Lady Miners Win At Charleston Catholic, 46-38

The top-ranked (Class AA) Mingo Central Lady Miners picked up a huge road victory by downing 9th-ranked Charleston Catholic on Thursday in Charleston. Mingo Central (13-1) fell behind Charleston Catholic (8-6) 11-9 after the first period and 20-17 at the half. The Lady Miners turned things around in the third quarter, though, and took a […]

Miners Hold Off Westside, 55-52

The Mingo Central Miners used a balanced attack and held on late to defeat the Westside Renegades, 55-52, on Tuesday on Miner Mountain. Mingo Central (6-7) and Westside (7-6) battled back and forth through a low-scoring first period with the Miners holding a small 8-6 edge. The scoring ramped up in the second quarter as […]

Lady Miners Run Past Chapmanville, 50-29

The 2nd-ranked (AA) Mingo Central Lady Miners used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the 8th-ranked (AA) Chapmanville Lady Tigers, 50-29, on Tuesday at Mingo Central High School. The Lady Miners (11-1) and Lady Tigers (8-5) started out evenly. The score was tied 12-12 after the first period of play before Mingo Central took a […]

Panthers Claw Miners in Mingo County Clash

The 4th-ranked (A) Tug Valley Panthers got 20 points from Joey Gollihue as they downed the home standing Mingo Central Miners on Tuesday on Miner Mountain. The Panthers (8-3) jumped out to a 17-10 lead after the first quarter and led 32-23 at the half. The Miners (5-6) could never put the Panthers in danger, […]

Renegades Run Past Miners, 62-54

The Westside Renegades got 20 points from Hunter Lester as they defeated the visiting Mingo Central Miners, 62-54, on Saturday in Clear Fork. The Renegades (4-5) jumped out to a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Westside stretched the lead out to 31-20 at the intermission. The Miners (5-5) could never get […]

Lady Miners Hammer Westside, 57-12

The Mingo Central Lady Miners used an incredible defensive effort to blow past the Westside Lady Renegades, 57-12, on Saturday. The Lady Miners (10-1) jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the opening frame and an 18-7 lead at the intermission, but things would get much worse for Westside (6-8). Mingo Central outscored the Lady […]

Miners Roll Past Raiders

The Mingo Central Miners got 20 points and 8 rebounds from Jake Cline en route to a 65-50 win at over the home standing River View Raiders on Tuesday. The Miners (5-4) held a 27-22 lead at the half before gaining some distance in the third period. Mingo Central held a 15-9 advantage in the […]

Lady Miners Clobber Parkersburg Catholic, 42-25

The 3rd-ranked (AA) Mingo Central Lady Miners used a stifling defense to shut down the 2nd-ranked Parkersburg Catholic Crusaderettes, 42-25, on Saturday at Willie Akers Arena in Logan at the Wildcat Classic. The Lady Miners (8-1), shut down Parkersburg Catholic (6-2) from the onset, taking a 13-4 lead after the first period and a 22-7 […]

Miners Drop Decision To Wyoming East

The Mingo Central Miners fell, 50-41, to the visiting 9th-ranked (AA) Wyoming East Warriors on Friday at Mingo Central High School. After an even first period, Wyoming East (6-1) outscored the Miners, 14-9, to take a 22-17 lead into the half. Both teams had an even third period, but the Warriors used a 20-16 advantage […]

Ross’ Free Throw Lifts Miners Over Logan, 50-49

Chris Ross hit a free throw with 4.8 seconds left to lift the Mingo Central Miners to a 50-49 win over the 3rd-ranked (AAA) Logan Wildcats on Tuesday at Mingo Central High School. The Miners (4-3) got out to a strong start and held a 10-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, […]