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Maynard wins state wrestling championship
Four youth wrestlers win state titles WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School matman Ashton “Parker” Maynard is the KFWC Middle School state champion in the 130-weight class. Maynard defeated LaRue County’s Romeo Bartolomei 10-2 in the championship round Sunday. The seventh grader is 40-0 and has won several youth and middle school tournament championships this
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Martin County names Wheeler new head volleyball coach
INEZ — Martin County High School announced Jan. 31 the appointment of Krista Wheeler as the new head volleyball coach. “We are very excited to have Krista as a member of our Cardinal family,” MCHS principal Martha Williams said. “She has an impressive resume both as a player and coach. Under her leadership, we look
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Cold shooting costs Martin County two contests
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals came off a 15th Regional All “A” championship and impressive state tournament showing to have their week interrupted by inclement weather and game cancellations. After a week off, the Cardinals dropped two contests to Magoffin County and Poca (WV). The Cardinals moved to 19-5 on the
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Martin County Cardinals JV smacks Magoffin County 69-46
SALYERSVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals JV team smacked the Magoffin County Hornets 69-46 in a game Friday on the road. The Hornets jumped out on the Cards in the first quarter 17-4. The Cardinals got a bucket from Bryson Dials and Devan Maynard for a 4-point first quarter. Sammons from Magoffin scored 11 first-quarter
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Martin County Middle School Cardinals go to Sweet 16
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — Martin County Middle School coach Kevin Dials took the boys seventh-grade basketball team to play in the KBC Middle School State Tournament Feb. 3-5 in Lexington. Martin County went 3-2 and made it to the Sweet 16 out of 67 teams. The Cardinals lost a heartbreaker on a tip-in at
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Ashton ‘Parker’ Maynard
WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School Wrestler Ashton “Parker” Maynard is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Maynard is the KFWC Middle School State Champion in the 130-weight class and is undefeated on the season with a 40-0 record. A seventh grader, Maynard has won several championships this season at the youth and middle
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Martin County Lady Cards JV splits pair of games
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT The Martin County Lady Cardinals JV team split a pair of games last week. They defeated Chapmanville 28-14 on Jan. 30 and fell to Magoffin County 23-11 in a game Feb. 1. Below is a recap of both games. Lady Cards 28, Chapmanville 14 INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals JV
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Martin County survives and advances to Elite 8 in All ‘A’ State tournament
Cardinals slay Harlan, fall to Evangel Christian BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RICHMOND — Dreams do come true. The Martin County Cardinals survived and advanced to Elite 8 play in the All “A” State tournament, slaying the Harlan Green Dragons in the first round Thursday before falling to eventual tournament champion Evangel Christian Friday. This
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Martin County Lady Cards clip Eagles, crush Barbourville
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Lady Cards went 2-0 last week, clipping the Johnson Central Lady Eagles on the road for their third straight district win by a 20-point margin before crushing visiting Barbourville. The Lady Cards improved to 17-4 on the season and are 3-1 in district play. Below is a
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Tug Valley takes down rival Tolsia, tops Class 4-A Spring Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Panthers picked up two wins last week over rival Tolsia on the road and 4-A Spring Valley at home to improve to 10-3 on the season. Below is a recap of the action. Tug Valley takes down Tolsia GLEN HAYES, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers jumped
