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Martin County gets back on track to survive and advance
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Cardinals worked through a win drought in time to send Johnson Central packing 62-59 in the opening round of the 57th District Tournament Feb. 22. Coach Jason James’ Cardinals, who had won 17 games in a row, including the 15th Region All “A” championship and an…
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Tug Valley downs Westside for 15th straight win on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Class A No. 2-ranked Tug Valley boys basketball team closed out the regular season with a come-from-behind 78-60 win over Westside at home Feb. 21. The game served as Senior Night and Tug Valley’s two seniors, Parker Davis and Jonathan Wagoner, were honored during pregame ceremonies.…
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Martin County punches ticket to 15th Region Tournament
Lady Cards swat Magoffin County 66-48 in 57th District Tournament BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — The Martin County Lady Cardinals punched their ticket to the 15th Regional Tournament by swatting the Magoffin County Hornets 66-48 Monday night in the 57th District Tournament at Paintsville High School. The Lady Cardinals will play for…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals vs. Magoffin County in the 57th District Tournament [GALLERY]
Martin County Lady Cardinals vs. Magoffin County in the 57th District Tournament played Thursday at Paintsville High School
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Tug Valley turns back the Tide
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SETH, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers turned back the Sherman Tide 78-58 to win their 12th game in a row and improve their regular season record to 17-3 in a game Feb. 14. Tug Valley, ranked No. 2 in Class A in West Virginia, saw Ashton Davis score 11…
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Martin County’s Jason James named Coach of the Year in 15th Region
Melinda Feltner, Kensley Feltner, Rylee Samons honored BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County High School’s boys basketball head coach Jason James has been named 15th Region Coach of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches. He was among coaches honored in each region Friday. This is the second KABC Coach…
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Martin County wraps up regular season
Senior Matt Linville soars up to grab the opening tip in Martin County’s last home game of the season Thursday. (Citizen photo by Boo Newsome) It was a tough week for the Martin County Cardinals. They lost back-to-back games against host Hazard 76-49 on Feb. 13 and Pike Central 67-58 Thursday at home. The Cardinals…
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Martin County Middle eighth grade team takes second in Mountain Middle School Conference
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Martin County Cardinals eighth grade team went 1-1 in the Mountain Middle School Conference Tournament Feb. 10-11 and finished in second place. The Mountain Middle School Conference includes Magoffin County, Johnson Central, Fallsburg and Martin County. The Cardinals pounded Fallsburg 67-28 in the opening round and fell short to Johnson Central 64-59 in…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals Junior Varsity goes 3-0
Chloe May swings the ball in the Martin County offense. May shot the lights out in the last week of the season. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) The Lady Cardinals JV team wrapped up the regular season with wins against West Carter 45-28, Elliott County 55-14 and Pike Central 33-13.Below is a recap of all…
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