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All ‘A’ bracket set
Tickets online only Martin County Cardinals (14-2) will play in the All “A” Classic Statewide Basketball Tournament on Thursday, Jan. 26. Gametime is set for 10 a.m. at McBrayer Arena on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. The Cardinals will face the Harlan Green Dragons (17-2) coached by Derrick Akal. Tickets are $10 and must…
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Eden wins county championship
WARFIELD — Eden Wildcats A Team dominated Warfield 42-17 two win the Martin County Elementary Tournament championship Jan. 12 at Martin County Middle School. The Eden Wildcats A Team won the bye in the Martin County Elementary Tournament to advance to the A Team championship game. Warfield defeated Inez 23-18 on Jan. 11 in the…
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Inez claims B Team championship
Inez B Team narrowly escaped Warfield to win the B Team county championship 23-22. The Inez Indians B Team won the bye in the Martin County Elementary Tournament to advance to the B Team championship game. Warfield defeated Eden 32-16 on Jan. 11 in the tournament’s first round to advance to the championship game to…
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Warfield wins C Team championship
The Warfield Red Devils C Team advanced to the championship round by defeating the Eden Wildcats C Team 13-0 before a packed house Jan. 11. All games were played at Martin County Middle School. Jace Hinkle scored 6 points to lead Warfield. Jonah McCoy netted five points and Hunter Schum added two points. Warfield moved…
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Panthers fall to Wildcats
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley Panthers blew an early lead and lost for the second time this season to the Logan Wildcats, 65-58, Saturday night at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley, now 4-3 on the season, lost to Logan 84-75 back in December. A capacity crowd squeezed into the…
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Lady Cards go 2-1 in All ‘A’
Martin County point guard Laken Williams with a contested jump shot in the lane. Williams’s jump shot and speed make it hard for the defense to guard her. (Citizen photo by Stephanie May) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County Lady Cardinals went 2-1 in the All “A” Classic last week at the…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week
INEZ — Martin County freshman Brooke Marcum (25) and sophomore Peyton Davis (11) are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Marcum is a first-year starting guard for the Lady Cardinals and has had multiple game-winning moments and huge free throws. She came up big in the Lady Cardinals championship win over Floyd Central in…
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Martin County JV goes 2-0 with wins over Johnson Central and Paintsville
The Martin County JV team finished the week with two big district wins. The Cardinals defeated Johnson Central 54-45 on Jan. 3 and drubbed Paintsville 47-31 Thursday. Below is a recap of both games. MC JV vs. JC JV PAINTSVILLE — Martin County JV Cardinals went on the road Thursday and came up big over…
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Martin County blitzes Paintsville 97-57
BY MIKE MUNCY INEZ — Junior Luke Hale pumped in 33 points to lead Martin County to a 97-57 blitz of the Paintsville Tigers in front of a packed house Thursday in Inez. The Cardinals clicked on all cylinders in their second straight 57th District victory of the week, extending their win streak to nine…