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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Cardinals
LAS VEGAS — The Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. The Cardinals went 3-1 in the prestigious 11th annual Jerry Tarkanian Classic, played Dec.16-21 at Bishop Gorman High School and surrounding gyms in Las Vegas. The tournament featured 125-plus high school boys’ teams (spread over eight divisions) and 70-plus prep programs. Coach…
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Lady Cards swat Hornets, cage Tigers in district matchups
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals won two back-to-back district matchups at home last week. Coach Robin Newsome’s squad swatted the Magoffin County Hornets 91-53 Monday, Dec. 11, then caged the Paintsville Tigers 73-72 Thursday night. Below is a recap of the action. Cards 91, Hornets 53 Martin County dominated Magoffin County for the…
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Cardinals fall to South Charleston
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Martin County held the lead until the final minute of overtime before they lost a 77-70 decision to South Charleston in the Chapmanville Country Roads Showcase. The game was played Friday at Chapmanville High School. South Charleston knocked down five 3-pointers to go up 17-14 in the…
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Eden sweeps county basketball tournaments
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Eden Elementary swept the Martin County boys elementary basketball tournaments, winning the A, B- and C-team championships. Eden coach BJ Endicott was proud of his three teams, saying, “Our kids worked hard all season and it paid off for them.” The tournaments, organized by elementary athletic director John…
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Tug Valley opens season with win
Panthers run past visiting Westside BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers got their season started in the right direction with an impressive 78-51 win over Westside Friday night at the TVHS home gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley jumped out to a 22-10 first-quarter lead and outscored the Renegades 26-5…
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Cardinals lose battle to Bobcats
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County lost a 78-70 battle to regional rival Betsy Layne at home Dec. 12. This was a physical game from the tipoff. Martin County, under Coach Jason James, had just come off a great showing in the WYMT Classic, where they defeated Knott County and went to…
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Lady Cards go 1-1 in Jim Rose Classic
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — Martin County Lady Cards traveled to Lexington Christian High School to compete in the Jim Rose Classic Dec. 16-17. They lost to the Spencer County Bears 62-41 in the first round and bounced back the following day to defeat a good Mercer County team 68-58. Below is a recap of…
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Martin County Middle School gets back-to-back wins
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Martin County Middle School Cardinals improved their record to 7-3 with wins over Williamson 46-30 Friday and Kermit 44-29 Saturday. Both games were played at the Williamson Fieldhouse. In the showdown against the Williamson Wolfpack, Martin County took control early for an 11-5 lead after the first…
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Lady Panthers drop two games on the road
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HINTON, W.Va. — It was a rough road trip for the Lady Panthers of Tug Valley as they dropped a pair of games in the 34th annual Rogers Oil Classic at Summers County High School in Hinton. On Friday, TVHS lost a close game to Braxton County 45-39. Katelyn Richardson…
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Martin County guns down Knott County, falls to Harlan County
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HINDMAN — Martin County defeated host Knott County 54-48 in the WYMT Food City Mountain Classic Dec. 4, then lost a hard-fought battle to a talented Harlan 86-76 in the semifinals Friday night. Below is a recap of both games. MC 54, KC 48 The contest between the Cardinals and…
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