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Lady Cards start season 4-0
Junior Katie Marcum ties up the ball Friday in Martin County’s game against Shelby Valley at home. Marcum scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) Big wins over Shelby Valley, Belfry BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Lady Cards are off to a hot start on the season.…
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Tug Valley wins season opener at Westside
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK — The Tug Valley Panthers won their season opener over Westside 63-52 Friday night at Clear Fork in Wyoming County, W.Va. The Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson trailed 13-12 after the first quarter but led 26-21 at halftime. They pulled ahead in the final quarter outscoring the Renegades…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff
INEZ — Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff are this week’s Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Mollette went down in the Martin County Lady Cards vs. Marshall County game with a head injury and had to leave the game with what seemed to be a concussion. After a couple of days off practice, the junior…
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Martin County Middle splits pair on the road
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Middle School Cardinals split a pair of games on the road last week to improve to 8-5 on the season. The Cardinals defeated Magoffin County 70-40 Thursday but fell short to Pikeville 51-41 Friday. Below is a recap of both games. Dials leads Cards past Magoffin SALYERSVILLE —…
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Hale named to WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team
HAZARD — Martin County junior Luke Hale was named to the WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team. Hale scored 19 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Cardinals to a 63-57-win vs. Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game Saturday. He shot the lights out against a very good Hazard team connecting on four of eight …
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Martin County Cardinals open season 2-1
Martin County senior Matt Linville goes up to grab the opening tip against Logan in the Zip Zone Tip-Off Classic. (Citizen file photo/Roger Smith) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Coach Jason James and the Martin County Cardinals opened their 2022-2023 campaign by winning two of three games on the road. The Cardinals tamed the Russell Red…
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Lady Panthers hope to continue success
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers were ranked No. 7 in Class A in the preseason poll last week. In the 2021 season Coach Clyde Farley led Tug Valley to its first-ever girls state championship when they won the Class A title at the Charleston Civic Center. So TVHS has had success and…
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Lady Cardinals take down Marshall County 45-42 in premier Hoopfest
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BENTON — The Martin County Lady Cardinals took down Marshall County 45-42 in the 2022 Marshall County Hoopfest, one of the premier basketball events in the country, in a game early Saturday morning in the Reed Conder Gymnasium in Benton. The Lady Marshals of Region 1 finished 21-6 last season. This…
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Williams named Player of the Game in Marshall County Hoopfest
BENTON — Martin County’s Laken Williams was named Player of the Game in the 2022 Marshall County Hoopfest. The junior guard scored 26 points to lead the Lady Cards to a 45-42 win against Marshall County in a game early Saturday morning at the Reed Conder Gymnasium in Benton. Williams hit two clutch free throws with…
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Martin County Middle beats Johnson Central 59-49
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School Cardinals traveled to Johnson Central to defeat the Eagles for the second time in less than a week. The Cards led this one from start to finish and when the horn sounded were on top 59-49. The Cards shot out of the gate early taking…
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