Paden City Wildcats close a 75-year basketball legacy in the Bob Burton Gymnasium

Paden City Wildcats close a 75-year basketball legacy in the Bob Burton Gymnasium

PADEN CITY, W.Va. (WTRF) — An atmosphere of school spirit, nostalgia, and bittersweet memories filled the Bob Burton Gymnasium Tuesday night as the Paden City Wildcats played their final 32 minutes of basketball on the three-quarters of a century-old hardwood.  ”It's kind of disappointing that it’s going to be the last game on this court,” 8th-grade student Jackson Hatgy said. The Wetzel County Board of Education voted at the end of 2024 to clos…