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Tug Valley Panthers trounce Man Hillbillies 79-25
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MAN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers held the Man Hillbillies to single digits in all four quarters to run past their regional rival 79-25 on Feb. 13 at the Man Memorial Fieldhouse. Ashton Davis was 3-for-3 from behind the arc to lead TV with nine first-quarter points, while Kaden…
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Cardinals sweep Eagles, Hornets and Patriots
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals swept three solid basketball programs last week: Magoffin County 78-73 at home Feb. 5, Knott County Central 61-50 at home Feb. 6, and Johnson Central 103-94 on the road Thursday. With the wins over Magoffin and Johnson Central, Coach Jason James’ Cardinals are 6-0…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Region 8 wrestling champs Price, Messer, Maynard, Cline
INEZ — Martin County Wrestling’s KHSAA Region 8 champions Rafe Price, Brock Messer, Parker Maynard and Jono Cline are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Price, a senior, pinned Carson Gillum of Ashland Blazer in 51 seconds in the final match of the 150-lb class. He pinned Camden Slone of Knott County Central in…
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Lady Cardinals edge Lady Eagles to keep district title hopes alive
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County Lady Cardinals clinched a 59-56 victory against the Johnson Central Lady Eagles in a strategically fought battle Feb. 7 on the road. The win keeps the Lady Cards in the hunt for a 57th District Conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the 57th…
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Martin County sends seven to KHSAA State Wrestling Championships
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County will send seven wrestlers and an alternate to the KHSAA State Wrestling Championships after they made it through the Region 8 tournament Saturday at Pike Central High School in Pikeville. Rafe Price, Jono Cline, Brock Messer, Parker Maynard, Julian Stafford, Nick Harless, and Jake Stafford will all…
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Logan Wildcats claw Tug Valley Panthers
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The visiting Class AAA Logan Wildcats jumped out to a 20-9 lead after the first quarter and held off No. 2-ranked Class A Tug Valley 67-55 Saturday night at Naugatuck. The Panthers played better in the second quarter, with Logan outscoring them 15-14 heading into the dressing…
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Tug Valley downs Webster County 84-68
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Tug Valley used a strong second quarter to down Webster County 84-68 in the Par Mar Stores Shootout played Wednesday evening at West Virginia State University in Institute. The game was tied at 23-all after one quarter. The Panthers turned up the defense and continued their strong…
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TV Panthers bury rival Mingo Miners 69-39
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers got back on the winning track as they buried county rival Mingo Central 69-39 Tuesday night at the TVHS gym in Naugatuck. Tug Valley (13-3) is coming off back-to-back losses in the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout this past weekend. So Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson was…
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Maynard wins state wrestling title, team finishes second
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County Middle School wrestler Parker Maynard won his second consecutive KFWC state title Saturday in the KFWC Middle School State Championship at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. At the same time, his team finished as runner-up out of 74 middle school and club teams competing in…
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Martin County Youth finishes with four state wrestling champs and team runner-up
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County Youth Wrestling Club has four state champions and finished as the medium-sized team runner-up in the KFWC Youth State Championship. The event took place Sunday at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, featuring 99 teams and almost 2,000 wrestlers. Wrestling with 21 team members in Division…
