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Martin County posts 3-1 week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County notched three wins in four games last week. Coach Wesley Hager’s Cardinals swept district rival Magoffin County in a doubleheader 14-2 and 10-0, April 17 and 18, lost to Knott County 11-4 Thursday, and downed East Ridge 13-1 Friday. Below is a recap of the action. Cards sweep…
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Martin County softball falls to Magoffin, Tug Valley
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School softball dropped a pair of games last week to district rival Magoffin County 16-11 at home April 19 and Tug Valley 9-0 on the road April 20. Below is a recap of last week’s action. Lady Cards drop district decision to Magoffin INEZ — Martin County Lady…
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Martin County Middle School baseball finishes 1-2 week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Middle School baseball won one of three games last week. The Cardinals dropped games on the road April 17 to Betsy Layne 10-4 and April 18 to Lawrence County 13-1. They bounced back Thursday to defeat South Floyd 14-4 at home. Below is a recap of all three…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Aiden Horn and Savannah Young
INEZ — Martin County High School athletes Aiden Horn and Savannah Young are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Horn (#1) plays for the Martin County High School baseball team and helped lead the Cardinals in two big wins over district rival Magoffin County last week. The sophomore went 6-for-8 at the plate, picked…
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Martin County Middle School softball falls to Paintsville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School softball team dropped a home game to Paintsville 15-5 in four innings April 17. Paintsville got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Lady Cards scored a run in the bottom of the first to trail…
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Martin County has tough week on the diamond
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County had a tough week on the diamond. The Cardinals dropped a decision to Tug Valley to set the tone April 10, then followed with two losses in a row April 11 and 12 in a district doubleheader against Johnson Central. Below is a recap of the action. Tug…
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Lady Cards go 0-2 in district play
BY BOO NEWSOMEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County softball lost two district contests on the road last week. The Lady Cards dropped a 15-0 decision to Johnson Central and fell 10-5 to Paintsville. Below is a recap of both games. MC vs. JC Johnson Central’s ace Madelyn Vaughn got the 15-0 win on the mound…
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Pikeville outlasts Martin County 7-3 in opening round of All-A Classic
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County hosted the 15 Region Baseball All-A Classic and lost to Pikeville 7-3 in the opening round April 4 at Cardinal Field. Pikeville scored five runs in the first and second innings. The Cardinals fought back in the bottom of the third, scoring two runs to cut…
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Martin County softball falls to Mingo Central in doubleheader
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County fell to Mingo Central 9-6 and 16-7 in a doubleheader Saturday at home. Below is a recap of both games. Game 1 The Martin County defense held Mingo Central scoreless in the first three innings. Zoie Hinkle was on the mound for the Lady Cards and…
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Paintsville shuts out Martin County softball in All-A Classic
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County hosted the 15th Region Softball All-A Classic and fell to Paintsville 6-0 in the opening round April 4. Sophomore pitcher Zoie Hinkle took the loss. Laney Bledsoe started in the circle for the Paintsville Tigers for the win. Both teams went three up and three down…
Category: Baseball & Softball
