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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…
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Martin County dominates Johnson Central in first district test
BY MIKE MUNCY PAINTSVILLE — Double-digit points by four different Cardinals propelled Martin County to a big win in their first district matchup of the season against Johnson Central on the road Jan. 3. When the dust settled it was Martin County standing tall 86-66. Martin County came out with a lot of energy and…
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Cardinals overpower ranked teams in Christmas Classic at Tug Valley
Martin County point guard Dray Duff with an acrobatic finish around the rim Thursday at Tug Valley High School. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Martin County crossed the river to Tug Valley High School last week and overpowered third-ranked Tucker County (WV) 72-53 and fourth-ranked Cameron (WV) 73-45…
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Lady Cards go 2-1 in Daytona tourney
Martin County Lady Cards show off their runner-up hardware at the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic. BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAYTONA BEACH — The Martin County Lady Cardinals traveled to the Sunshine State last week for the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic Dec. 27-30. The Lady Cards played three games making it into the championship game. Below…
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Blaine, Paintsville, Louisa East take home opening round wins in EKEBC Tournament
Inez advances by draw BY JOSHUA BALL Night 1 PAINTSVILLE — Blaine, Paintsville, and Louisa East notched opening-round victories Monday night in the opened gym round of the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Conference (EKEBC) Tournament at Paintsville Elementary School. Here is a recap Monday’s games. Blaine 47 – Warfield 37 Skyler Featherolf tickled the twine for…
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