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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.…
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Lady Panthers win season opener over Chapmanville
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers had a great start to their 2025-26 season with a 62-32 victory over Class AAA Chapmanville at their home gym in Naugatuck Thursday, Dec. 4. Tug Valley entered the contest as No. 3 in the preseason Class A rankings in West Virginia.…
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Tucker County edges Tug Valley in playoffs
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARSONS, W.Va. — In a battle of the big cats, the Mountain Lions of Tucker County defeated the Panthers of Tug Valley 42-28 in a hard-fought game Saturday at R.H. Armstrong Memorial Field in Parsons. Tug Valley made the trip Friday to the state’s far eastern panhandle to give players time to…
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Mavericks gallop past Panthers 49-6
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LINDSIDE, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers made the long trip to Monroe County to take on Class AA James Monroe High School in their final regular-season game on a rainy Friday night. The ride back to Mingo County was long and tough after they lost to the Mavericks 49-6. Coach Hady…
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Tug Valley captures Region 4 cheer championship
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Tug Valley High School captured the Class A Region 4 cheer championship Saturday at Cabell Midland High School. The team advances to the state finals in December in Huntington.
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Tug Valley to play Saturday in first round Class A playoffs
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers football team will play Saturday afternoon in the first round of the West Virginia High School Class A playoffs. Tug Valley is in Class A and will travel to Tucker County for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Injuries hit the Panthers hard in the…
