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Martin County Middle wins three in a row
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Middle School’s girls basketball A-team went 3-1 over the past two weeks with wins over Johns Creek, Magoffin and Paintsville. Their only setback was a two-point loss to Dorton. The B-team remains undefeated. MCMS vs JC – The Lady Cards A-team wasted no time setting the tone in
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Lady Cards stay hot with win over Tigers
Marcum fires in six from long range BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School girls basketball teams earned decisive victories at Paintsville on Aug. 14. Makenna Marcum raised the summer temperature even higher after she drained six 3s to lead the A-team to a 41-18 win. The B-team handed the Tigers
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OnPoint Swish rolls past Carolina
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The OnPoint Swish, Kentucky’s first and only women’s semi-professional basketball team, pulled off an 84-75 victory over the Carolina Lady Cougars behind a balanced scoring effort led by Carnethia Brown and Carla Booth at Memorial Gym in Hazard. Three Swish players recorded a double-double – Carla Booth, Kennedi
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Makenna Marcum
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Makenna Marcum is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Marcum, who plays for Martin County Middle School, came in clutch in a 28-24 home overtime win over Betsy Layne on Thursday night. Down 21-18, she danced around screens at the top of the key before hitting
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Lady Cards edge Bobcats in overtime thriller
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School girls basketball A-team battled to a thrilling 28-24 overtime win over Betsy Layne on Aug. 7, while the B-team crushed the Bobcats 35-8. Makenna Marcum scorched a 3-pointer from the wing with under four minutes left in regulation to tie the game at
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Offseason shake-up: State’s leading scorer enrolls at Martin County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Braxton Keathley, Kentucky’s leading scorer last season, will suit up for Martin County High School this year. After his family relocated to Inez, the move led to his enrollment at the school and has created a major offseason shake-up in Kentucky high school basketball. Keathley, a 6-foot-4, 190-lb
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OnPoint Swish returns to eastern Kentucky, looks to set attendance record
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — Former Martin County basketball standout Carla Booth is bringing her semi-professional team back to eastern Kentucky this weekend. The OnPoint Swish is hoping for a record-breaking turnout this Saturday inside Hazard Memorial Gym at 3:30 p.m. Booth’s team will face the Carolina Lady Cougars in a high-stakes Women’s
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Martin County football to debut at midnight practice
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s football program will launch its season with a “First Flight” midnight practice. The event starts July 31 and runs into the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 1 at The Rock. The first glimpse at this year’s Cardinals will feature the first official practice in
