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     Lady Gladiators Capture Title
The Grundy Gladiators girls 12-and-under basketball team recently captured first place in the Lady Wizards Holiday Hoops tournament held recently at Marion. Members of the Lady Gladiators team are (from left), kneeling: Ali Kyle, Savannah Charles and Krystal Cantrell; standing: Samantha Owens, Hannah Stiltner, Brandee Dales, Rachel Horn and Coach David Peck.  (Staff photo/Mike Stiltner.) 
Panthers Win Two of Three Games in West Virginia Tournament; Captures Third Place

by Lloyd Combs
Sports Reporter
  Twin Valley took two games out of three at Midland Trail High School in Hico, West Virginia last week.
  The Panthers held off Meadow Bridge, 64-51, on Thursday.
  In the Midland Trail Blizzard Tournament over the weekend, Twin Valley lost to Gilmer County, 48-40, on Friday and took third place in the event with a 74-25 rout of Montcalm on Saturday.
  Three Panthers posted double-doubles in Thursday’s win. Freshman Josh Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive glass, while Matthew Baldwin and Hunter Simpson each  added 16 points and 10 boards for Twin Valley (4-2).
   Twin Valley led from start to finish. The Panthers extended a 32-25 lead to 51-36 and led by as much as 20 points in the third quarter.
   Chris Rowe (17) and Billy Trump (15) combined for 32 points for Meadow Bridge.
   The Panthers led most of the way Friday before Gilmer County rallied to take the lead late in the contest.
   Gilmer County took the lead, 42-39, on a three-pointer with 3:28 remaining and held Twin Valley to one point the rest of the way.
   "We pretty much led the whole ballgame,” Twin Valley coach Brian Moore said. “When Matthew (Baldwin) got in a little bit of foul trouble they made a little run.
    “Their zone hurt us and we went cold at the end. They’re well-coached. They’re a pretty decent team for the most part.”

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GWC Middle School Wrestlers Compete in VAC National Holiday Duals; McClanahan Named 'Outstanding Wrestler'

   The Grundy Middle School wrestling team traveled to Virginia Beach recently to compete in the VAC National Holiday Duals, held December 15-17.
   Teams competing in the three-day tournament were divided into two groups: Rudolph and Comet Pools.
   The Rudolph Pool consisted of teams Virginia, Thunder, N.J. Gamblers, Nor’easter, National Extreme, Team KOLAT, Michigan Intensity, Grundy Middle School, National Renegades and SJWA.
   The Comet Pool consisted of Team Jordan, OH, Michigan Attack, SJWA RAW, Pennsylvania Tigers, VAC Elite, North Carolina, CAWL MD/VA, NJ X-Men and All American/Richmond, VA.
   Most teams were made up of some of the best middle school wrestlers in the nation, with Grundy being the only (pure) school team competing.
   The young Wave team placed seventh in the Rudolph Pool and 15th overall in the three-day event with three Wave grapplers bring home individual medals.
   Tanner McClanahan brought home the only gold medal among the Wave competitors, winning all of his matches at 170 pounds and finishing with a perfect 6-0 record. McClanahan was chosen ‘Outstanding Wrestler’ for the Grundy squad.
   Also bringing home medals were Daniel Lowe, finishing in second place at 190 pounds with a 7-1 record and Jeremy Hurley, finishing in third place at 112 pounds with a 6-2 overall record.

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Grundy Tops J.I. Burton in Non-District Action, 69-45

 Jimmy Ashby led a group of four Grundy starters who scored in double figures as the Golden Wave topped J.I. Burton, 69-45, in non-district play last Wednesday (Dec. 20) at Norton.
  It was Grundy’s second win over Burton in a week. The two teams were scheduled to meet again Wednesday of this week in a tournament at Clintwood.
   Ashby had a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Bobby Peck hit three three-pointers and added 17 points for the Golden Wave.
  Grundy got 14 points from Cody Billiter and 12 from point guard D.J. Gelenster.
  Ethan Stewart paced J.I. Burton with 12 points.
   Grundy jumped out to a 24-11 lead in the first quarter, but didn’t pull away from the Raiders until the fourth quarter. The Golden Wave outscored Burton 20-4 in the final period.
  The Wave continues play in the Greenwave tourney in Clintwood through Saturday.

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Clintwood Hits Buzzer-Beater To Stop Lady Panthers, 34-33

   Emily Blevins hit a long three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift Clintwood to a 34-33 win at Twin Valley in non-district girls basketball action Wednesday night.
   The win kept Clintwood (9-0) undefeated and it was the second straight heartbreaking loss for Twin Valley (1-4), which lost in the final seconds to Grundy two days earlier.
   Samantha Vandyke and Kim Street each hit a free throw to give Twin Valley a 33-31 lead in the final seconds.
   The Lady Panthers overcame an 8-0 deficit at the start of the contest to get within 9-8 in the first quarter and 18-14 at halftime. Twin Valley used a 10-4 run in the third period to take a 24-22 lead.
   Vandyke scored 10 points, while Street and Courtney Hagerman combined for 14 points for Twin Valley.
   Kristin Mullins led the Lady Greenwave with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
   Twin Valley held Clintwood to single digits in all four quarters of regulation and had held the Lady Greenwave scoreless in overtime until Blevins’ three-pointer at the buzzer.

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