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Tug Valley Lady Panthers sweep twin bill from Calhoun County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — Senior Bailee Hall and sophomore Emma Lackey pitched back-to-back no-hitters in Tug Valley’s doubleheader sweep over Calhoun County, Saturday at the Chief Logan Recreation Center softball field. In the opener, the Lady Panthers won 5-0 and took the second game of the twin bill 10-1. Hall tossed…
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Lady Panthers split at Sherman, drop two in Tennessee during spring break trip
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley’s softball team split a doubleheader in Boone County, West Virginia, before dropping a pair of games in Knoxville during spring break, finishing a four-game stretch with a 5-3 record. The Lady Panthers, who entered the weekend unbeaten, opened Saturday, March 28 at Sherman High School in Boone County.…
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week: Bailee Hall
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Bailee Hall is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week. Hall opened the 2026 softball season with the kind of week few players can match, dominating in the circle and delivering at the plate. She helped power the Lady Panthers to a…
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Ferris repeats as captain of Class A all-state team; Rash also named to 1st team
BY JARRID MCCORMICK WV SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION Tug Valley point guard Braydun Ferris has had one of the most illustrious careers of anyone to don the silver and black in Naugatuck. Ferris added another accolade to his long list of accomplishments on Tuesday as he was named the captain of the Class A All-State boys…
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B. Hall, Deskins voted first-team Class A All-State; K. Hall, DeBoard named honorable mention
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley Lady Panther seniors Bailee Hall and Haven Deskins were named to the first-team Class A All-State basketball team. Members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association vote on the All-State teams. Katie Hall and Kylie DeBoard were named to the honorable mention All-State list. B. Hall and…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers stay unbeaten with trio of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley Lady Panthers opened the season in commanding fashion last week, rolling past Tolsia, rallying for a walk-off win over Man and overwhelming East Ridge to improve to 4-0. The Lady Panthers showcased power across the three-game stretch, blasting multiple home runs, delivering late-game heroics and getting dominant work…
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Tug Valley rolls past East Ridge, Phelps in back-to-back wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W. Va. — Tug Valley put together a strong week on the diamond, leaning on dominant pitching and steady production at the plate to earn back-to-back wins over East Ridge and Phelps. The Panthers opened the stretch March 24 with a 5-1 victory over visiting East Ridge. They then…
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Lady Panthers softball opens season with road win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers opened their 2026 softball season Thursday with a 13-2 road win over Shelby Valley. Like most teams in the region, the wintry weather forced the postponement of a couple of games earlier in the week. Bailee Hall, Emma Lackey and Bryleigh Fletcher each…
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First State Bank Player of the Week: Braydun Ferris
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley senior star Braydun Ferris is the First State Bank Player of the Week. Ferris delivered one of the most dominant postseason runs in recent memory, leading the Panthers to a third straight West Virginia Class A state championship. Ferris was the driving force behind Tug…
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Tug Valley wins third straight Class A state title
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Panthers did something rare in sports. They won their third straight Class A state championship by defeating the Greater Beckley Christian (GBC) Crusaders 64-54 Saturday morning at the Charleston Coliseum. The Beckley school came into the tourney as the No. 1 seed,…
