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Lady Panthers roll to pair of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers, ranked No. 2 in the state, turned in two of their most complete performances of the season last week. They overwhelmed regional rival Tolsia 50-26 at home and rolled past River View 72-45 on the road to keep their momentum building. Tug Valley 50, Tolsia
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Tug Valley edges Tucker County in thriller rematch on the road
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARSONS, W.Va. — Tug Valley squeezed by home-standing Tucker County 66-65 to pull out a big road victory Saturday afternoon. The game was a rivalry and rematch of the last two Class A state championship games, each won by the Panthers. Tug Valley was 4-1 and ranked No. 1 in
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Tug Valley Panthers win pair in holiday tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Panthers, ranked No. 1 in Class A in West Virginia, won two games in the third annual Kaydence Maynard Memorial Classic tournament held at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck, Dec. 29 and 30. The event featured games all day long, including grade
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Lady Panthers flex defense, depth in trio of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers put together a dominant three-game run over the holidays, locking down opponents on defense and spreading the scoring in wins over Lewis County, Man and Phelps, including a pair of 66-point performances and a gritty road victory in a low-scoring battle. These three convincing victories
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Tug Valley downs Huntington St. Joe
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers, ranked No. 1 in Class A, gave coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson an early Christmas present as they downed visiting Huntington St. Joseph Catholic on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The Irish came in ranked No. 4 in the Mountain State. It was an intense, physical
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Gilmer County defeats Lady Panthers
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers hosted defending Class A state champion Gilmer County on Tuesday, Dec. 23. It was Gilmer County that defeated Tug Valley in the state title game last March. On this particular evening, the Lady Panthers lost again 51-38. The Lady Titans have one
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Tug Valley opens with loss, rebounds against Shelby Valley in Coalfields Legends Classic
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Panthers lost a close season-opening battle to Wyoming East on Dec. 17 at home. On Dec. 20 they rebounded to take down Shelby Valley in the Coalfields Legends Classic. Tug Valley-Wyoming East It was not the season opener Tug Valley wanted or
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers were busy playing three games in three days this past week. They won two of three games over the long weekend. Winfield 36, Tug 32 Winfield outscored Tug Valley 15-5 in the final quarter to pull out a 36-32 victory in a game played at
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Tug Valley well represented on All-State football team
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School football team landed four players on the Class A All-State Team. The West Virginia Sports Writers Association votes on the All-State teams. They released the results Dec. 8. Tug senior defensive back Bryson Elia was named to the First Team Defense, while junior linebacker
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Tug’s Bailee Hall signs with West Virginia State University
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley standout athlete Bailee Hall will be taking her softball talents to West Virginia State University next year. Hall signed a letter of intent during a ceremony in the school’s auditorium on Friday afternoon, Dec. 5. Hall is an All-State selection in softball, basketball and volleyball.
