-7 victory over county rival Mingo Central on Friday, April 25. The Panthers got a little revenge with the win. They had lost to the Miners 3-1 a few
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Tug Valley baseball roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Panthers, coached by LeeAnn Blankenship, dropped two games but picked up a win in recent baseball action. Tug Valley 9, Phelps 1 PHELPS — The Tug Valley Panthers improved to 2-7 on the season with a 9-1 road win over the Phelps Hornets on Thursday, April 10.
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Lady Panthers get two wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGTACK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley won their softball season opener 14-6 over the Van Lady Bulldogs on March 19 in Naugatuck. On Saturday, they edged Shelby Valley 3-2 in eight innings at home. In the opener, Coach Rocky Hall’s squad got home runs from Emma Lackey
