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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Lady Cardinals and Cardinals
INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals and the Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Martin County Lady Cardinals are 17-4 and coming off three convincing 57th District wins over Johnson Central 66-48, Paintsville 67-42 and Magoffin County 56-26. The Lady Cardinals won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic and finished runner-up…
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Martin County knocks off Magoffin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Cardinals picked up their third 57th District win 72-50 over the Magoffin County Hornets to go 3-0 in district play Jan. 23 in Inez. The Cardinals brought a 15-game win streak into the contest and improved to 18-2 on the season. Brayden McKenzie laced up his shoes and…
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Martin County JV swats Magoffin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals JV team held a one-point lead over Magoffin County at halftime Jan. 23 in Inez, but a 43-point second half was a different story. The Cardinals swatted the Hornets 69-40. The first and second quarters were back and forth the entire way. Devan Maynard scored seven…
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Lady Cards JV win over Barbourville
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals defeated the Lady Tigers of Barbourville 38-20 in a game Saturday in Inez. The Lady Cards jumped out 14-2 at the end of the first quarter. Candace Spaulding and Tamara Workman led the Cards in the first quarter scoring five points each. The Lady Cardinals…
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Linville receives offer from Kentucky Christian University
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — After the big weekend for the Cardinals in the All “A” State Tournament in Richmond, Martin County’s Matt Linville comes away with a historic team win and a college offer from Kentucky Christian University. KCU is offering to extend Lineville’s basketball career to the next level while achieving his bachelor’s…
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Martin County Cardinals on 15-win streak heading into state All ‘A’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Cardinals Coach Jason James and company went 3-0 this week to move their record to 17-2 heading into the All “A” State tournament Thursday. The Cardinals are on a hot 15-win streak, with their last loss being Dec. 6 vs. Breathitt County 50-47. Martin County’s victims this week…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals Pound Paintsville, Magoffin
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals pounded Paintsville 67-42 and crushed Magoffin County 56-26 in 57th District play at home last week. The Lady Cards improved to 15-4. Below is a recap of the action. Lady Cards pound Paintsville The Lady Cards left nothing in doubt when they pounded…
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Lady Cardinals JV dominates Paintsville
INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals Junior Varsity took care of business Jan. 17 dominating the Paintsville Tigers 30-17. Lady Cards jumped out 10-0 on the Tigers in the first quarter. Five different Lady Cards got in the book. Bella Muncy knocked down a 3-pointer to start the game 3-0. Harless, May and Workman each…
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Martin County JV falls short to Lawrence
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — Martin County JV came up a little short 35-31 against Lawrence County Jan. 18. The Lady Cardinals got off to a good start winning the first quarter 12-7. Tamara Workman came out ready to play scoring five points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Martin County went cold…
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Tug Valley downs county rival Mingo Central
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RED JACKET — The Tug Valley Panthers defeated county rival Mingo Central in a road contest Jan. 10 up on Miner Mountain to improve to 8-4 on the season. TVHS came into the game ranked No. 4 in Class A. Last season the Miners defeated the young Panthers squad twice.…
