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Mingo tops Tug in epic football battle
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — What an epic high school football game to start a season. When all was said and done, Mingo Central held on to defeat county rival Tug Valley 35-30 in the season opener for both schools to win the “Battle of Mingo.” The game was played Thursday in…
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Tug Valley football wants to take next step
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley, coached by seventh-year head coach Hady Ford, is coming off last year’s history-making 12-1 season. It was the best season the Mingo County school has ever had in football. Ford and his assistant coaching staff have built a solid program, respected across the Mountain State,…
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Tug Valley announces 2025 Hall of Fame class
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame and Museum’s board of directors has announced the date of its 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as well as the members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The 2025 Tug Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony…
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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…
