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Panthers split pair before Christmas holiday
Spring Valley 86, Tug Valley 75 KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON — Tug Valley fell to 2-2 on the young season as they lost to Class AAA Spring Valley 86-75 Thursday in a road game. Joey Gollihue and Ashton Davis each scored 17 points to lead Tug Valley. Gollihue swished in four 3-pointers, while Davis connected
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Logan downs Tug Valley for first loss of season
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN — The Panthers lost their first game of the season to Class AAA Logan Dec. 13 at Willie Akers Arena in Logan 84-75. Tug Valley played close in the first half only trailing 22-21 after one quarter and the game was tied at the half 39-all. The Wildcats outscored Tug
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Tug Valley wins season opener at Westside
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK — The Tug Valley Panthers won their season opener over Westside 63-52 Friday night at Clear Fork in Wyoming County, W.Va. The Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson trailed 13-12 after the first quarter but led 26-21 at halftime. They pulled ahead in the final quarter outscoring the Renegades
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Tug Valley wins Class A state cheer championship
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School cheerleading team won the Class A State Cheer Competition championship Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington. It was back-to-back titles for Coach Tara Mitchell Wolford and her cheer squads. The West Virginia cheer championships, held by the WVSSAC, were on
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Five Panthers receive Class A All-State honors
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley High School football team landed five players on the Class A All-State team last week. The honors were voted on by the W. Va. Sports Writers Association and released last week. Buddy Marcum, a junior, was named First-Team All-State Defense. Freshman defensive back Bryson Elia grabbed
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Lady Panthers hope to continue success
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers were ranked No. 7 in Class A in the preseason poll last week. In the 2021 season Coach Clyde Farley led Tug Valley to its first-ever girls state championship when they won the Class A title at the Charleston Civic Center. So TVHS has had success and
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Hillbillies defeat Panthers; road to playoffs tougher
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Class A No. 12-ranked Man Hillbillies (7-2) defeated No. 14-rated Tug Valley 24-8 on Senior Night at Bob Brewer Stadium Friday night. The hard-fought contest saw a lot of penalties and turnovers by both teams, especially in the first half. “In order to win those types of
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Tug Valley dominates Westside, increases playoff chances
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley helped its playoff chances by dominating Class AA Westside 49-14 on Military Appreciation Night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck Friday night. The Panthers, who wore special camo jerseys, jumped out to a 24-0 lead at the half and scored 19 more in the third quarter
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Mount View upsets Tug Valley
Panthers fall to 5-2 BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — Mount View upset the Tug Valley Panthers 32-7 at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck on Friday night. The loss dropped Tug Valley’s record to 5-2 on the season, but they are still in the Class A playoff hunt in the Mountain State. Coach Hady Ford
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Tug Valley holds second annual Hall of Fame induction
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE MOUNTIAN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The second annual Tug Valley Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held before the home football game Sept. 16 with six new inductees receiving the prestigious honor. A “Meet and Greet” reception began the event with a nice crowd of family members and boosters in attendance.
