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On the sideline: In the news
BY CHUCK WHITE Martin County High School is taking interest in a new fall sport, Cross Country. Cross Country will consist of students running on-road and off-road trails in team races during the fall. Several students are interested in the new sport, our first time potentially having this at Martin County High School. We are
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Cards win 17-15 after tense back-and-forth
INEZ — Martin County and Betsy Layne traded the lead back and forth but eventually the Cardinals prevailed 17-15 in a game April 11 at Cardinal Park. The game was tied at 7 with Martin County batting in the bottom of the sixth when Chase Stacy singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. There
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Lady Cards drop two
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN The Lady Cards dropped a pair of 57th District games to the Lady Tigers Last week and moved to 0-2 in district play. Below is a recap of both games. PH vs. MC Martin County fell behind early and could not recover in a 16-7 loss April 12 at Cardinal
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Martin County drops pair against Paintsville
Martin County dropped two games last week to Paintsville 10-2 at home and 2-1 on the road. Below is a recap of both contests. Late score costs Cards INEZ — Martin County stayed in it until the end, but Paintsville pulled away late in the 10-2 victory April 13 at Cardinal Park. Paintsville trailed 2-1
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Cards defeat East Ridge, fall to Pikeville in All ‘A’
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN In a game that took three days and a change of venues to complete due to weather, Martin County defeated East Ridge 3-2 Thursday to advance to the semifinals in the 15th Region All “A” Classic. Martin County pitchers allowed just six hits to East Ridge. Dennison Davis took the
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Cards win two of three
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Coach Wesley Hager’s Martin County Cardinals won two of three games last week. The Cards defeated Tug Valley 6-2 on the road March 28 before Hager notched his first career win over his dad Shawn Hager’s Floyd Central 13-4 in a game March 30 at Cardinal Stadium. The Cards ran out
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Lady Cards win two, lose one
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN Kaylee Endicott at the plate for the Lady Cardinals. (Citizen photo by Brady Daniels) Martin County Softball shut out Betsy Layne to start last week, then took a loss to Belfry before they turned things around and beat Floyd Central. “I’m really proud of the girls for battling every inning,”
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MCMS Baseball opens season
Cards lose home opener to Williamson, pick up wins over Floyd and Magoffin Martin County Middle School finished the first week of the 2022 baseball season with two wins and a loss. The Cardinals fell to Williamson 16-8 and defeated Floyd Central 7-4 and Magoffin County 6-5. Below is a recap of the games. Wolfpack
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Lady Cards fall to Valley in All “A” opening round
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals had a tough time generating runs Monday, dropping their game with Shelby Valley 12-0 in the opening round of the 15th Region All-A at Cardinal Park. A single by Bailey Dials in the third inning was a positive for Martin County. Lilly Napier
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Cardinals mercy-rule Elliott in four innings
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County clicked on all cylinders to mercy-rule Elliott County 15-0 in four innings March 22 at Cardinal Park. Greyden Proctor stepped inside the circle for the Cardinals for the first time this season and threw an exceptional no-hitter, striking out five while allowing one walk. Martin County jumped
