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James enters transfer portal
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN Former Sheldon Clark basketball star Trey James recently announced he entered the college transfer portal. The transfer portal is the system that allows college athletes to change schools. It is a database that lists all players who intend to transfer, signaling to other schools that they can reach out to…
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Mountain Citizen All-57th District teams
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Connor Fugate (Paintsville #10) (Photo/Dawn Kinner) Katie Marcum Emilea Preece Angel Mullis (Magoffin) (Photo/Jim Arnett) Brady Dingess Jaaliyah Warren (Photo/Stephanie Stiles-May) Taylor McKenzie (JC) (Photo/Golden Eagle Broadcasting Network) Aden Barnett (Magoffin County) (Photo/Jim Arnett) Laken Williams (Photo/Stephanie Stiles-May) Colby Fugate (Paintsville) (Photo/Mountain Top Sports) Ryleah Mckenzie (JC) (Golden Eagle Broadcasting Network) Luke…
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Kermit’s 1975 state champs brought pride to community
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN The 1975 Kermit Blue Devils state championship squad is pictured above along with the cheerleaders. The team was coached by the late John Preece. The Kermit Blue Devils brought home their second Class A state championship trophy back in 1975, and that squad is still talked about fondly among locals…
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Brady Dingess receives awards in Lexington
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Martin County senior Brady Dingess received his Mr. Kentucky Basketball candidate award in a ceremony Sunday night at Lexington’s Griffin Gate. The 6-1 point guard amassed 2,664 points and 864 assists during his stellar career at Martin County. He averaged 26.9 ppg, 5.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.7 steals, shooting…
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Kermit’s high-scoring offense led to first-ever state title in 1964
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN KERMIT — Kermit High School won its first-ever West Virginia Class A state basketball championship in 1964 — and it did so with five starters averaging double figures and a high-scoring offense. The Blue Devils, coached by the late Boyce Preece, scored over 100 points in games seven times, and…
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West Virginia all-state girls’ teams announced
Tug Valley senior named first team BY CODY TOMERWHEELING INTELLIGENCER Losing a state championship is certainly heartbreaking but Cameron’s Ashlynn Van Tassell and the Dragons used it as motivation. After falling short in the finale a year ago, the sophomore and her teammates worked diligently to not only get back to the state championship but…
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Lady Panthers fall in state opener
TVHS fails to repeat as Class A champion BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers’ attempt to win back-to-back state championships failed as Tucker County nipped the Mingo County squad 46-45 in the opening game of the West Virginia Girls State Basketball Tournament played at the Charleston Civic…
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Robin Harmon Newsome one of Kentucky’s best
Basketball legend has many great memories BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — When area sports fans talk about the best basketball players to come out of Martin County, Robin Harmon-Newsome is one of the first names to come up.
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Dingess is Mr. Basketball candidate
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s Brady Dingess is one of 19 nominees announced Friday for boys’ high school basketball’s highest honor, Mr. Kentucky Basketball. Dingess was voted 15th Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches, the first-ever from Martin County. The players of the year make…
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Inez won its first state title in 1941
Coach Russell Williamson squads some of the best of era BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — One of the most successful high school basketball teams of the early years of Kentucky High School basketball was the Inez High School Indians of Martin County. In 10 remarkable seasons, from 1932 to 1941, Coach Russell Williamson…
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