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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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Four Tug baseball players make Honorable Mention All-State
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four Tug Valley baseball players received All-State honors for Class A. The four made it on the honorable mention list. They include junior Chandler Copley, senior Austin Smith, junior Gage Whitt and junior Gavin Fitzpatrick. The four were all an integral part of first-year head coach LeeAnn
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Tug Valley’s Ward named top administrator
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Dr. C. Douglas (Doug) Ward, Tug Valley High School principal, has been named the 2025 Administrator of the Year for West Virginia. He will be recognized for his achievement at the North-South Football Game on Saturday, June 14. “To be selected as the Administrator of the Year by the West
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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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Lady Panthers lose in sectional finals
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SETH, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers lost a heart-breaker to the Sherman Tide 10-9 in the Class A, Region 4, Section 1 softball tournament on the road in Boone County. Tug Valley finished the season with a fine 20-11 overall record. They were 2-2 in the sectionals, losing two games
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Tug Valley plays well in Hillbilly Days tourney
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had a good showing in the Hillbilly Days Tournament held in Pikeville this past weekend. They went 2-2 against some top-notch talent. Tug 8, Pike Cent 2 The Lady Panthers defeated the Lady Hawks on Friday, April 25. Tug Valley only had two
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Lady Panthers edge by Shelby Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley held off the Lady Wildcats of Shelby Valley 11-9 Thursday at the SVHS field along Route 23 in Pike County. Bailee Hall and Emma Lackey belted home runs, with Hall’s being her third grand slam of the season to help Coach Rocky
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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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Lady Panthers softball roundup: Hall hits walk-off grand slam to beat Sherman
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Bailee Hall belted a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Tug Valley got revenge over Sherman with a 4-1 victory Thursday, April 24. The Tide led 1-0 heading into the last inning. With two outs, three walks loaded the bases for Hall and
