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Martin County blitzes Paintsville 97-57
BY MIKE MUNCY INEZ — Junior Luke Hale pumped in 33 points to lead Martin County to a 97-57 blitz of the Paintsville Tigers in front of a packed house Thursday in Inez. The Cardinals clicked on all cylinders in their second straight 57th District victory of the week, extending their win streak to nine…
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Martin County dominates Johnson Central in first district test
BY MIKE MUNCY PAINTSVILLE — Double-digit points by four different Cardinals propelled Martin County to a big win in their first district matchup of the season against Johnson Central on the road Jan. 3. When the dust settled it was Martin County standing tall 86-66. Martin County came out with a lot of energy and…
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Cardinals overpower ranked teams in Christmas Classic at Tug Valley
Martin County point guard Dray Duff with an acrobatic finish around the rim Thursday at Tug Valley High School. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Martin County crossed the river to Tug Valley High School last week and overpowered third-ranked Tucker County (WV) 72-53 and fourth-ranked Cameron (WV) 73-45…
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Parker Maynard named Most Outstanding Wrestler
Two grapplers win championships BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Two Martin County High School grapplers won championships and one was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in the Hatfield & McCoy 32 Friday in Pikeville. Seventh-grader Parker Maynard (19-1 high school, 22-0 middle school) pinned four seniors, including the 13th-ranked wrestler in the state, to win…
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Lady Cards go 2-1 in Daytona tourney
Martin County Lady Cards show off their runner-up hardware at the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic. BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAYTONA BEACH — The Martin County Lady Cardinals traveled to the Sunshine State last week for the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic Dec. 27-30. The Lady Cards played three games making it into the championship game. Below…
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Blaine, Paintsville, Louisa East take home opening round wins in EKEBC Tournament
Inez advances by draw BY JOSHUA BALL Night 1 PAINTSVILLE — Blaine, Paintsville, and Louisa East notched opening-round victories Monday night in the opened gym round of the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Conference (EKEBC) Tournament at Paintsville Elementary School. Here is a recap Monday’s games. Blaine 47 – Warfield 37 Skyler Featherolf tickled the twine for…
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Back to my roots
BY JOSHUA BALL I’ve written sports off and on (mostly on) for more than 25 years. At the age of 15, a chance encounter with a substitute teacher at the former Sheldon Clark High School turned into what would be an opportunity of a lifetime. That is when I went to work as a sportswriter…
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Panthers win pair in holiday tourney
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TV 87, GC 42 NAUGATUCK — Tug Valley rolled over Gilmer County 87-42 Thursday in the Kaydence Maynard Memorial Christmas Tournament at the TVHS gym. The Panthers jumped out to a 22-10 first quarter lead and led 49-15 at the half. The game was never close as Tug Valley played several…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week
# 4 Junior Alyssa Allen is this weeks Mountain Citizen player of the week. Alyssa scored 13 points to help lead the Lady Cardinals to a 70-16 win over Atlantic Sharks in the first round of the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic, on Dec. 27th. In the semi final gave vs Hopkins County on Dec. 29th…
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Cardinals Youth Wrestling wins Hatfield & McCoy 32 championship
PIKEVILLE — Martin County Cardinals Youth Wrestling won the gold in the Hatfield & McCoy 32 Friday at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. The team finished first out of 45 teams with over 500 competitors. “Not too shabby,” Coach Andrew Chaffin said. “Keep working hard. If they don’t know who you are yet, they will…
