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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Parker Watts
INEZ — Parker Watts is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. The student-athlete transfer showed he is a force to be reckoned with at the Martin County basketball team camp on Thursday. The crafty guard scored 26 against Logan and pulled down 11 rebounds. He can share the ball, too, as he had…
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Lady Cards go 2-1 at Transylvania Camp
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — The Martin County Lady Cards participated in the 2023 Division III Women’s Basketball National Champions Team Camp on June 14 at Transylvania University. Games consisted of two 18-minute halves with a running clock, and free throws were adjusted to allow for more playing time. The Lady Cards played three games…
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Cardinals baseball players attend EXACT camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Baseball season ended for Martin County High School last month, but that did not stop two Cardinals from hitting the grind this summer. Aidan Mann and Damian Cheek recently attended the EXACT camp in Louisville. The program hosts prospect camps that bring in high-potential athletes to play in…
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Martin County reloads for 2024-2025 season
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals have a busy summer, trying to get in as many summer games as they can as they work to reload for the 2024-2025 season after graduating six seniors from last year’s team. Coach James lost the bulk of his offense and defense with Luke…
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Gauze becomes first soccer player from Martin County to play semi-pro
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHATTANOOGA — Former Martin County soccer star Kaitlyn Gauze has made history. The feisty footballer became the first women’s soccer player from Inez to play semi-professionally. Gauze took her talents to Chattanooga, Tennessee, last month after the head coach contacted her within a few hours of her sending out her…
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Cal Ripken All-Stars announced
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cal Ripken All-Stars were announced June 2 with the District 3 tournament set for June 13-16 at Stonecrest in Prestonsburg. The 12U softball tournament will take place June 19-22 in Lawrence County. Bracket drawings had not been announced at press time. The Martin County 8U…
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Lady Cards off to hot start for summer ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – Coach Robin Newsome believes in the power of summer basketball. She took her team to Raceland last week and has a slew of games coming up in June. The Lady Cards Varsity went 2-1 at the two-day round-robin camp. The ladies took down Greenup and Ironton. The JV…
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Cardinals make elite 8 at WKU camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County high school boys basketball squad went 6-2 to reach the Elite 8 at Western Kentucky University last week. The Hilltoppers camp featured premiere teams from Kentucky and Indiana and proves that the upcoming season will be one to look forward to. Martin County finished the…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Kaitlyn Gauze
INEZ — The Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week is Kaitlyn Gauze. The former Lady Cardinals soccer star is the first of her kind. She signed with Chattanooga FC and became the first soccer player in Martin County High School history to play for a semi-pro futbol squad. The 5-foot-8 midfielder is a starter…
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