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Ferris helps South All-Stars win
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Tug Valley point guard Braydun Ferris helped lead the South All-Stars to a win Friday night in South Charleston. The South routed the North squad 126-81 in the 30th North-South Boys Basketball Classic. Ferris was coached one more time by his high school coach, Garland “Rabbit” Thompson, who guided the South team.…
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Three Tug Valley standouts earn All-State softball honors
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley placed three players on the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Class A All-State softball teams, with senior Bailee Hall and sophomore Katie Hall earning first-team honors and sophomore Emma Lackey receiving honorable mention recognition. Bailee Hall was a repeat member of the Class A All-State first team. The…
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Mattox Sartin transfers to Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGTUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley basketball program has picked up another transfer. Mattox Sartin, who played at Mingo Central the last couple of years, will play for the Panthers and Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson this year. Sartin, a 5-foot-9 junior point guard, started for Coach Rob Browning and the…
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Local coach faces 30-count indictment alleging fraud, money laundering
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A Tug Valley High School assistant basketball coach and local businessman faces a 30-count indictment alleging he diverted from a basketball fundraising account for personal purchases and other unauthorized transactions. A Mingo County grand jury indicted Robert Tyler Hodge, 38, of Marrowbone Creek, on May 29 on…
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Tyler Weddington transfers to Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley has become a perennial power in Class A basketball in West Virginia over the last few years. They have won three straight state championships. Their chances for winning another title increased recently with the transfer of Phelps High School standout Tyler Weddington. The muscular, 6-foot-5 low post threat…
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Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week: Tug Valley Panthers baseball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley High School baseball team is the Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week. The Panthers put together one of the most memorable postseason runs in recent program history under Coach LeeAnn Blankenship during the Class A Region 4 Tournament. Tug Valley battled through…
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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’s state softball tournament bid ends in final
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — It was a winner-take-all game Saturday afternoon as Tug Valley entertained Wahama in Game 3 of the Class A, Region 4 co-championship game. The prize was a trip to the state tournament in South Charleston, but the Lady Panthers ended up with a heartbreaking 7-1 loss. Tug Valley came…
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Derek Jewell injured at football camp
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley Panther football player Derek Jewell will likely miss his senior season due to an injury suffered at a recent football camp at the University of Charleston. The talented wide receiver/defensive back was expected to have a big senior season this fall for the Tug Valley. Jewell’s father,…
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Lady Panthers battle through regional gauntlet
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley fought through three intense Class A Region 4 tournament games leading up to the final. They crushed St. Joseph 30-0, rallied past Wahama 6-5 and then fell 7-0 in the semifinals, forcing a winner-take-all showdown Saturday. Wahama 7, Tug Valley 0 Staring down elimination against…
