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Martin County reloads for 2024-2025 season
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals have a busy summer, trying to get in as many summer games as they can as they work to reload for the 2024-2025 season after graduating six seniors from last year’s team. Coach James lost the bulk of his offense and defense with Luke…
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Lady Cards off to hot start for summer ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – Coach Robin Newsome believes in the power of summer basketball. She took her team to Raceland last week and has a slew of games coming up in June. The Lady Cards Varsity went 2-1 at the two-day round-robin camp. The ladies took down Greenup and Ironton. The JV…
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Cardinals make elite 8 at WKU camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County high school boys basketball squad went 6-2 to reach the Elite 8 at Western Kentucky University last week. The Hilltoppers camp featured premiere teams from Kentucky and Indiana and proves that the upcoming season will be one to look forward to. Martin County finished the…
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Lady Cards prepare for upcoming season
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — With summer basketball games underway, the Martin County Lady Cardinals Coach Robin Newsome and her team are looking ahead to the upcoming season. Newsome lost four starters from last year’s team—Laken Williams, Katie Marcum, Kennadi Mollett and Alyssa Allen—all of whom signed to play at the next level. “These kids…
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Junior basketball league starts July 18 in Inez
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — East KY Youth Athletics will be hosting the JR NBA/WNBA league at the Collier Community Center in Inez beginning July 18. The program will run basketball camps, games and competitions for three hours every Thursday at 6 p.m. until Aug. 29. Age groups are: 6U and 8U coed,…
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Martin County’s Camp of Champions reaches new heights, fosters young talent with basketball legends
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The success of the Martin County Lady Cards summer basketball camp reached new heights this year. From May 29-31, 60 young enthusiasts gathered for the “Camp of Champions” in the Martin County High School gym. They honed their skills under the guidance of Hall of Fame coach Robin Harmon Newsome,…
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Two Lady Cards receive offers from Alice Lloyd
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School basketball standouts Brooke Marcum and Chloe May received offers May 7 from Alice Lloyd College to play basketball at the next level. The two sophomores saw plenty of playing time this season in all 32 games. Marcum shot 35.1% from the field and averaged…
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UNITE to host free ‘Shoot Hoops Not Drugs’ basketball camps with Jarrod Polson; Martin County one of seven locations
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT This summer, Operation UNITE is hosting seven free regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball skills camps across southern and eastern Kentucky. The camps, led by former University of Kentucky point guard and four-time All-SEC Academic Team member Jarrod Polson, offer school-aged youth a fun and interactive environment to learn basketball skills while…
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Duff to continue basketball career at KCU
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky Christian University is gaining another top-tier talent from Martin County this upcoming season. Dray Duff signed with the Knights on May 6 at the high school auditorium in front of his friends and family. Duff is the son of David and Kim Duff. He has been a…
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McKenzie signs with KCU
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Brayden McKenzie made a lifelong dream come true April 10. The Cardinal guard signed with Kentucky Christian University at the Martin County High School auditorium in front of families, friends and loved ones. McKenzie has been a dominant presence on the court for Martin County over the past…
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