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Martin County makes history with All ‘A’ Classic Final Four run
Caldwell and Davis named to All-Tournament team BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County girls soccer etched their names in the record books Friday. They advanced to the Final Four of the All “A” Classic State Tournament for the first time in program history after a thrilling 4-3 win over Sayre in Louisville.
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Lady Cards go 4-0 to win championship
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Middle School Lady Cards battled through a grueling 12-hour day to go a perfect 4-0 to capture the Hoops On The Hill Invitational championship Saturday at Mullins. Martin County opened the double-elimination tournament with a 9 a.m. tipoff against Pikeville, defeating the Lady Panthers 45-32.
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America’s Quickmart Player of the Week: Lady Cards soccer
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School soccer team is the America’s Quickmart of Blacklog Player of the Week. The Lady Cards cemented themselves into school history with their first-ever trip to the Final Four of the All “A” Classic State Tournament. Martin County edged Sayre 4-3 in a thrilling
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West Virginia state baseball tourney will be in Huntington
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Jack Cook Field at Marshall University will host the West Virginia state baseball championships from 2026 through 2028 with an option for 2029, the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission announced Monday. The decision followed a statewide bid process in which communities submitted proposals to host the event. The WVSSAC board of
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Tug Valley downs Wyoming East 44-12
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers downed visiting Wyoming East 44-12 in their homecoming game Friday night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. Coach Hady Ford and his staff were playing without the services of All-State tailback Bryson Elia. The senior is still nursing a pulled hamstring. In Elia’s
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Tug Valley crowns Homecoming Queen and King: Kayley and Zach
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School crowned its 2025 Homecoming royalty during halftime of Friday night’s game against Wyoming East. Kayley Richardson received the crown as the 2025 Homecoming Queen, while Zach Richardson was voted Homecoming King by the student body. The ceremony took place at midfield before a packed home crowd celebrating one
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Martin County edges Knox Central in Harvest Bowl OT thriller
Moore blocks field goal to send game to overtime BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County fans were eyeing the ambulance by the fence for oxygen tanks in a breathtaking thriller at The Rock Friday night. After a blocked field goal at the end of regulation by Braxton Moore sent the game to
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Martin County’s perfect season marches into All ‘A’ Elite 8
Caldwell scores 100th career goal BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s perfect season is still alive. The Cardinals improved to 10-0 with an 8-0 rout of Menifee County on Sept. 9 to punch their ticket to the Elite 8 of the All “A” state tournament. The Lady Cards followed it with a
