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Tug Valley Cheerleaders capture 11th state championship
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School added another chapter to its storied cheerleading history Nov. 19, winning the Class A state championship at the Charleston Coliseum to secure the program’s 11th overall title. The victory marks Tug Valley’s first state crown since 2023 and follows a dominant stretch in which the
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Tug Valley captures Region 4 cheer championship
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Tug Valley High School captured the Class A Region 4 cheer championship Saturday at Cabell Midland High School. The team advances to the state finals in December in Huntington.
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Youth cheer camp Saturday at MCHS
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Get ready for a high-energy day of spirit and school pride. The Martin County High School cheerleading squad, led by coach Nikki Moore, will host an action-packed cheer camp for children ages 3 and up Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Young participants will learn
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Caldwell signs with Mount Vernon Nazarene
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School graduate Grace Caldwell has signed up to cheer for Mount Vernon Nazarene University, where she plans to study speech language pathology. Caldwell, who maintained an impressive 4.482 GPA, is also the recipient of the Harmon Scholarship, the WYMT Scholarship and the Farm Bureau Scholarship.
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Blankenship makes history with EKU signing
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Reese Blankenship, a senior cheerleader at Martin County High School, signed on April 16 at MCHS to continue her academic and athletic career at Eastern Kentucky University, where she plans to study elementary education. Blankenship, daughter of DJ and Heather Blankenship of Inez, has been a member of
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MCMS wins game cheer competition
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School’s cheerleading squad, coached by Tiffany Farra, won the Eastern Kentucky Conference game cheer competition. The tournament took place last week in Warfield.
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MCHS cheer wins third place
Martin County High School cheerleaders, coached by Nikki Moore, won third place for their performance during the boys and girls All “A” Classic.
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Martin County cheer team runner-up
Martin County High School cheer team finished as the Region 8 KHSAA runner-up at Shelby Valley High School on Nov. 16. The squad will return to state competition under the direction of head coach Nikki Moore.
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MCHS cheer camp sees large turnout
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Cheerleaders held their Mini Cheer Camp June 17-19 in Inez. Forty-five upcoming Cardinals between the ages of 3 and 13 attended the annual camp. Each girl learned two sideline cheers, a dance and a floor cheer. During halftime of the first Martin County
