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Martin County baseball battles through tough six-game stretch
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School baseball went 2-4 over a demanding six-game spring break stretch March 30-April 4, showing progress against a tough schedule. The Cardinals dropped back-to-back games to Boyd County, beat Tug Valley, then fell to Russell and Lewis County before closing the week with a comeback win over…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals make history with district win over Paintsville
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN For the first time in program history, the Martin County High School softball team can call itself a district winner. The Lady Cardinals’ 4-2 victory over Paintsville on March 24 was a breakthrough decades in the making. Since the school’s opening in the 2019-20 academic year, Martin County had never…
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week: Aidan Mann
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Aidan Mann is the Kirk & Crum Law Office Player of the Week. Mann was a consistent force at the plate, delivering multiple multi-hit games and producing in key moments for the Martin County High School baseball team. He went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four stolen…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers sweep twin bill from Calhoun County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOGAN, W.Va. — Senior Bailee Hall and sophomore Emma Lackey pitched back-to-back no-hitters in Tug Valley’s doubleheader sweep over Calhoun County, Saturday at the Chief Logan Recreation Center softball field. In the opener, the Lady Panthers won 5-0 and took the second game of the twin bill 10-1. Hall tossed…
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Tug Valley baseball drops two tight games to Wayne, Man
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley baseball came up short in a pair of close games last week, falling by a combined three runs in back-to-back losses to Wayne and Man. The Panthers dropped a 6-4 decision to the visiting Wayne Pioneers on Tuesday, March 31, at Don Spence Field, then were edged 3-2…
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Lady Panthers split at Sherman, drop two in Tennessee during spring break trip
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley’s softball team split a doubleheader in Boone County, West Virginia, before dropping a pair of games in Knoxville during spring break, finishing a four-game stretch with a 5-3 record. The Lady Panthers, who entered the weekend unbeaten, opened Saturday, March 28 at Sherman High School in Boone County.…
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Martin County baseball erupts for first win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RUSSELL — After a difficult start to the week, the Cardinals broke through in a big way Saturday. Martin County erupted in a 19-5 five-inning win over Huntington Expression Prep at the Frank Bloom Invitational to secure their first victory of the 2026 season. The Cards had dropped three games…
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Martin County Middle baseball drops road game to Adams
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Martin County Middle School could not muster enough offense and fell to Adams 10-1 on March 23. Martin County managed four hits in the contest with Kooper Sturgill leading the way. Sturgill went 1-for-2, scored the team’s lone run and created pressure with three stolen bases. Mayson Phillips also…
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Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week: Bailee Hall
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Bailee Hall is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week. Hall opened the 2026 softball season with the kind of week few players can match, dominating in the circle and delivering at the plate. She helped power the Lady Panthers to a…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers stay unbeaten with trio of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley Lady Panthers opened the season in commanding fashion last week, rolling past Tolsia, rallying for a walk-off win over Man and overwhelming East Ridge to improve to 4-0. The Lady Panthers showcased power across the three-game stretch, blasting multiple home runs, delivering late-game heroics and getting dominant work…
