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Cards defeat East Ridge, fall to Pikeville in All ‘A’
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN In a game that took three days and a change of venues to complete due to weather, Martin County defeated East Ridge 3-2 Thursday to advance to the semifinals in the 15th Region All “A” Classic. Martin County pitchers allowed just six hits to East Ridge. Dennison Davis took the…
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Martin County reels in 22-boat field in annual fishing tourney
Cardinals keep AOY hope alive BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Student anglers from Martin, Johnson and Lawrence counties show off prizes from Saturday’s Hutch Auto Group High School and Youth Fishing Tournament hosted by Martin County High School at Paintsville Lake. (Photo/MC Fishing) INEZ — Martin County Cardinal Fishing braved the weather Saturday as they hosted…
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Cards win two of three
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Coach Wesley Hager’s Martin County Cardinals won two of three games last week. The Cards defeated Tug Valley 6-2 on the road March 28 before Hager notched his first career win over his dad Shawn Hager’s Floyd Central 13-4 in a game March 30 at Cardinal Stadium. The Cards ran out…
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Cardinals fall to Shelby Valley
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Both Martin County High School tennis teams competed March 28, taking on Shelby Valley on the road. The boys lost 9-1 and the girls lost 8-1. Head Coach Josh Penix said Shelby Valley was a good matchup. “Most matches were a couple games away from going the other direction,”…
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Kermit’s 1975 state champs brought pride to community
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN The 1975 Kermit Blue Devils state championship squad is pictured above along with the cheerleaders. The team was coached by the late John Preece. The Kermit Blue Devils brought home their second Class A state championship trophy back in 1975, and that squad is still talked about fondly among locals…
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MCMS wins penalty kicks
Martin County Middle School girls soccer played an important conference game before spring break. The Lady Cards played their second conference game Monday night at home against Adams Middle School. The first half saw Adams aggressively attacking the goal and scoring one by halftime. The Lady Cards were up to the challenge with Faith Caldwell…
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Lady Cards win two, lose one
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN Kaylee Endicott at the plate for the Lady Cardinals. (Citizen photo by Brady Daniels) Martin County Softball shut out Betsy Layne to start last week, then took a loss to Belfry before they turned things around and beat Floyd Central. “I’m really proud of the girls for battling every inning,”…
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MCMS Baseball opens season
Cards lose home opener to Williamson, pick up wins over Floyd and Magoffin Martin County Middle School finished the first week of the 2022 baseball season with two wins and a loss. The Cardinals fell to Williamson 16-8 and defeated Floyd Central 7-4 and Magoffin County 6-5. Below is a recap of the games. Wolfpack…
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Lady Cards fall to Valley in All “A” opening round
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals had a tough time generating runs Monday, dropping their game with Shelby Valley 12-0 in the opening round of the 15th Region All-A at Cardinal Park. A single by Bailey Dials in the third inning was a positive for Martin County. Lilly Napier…
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Cardinals mercy-rule Elliott in four innings
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County clicked on all cylinders to mercy-rule Elliott County 15-0 in four innings March 22 at Cardinal Park. Greyden Proctor stepped inside the circle for the Cardinals for the first time this season and threw an exceptional no-hitter, striking out five while allowing one walk. Martin County jumped…
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