On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Martin County Middle School Academic team participated in the KAAC district tournament. With a full team of 15 competitors, the Cardinals showed off our Martin County pride against several other local schools.

Three students — Blake Stacy, Drake Bowen, and Landon Hager — will be moving on to compete at our regional tournament. Stacy placed fourth on the Science test and fifth on the Social Studies test, Bowen placed fifth in math, and Hager placed fourth in Social studies.

In addition, MCMS won the prestigious Katherine C. Hume Award for outstanding sportsmanship.

The upcoming regional meet is Saturday, Feb. 4, and our athletes will be competing for a chance to go to the state tournament in Louisville. Good luck to the students, and GO CARDS!!

Sam Lever and assistant Miranda Johnson coach the Cardinals.