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Three from Tug Valley make Class A All-State softball team
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s softball team had a great season and is well represented on the Class A All-State team released Monday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Junior Bailee Hall, freshmen Emma Lackey and Katie Hall were all voted for the honors. Bailee Hall and Lackey are…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Morgan Childers
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Morgan Childers is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Childers is a member of the Phillies in the Martin County Cal Ripken League. In the tournament last week against the Reds, his teammate Jonah Mills had found his way to third base with a tie score.…
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Cards suffer nail-biter loss in 57th District
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — Martin County High School’s varsity baseball team suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Johnson Central on May 19 in the first round of the 57th District Tournament at Magoffin County. The Eagles hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to conclude the Cardinals season.…
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Cal Ripken announces All-Star selections
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Cal Ripken has officially announced its All-Star selections for the upcoming 2025 season recognizing top talent across various age groups in softball and baseball. Softball – Sarah McCoy, Kenleigh Estep, Emily Mooney, Paisley Mooney, Kiley Wright, Macie Callaham, JaLynn McGinnis, Krista Hunt, Alice Mae Gilkey, Gabby…
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Endicott signs with UPIKE softball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Surrounded by teammates, coaches and family at Martin County High School, senior Kaylee Endicott signed May 15 to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of Pikeville. She will join UPIKE’s softball program this fall while pursuing a degree in nursing. Endicott, raised by her grandfather…
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Tug Valley baseball season ends
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers saw their season come to a halt as they lost a rematch with the St. Joe Irish 10-3 in regional tournament baseball action May 17 in Huntington. The Panthers got on the board in the top of the second inning after Gage Whitt…
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Lady Cards roll past Blackcats on senior night
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County sent Prestonsburg packing in a 12-9 senior night win on May 14. The soon-to-be graduates were honored in a ceremony before the first at-bat. “It was great to get a win against a good squad on senior night. We played together as a team,” head coach…
