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Lady Cards earn historic district win over Hornets
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — The history-making season continued for the Martin County Lady Cardinals on May 7. Martin County defeated Magoffin County Hornets 14-12 on the road in a dramatic 57th District showdown, marking the county’s first softball victory over Magoffin County since 2003 when the program competed as Sheldon Clark High…
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Cardinals outlast Cougars in Senior Night thriller
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County picked up a dramatic 10-9 Senior Night win over Morgan County on May 7, then closed the week by pushing Paintsville to nine innings before falling 3-2 on the road. The Cardinals also dropped a 6-1 decision to Lawrence County during the stretch. Below is a recap of…
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Martin County football moving to District 8
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School will be in a different district for football starting in 2027. The KHSAA Board of Control met May 6 in Lexington, approving football alignments for the 2027 and 2028 playing seasons. This means some schools in eastern Kentucky will be in a new district…
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Tug Valley topples Mingo Central, Chapmanville before Wayne setback
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley defeated county rival Mingo Central 6-4 and avenged an earlier season loss to Chapmanville with a 12-2 mercy-rule victory before falling 8-5 at Wayne later in the week. Tug Valley 6, Mingo Central 4 Dawson Richardson struck out 10 batters as he led Tug Valley past county rival…
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Hall hits 40th career homer in Lady Panthers’ loss to George Washington
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senior Bailee Hall blasted the 40th home run of her Tug Valley career May 5, but the Lady Panthers could not overcome five errors in a 6-1 loss at George Washington. Despite matching the Lady Patriots with five hits, Tug Valley struggled defensively as George Washington turned…
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Lady Cards sweep Owsley
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BOONEVILLE — Martin County Lady Cards snapped a five-game losing streak May 2 sweeping Owsley County 11-0 and 18-4 in Booneville. Alyssa Mullins tossed a four-inning shutout in the opener. The University of Pikeville signee struck out six to lead the Lady Cardinals. At the plate, Bri Muncy paced the offense…
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Lady Cards mercy-rule South Floyd
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County took advantage of patience at the plate and aggressive baserunning to roll past South Floyd 12-0 in four innings, highlighted by an inside-the-park home run from Harper Runyon in Inez April 30. The Lady Cardinals wasted no time getting on the board, scoring four runs in…
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Middle school soccer: Lady Cards show growth
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Martin County Middle School showed early fight but could not keep pace late in a 3-1 loss to Lawrence County in the OVC Tournament on May 4 at Adams. The Lady Cardinals answered quickly in the first half when Aubree Muncy found the net just under eight minutes…
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Middle school baseball: Bulldogs slip Cards 3-2
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School battled through a tight contest but fell just short in a 3-2 loss to Lawrence County on April 30 in Inez. The Cardinals set the tone early on defense. With Lawrence County threatening in the top of the first, Jonah Mills came up big…
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Cardinals walk it off in extra-inning thriller
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County finally broke through Friday night. Aidan Mann delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Cardinals to an 11-10 win over East Ridge, snapping a 15-game losing streak in dramatic fashion at home. The Cardinals (15 hits) matched East Ridge…
