Mingo messenger sports NEWTOWN – With returning and new talent the Mingo Central High School boys' basketball team hopes to turn things around this season. 13 in the Mingo County Middle School championship game at the Williamson Fieldhouse. Under the new Super Regional format, the Lady Panthers and Lady Miners each need two wins in order to advance to the upcoming state tournament, set for March “In the past we had played Belfry in the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout but we thought that it would make a good home-and-away series since they were right here close and we thought that might get a few more people in the stands,” Mingo Central Coach Stan Elkins told the Mingo Messenger. , on Friday, Feb. The school grounds were a former mountaintop removal coal site and were gifted free of charge. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins The rematch was Game One of a rare high school/college doubleheader at the fieldhouse, dubbed as the Coalfields Legends Classic. Patriot. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins TVHS senior Adam Slone (23) looks for room to run in the Panthers' loss to Cameron. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins First, the Tug Valley kicker was named to the Class A Football All-State Second Team. “I plan on coming back but you never know. Williamson seventh-grader Ashton Hensley was inadvertently left off the preview on the Wolfpack team in the Dec. , Mingo Central is matched up against Poca in an all-West Virginia game. The Mingo Central girls' basketball team also is in this year's field for the first time ever. 7 at 8 p. RCB led 23-5 after one quarter and never looked back. As the season wore on, Mingo Central seemed to sputter down the stretch, going 4-6 in its last 10 games as its youth and over-reliance on Smith became evident. ” The sizzling-hot Lady Panthers bring a 21-2 record and a 17-game winning streak to Charleston next week. Wes White's football career came full circle as he was inducted to the Logan High School Athletic Hall of Fame this past fall. 10 at home against Phelps, Ky. White, a Gilbert native, played high school football at Gilbert and Logan high schools, then parlayed his talents to a four-year career at Duke University (1997-2000 Sports; Sports Photos; e-Edition; Obituaries; Magazines; Jobs; Arrests; Coal Fields Best 2024 +20. Oh definitely,” Mingo Central Coach Patrick Cline told The Mingo Messenger in an interview at the end of last season. As we head into the new year of 2025 let's look back to 2024 and the top Mingo County sports stories of the year as picked by the Mingo Messenger sports staff. The Kermit Middle School boys' basketball team poses for a photo after the Blue Devils beat Williamson, 53-45, on Thursday, Feb. “All four of these girls have been a blessing to the team. 14 hrs ago; Comments Mingo Messenger photos by Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins Tug Valley, ranked No. The Eagles held a 39-19 cushion at the break and led 57-37 NEWTOWN – As reported in the Mingo Messenger back in February, legendary Matewan and Mingo Central high school football Coach Yogi Kinder will be honored on Saturday, July 26 at the Hatfield-McCoy Senior Bowl at Mingo’s Buck Harless Stadium. 294 batting average as she was 20 for 68 last spring. WILLIAMSON 47, MATEWAN 11: The Williamson Middle School girls had an easy time with Matewan on Wednesday night at home as the Lady Wolfpack prevailed 47-11 over Matewan. CRUM 59, BURCH 20: The Burch boys lost 59-20 at Crum on Friday, Dec. Addie Smith had a monster game for the Lady Miners. Ex-Detroiter, Central Michigan grad. The trip to the Volunteer State is one of the highlights of the Tug Valley softball schedule which was released this week by TVHS Coach Rocky Hall. CLEAR FORK – Paisley Shannon was masterful on the mound on Wednesday night as she tossed a no-hitter and led Westside to a 4-0 win over the Mingo Central High School Powered by BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital. 1 in the season opener. They are a regional opponent,” Davis-Smith told the Mingo Messenger. 3-rated Logan Wildcats NEWTOWN – The Mingo Central High School boys' basketball team is looking for improvement this season. 6 Mingo County Championship Game after the Lady Bulldogs Williamson Parks and Recreation Director Jarrod Dean discussed plans to revitalize Laurel Lake Park during the April 15 meeting of the Mingo County BREAKING: Mingo Central High School football coach David Jones tells the Mingo Messenger the Hatfield-McCoy Senior Bowl, played from 1996-2013, will be relaunched in the summer of NEWTOWN – As reported in the Mingo Messenger back in February, legendary Matewan and Mingo Central high school football Coach Yogi Kinder will be honored on Saturday, July 26 at NEWTOWN – As reported in the Mingo Messenger back in February, legendary Matewan and Mingo Central high school football Coach Yogi Kinder will be honored on The Mingo Messenger, serving Mingo County West Virginia. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins A Division I court is even more rare. +6. . ️🇺🇸 NEWTOWN – There's times when football, and sports in general, doesn't matter at all. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins Back in the former Burch High School's girls' basketball heyday, the Lady Bulldogs were often in the state tournament field and won the 1990 Class A state championship with a 25-2 record. “We are going to miss our seniors. The win “This is by far the biggest game of the year for us,” Ford told the Mingo Messenger. “If we can win this one, it's a high possibility that we could have home field advantage for the playoffs. But the talented and deep Tug Valley High School boys' basketball team is up to the challenge as the Panthers will try to repeat as state champions for the first time since winning back-to-back state crowns in 2012 and 2013. The WVSSAC has been making a lot of changes lately – the move to a four class system in many sports, implementing a Super Regional format for basketball for the upcoming 2024-25 season and also making last minute tweaks to high school football with the dropping down of 22 teams in classification. Mingo Messenger photos by Cory Vance; Mingo Messenger photos by Paul Adkins; Nov 15, 2022; Comments; Photo gallery from sectionals games from Tug Valley. Tug Valley's Ashton Davis (13) and Brady Brewer (2) bring down the Cameron ball carrier in last week's game. