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Tug Valley downs No. 2-ranked Webster County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Tug Valley downed No. 2-ranked Webster County 69-59 in the Par Mar Shootout played Feb. 8 at the Convocation Center on the campus of West Virginia State University in Institute, W.Va. The Panthers, ranked No. 3 heading into the game, were playing their second game in less…
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Tug Valley runs past Mingo Central
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. – Tug Valley completed the season sweep of county rival Mingo Central as the Panthers ran past the Miners 69-47 Tuesday night at the Panthers’ home gym in Naugatuck. Sophomore Joey Gollihue scored seven and freshman Braydun Ferris five in the first quarter as Tug Valley led 16-10…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals finish 3-0 week with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin and Belfry
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Lady Cardinals stretched their win streak to seven with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin County and Belfry last week. Martin County won at home versus Tug Valley by a 68-33 score Jan. 30, at conference rival Magoffin County by a 65-53 margin Feb. 1 and at Belfry Friday, 56-45. The…
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Tug Valley finishes 3-0 week, wins two in Hatfield-McCoy Shootout
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley finished a perfect 3-0 week. The Panthers defeated regional foe Van in a road game Jan. 31, then won two games in the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout over Belfry and Shelby Valley Friday and Saturday. Below is a recap of the action. Tug Valley 62, Belfry 49 WILLIAMSON — Tug…
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Cold shooting costs Martin County two contests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals came off a 15th Regional All “A” championship and impressive state tournament showing to have their week interrupted by inclement weather and game cancellations. After a week off, the Cardinals dropped two contests to Magoffin County and Poca (WV). The Cardinals moved to 19-5 on the…
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Martin County Cardinals JV smacks Magoffin County 69-46
SALYERSVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals JV team smacked the Magoffin County Hornets 69-46 in a game Friday on the road. The Hornets jumped out on the Cards in the first quarter 17-4. The Cardinals got a bucket from Bryson Dials and Devan Maynard for a 4-point first quarter. Sammons from Magoffin scored 11 first-quarter…
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Martin County Middle School Cardinals go to Sweet 16
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — Martin County Middle School coach Kevin Dials took the boys seventh-grade basketball team to play in the KBC Middle School State Tournament Feb. 3-5 in Lexington. Martin County went 3-2 and made it to the Sweet 16 out of 67 teams. The Cardinals lost a heartbreaker on a tip-in at…
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Martin County Lady Cards JV splits pair of games
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT The Martin County Lady Cardinals JV team split a pair of games last week. They defeated Chapmanville 28-14 on Jan. 30 and fell to Magoffin County 23-11 in a game Feb. 1. Below is a recap of both games. Lady Cards 28, Chapmanville 14 INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals JV…
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Martin County survives and advances to Elite 8 in All ‘A’ State tournament
Cardinals slay Harlan, fall to Evangel Christian BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RICHMOND — Dreams do come true. The Martin County Cardinals survived and advanced to Elite 8 play in the All “A” State tournament, slaying the Harlan Green Dragons in the first round Thursday before falling to eventual tournament champion Evangel Christian Friday. This…
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Martin County Lady Cards clip Eagles, crush Barbourville
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Lady Cards went 2-0 last week, clipping the Johnson Central Lady Eagles on the road for their third straight district win by a 20-point margin before crushing visiting Barbourville. The Lady Cards improved to 17-4 on the season and are 3-1 in district play. Below is a…
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