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins The second season is set to begin next week for the Tug Valley and Mingo Central high school girls' basketball teams and both are chomping at the bit. The senior All-State guard sank six three-pointers and drained the nets for 26 points in leading Mingo Central to victory. 1 edition of the Mingo Messenger sports section. ROBERT C. It's late May and early June. Views are my own. Tug Valley last made an appearance at state in 2022 and are now four years removed from the 2021 Class A state championship under the leadership of former Head Coach Clyde Farley. , finished last year with a 7-18 record, as the Miners were eventually ousted 71-49 to Bluefield in the Class AA Region 3 co-championship game, leaving MCHS just MINGO CENTRAL 62, TOLSIA 60: Caden Porter hit 2 of 3 free throws with 7. ” A win on Friday over the Renegades would be Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins There was a state championship, state tournament appearances, several All-State performers and several big games. Byrd dropped the Mingo Central boys to 3-15 on the season with Monday afternoon's 81-46 defeat in the Snyder's of Berlin/Utz Snacks Shootout at WVSU's Walker Convocation Center. “With the heat in there and the summers, it has exhausted that floor. 2-ranked Tug Valley High School boys' basketball team picked up a signature win on Tuesday night as the Panthers downed the Class AA No. , last weekend at the East Ridge, Ky. , Showcase. White had quite a football journey back in the day. 13. WILLIAMSON – The Burch and Gilbert middle school girls' basketball teams advanced to the Thursday, Feb. is generally regarded as helping the sport Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins The Class A No. Then on Saturday, Feb. 31, but the Panthers still came away with a convincing 64-45 win over the Rebels at Tolsia High School's Rebel Arena at Glenhayes. “Our team really played well “The floor at the fieldhouse has been a great floor but you can only clear coat it so many times,” Wilson told The Mingo Messenger. Game Two saw WVU Tech defeat the University of Pikeville, 79-74, in the first collegiate basketball game played at the Williamson Fieldhouse since 1975. NAUGATUCK – Sports definitely took a back seat last weekend when the devastating floods along the Tug Fork River caused a lot of damage and, in some cases, even destroyed “We will clean it and play as soon as we can,” Blankenship told the Mingo Messenger. The Miners, which are scheduled to open up the season on Dec. Mingo Central hopes to reverse that trend and get more players involved in the offensive sets. Tug Valley 54, East Ridge 6. Then late in the week, he received his first collegiate soccer offer from Alice Lloyd College. “The win over Summers County was the first priority. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins And that is being the head basketball coach at Poca High School, his alma mater. McKneely, the head coach the last two years at Kermit Middle School, replaces legendary Poca Coach White, Mingo Central’s leadoff slap-hitter, ended the season with a . The roster submitted to The Mingo Messenger by WMS did not have Hensley's name listed. 7 seconds left after getting fouled on a three-point shot as he lifted the Mingo Central Miners to a 62-60 win at home over Tolsia on Friday, Dec. “We are just focused on our students and their overall health and well being Sports; Sports Photos; e-Edition; Obituaries; Magazines; Jobs; Arrests; Coal Fields Best 2024; News Commission urges immediate stream restoration efforts. That floor was put down Not enough supporting crew was able to step up and the Lady Miners ended up retracting a bit. He's a class act,” Thompson told The Mingo Messenger on Tuesday. 3 in the state in Class A, improved to 4-1 on the season with the win and was able to bounce back from a loss to Prestonsburg, Ky. TVHS basketball, grid teams dominate in top sports stories of the year; Williamson’s leaders detail vision for 2025; Mingo Central routed by Calvary Baptist Mingo Central Coach Kim Davis-Smith said her Lady Miners came to play on this historic night. 8 at 7:30 p. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins Back in the delayed 2021 season, the Panthers beat the Hillbillies in the Class A sectional championship game at Logan's Willie Akers Arena, the Panthers' Joby Sorrell drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer, lifting Tug to Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins The task gets even tougher when you try to repeat. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins Hall, 1-1 in her pro career and 6-3 overall as an MMA fighter counting her amateur bouts going back to 2018, the Mingo County native hopes to be back in the octagon soon. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins LOGAN – The Class A No. Sports Photos. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins The Lady Panthers are scheduled to play a series of games over Spring Break in late March in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. 1-ranked Tug Valley High School boys' basketball team didn't shoot very well in its game at rival Tolsia on Friday, Jan. MINGO CENTRAL 67, MOUNT VIEW 33: The Mingo Central girls upped its record to 2-1 on the season with a convincing 67-33 blowout win at Mount View on Friday, Dec. NAUGATUCK – Old Class A sectional rival Tug Valley and Tolsia are scheduled to meet on Friday, Dec. 20 at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. Lala Phillips poured in 25 points for Williamson, and Cash Wilkerson added 10 points. Sports writer, photographer, Mingo Messenger, Williamson, WV. The Tug Valley High School girls' basketball team, however, got that rarest of opportunities on Tuesday night as the Lady Panthers traveled to Huntington to the Cam Henderson Center on the campus of Marshall University. Mingo Messenger photo by Paul Adkins. 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