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Martin County tennis teams notch tri-match wins
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Martin County tennis teams competed in tri-matches April 15 and April 18 at Lawrence County High School. On April 15, the boys secured a narrow victory over Johnson Central 3-2 but lost to Lawrence County 5-0, while the girls lost to Johnson Central 5-0 and Lawrence County 5-0.…
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Lady Cards spring training
Martin County Lady Cards softball went on their first-ever spring training trip last week to play games at the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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KABC announces Kentucky All-Stars
The Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches and the Kentucky All-Star Selection Committee have selected this year’s roster of All-Stars that will face Indiana in the nation’s oldest series of its kind. Rosters feature Mr. Basketball Travis Perry of Lyon County, a Kentucky basketball commit, and Miss Basketball Trinity Rowe of Pikeville, a Southern Mississippi commit. …
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Tug Valley baseball falls to Ravenswood
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Ravenswood defeated Tug Valley 8-3 on the diamond April 15 in a road game for the Panthers. The Red Devils jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one inning and scored two more runs for a comfortable advantage. The Panthers scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning…
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Lady Panthers defeat Westside Renegades
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley picked up another win April 18 over the Westside Renegades 7-4 in Wyoming County. Tug Valley led 4-2 after two innings of play and added a couple of more runs in the fourth frame. The Lady Panthers tacked on an insurance run…
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Griffey home run leads Lady Panthers to big win
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGTAUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Megan Griffey belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning which helped the Class A No. 10-ranked Lady Panthers to an 8-6 win over Shelby Valley (KY) on April 16 at the TVHS softball field in Naugatuck. Laura Spaulding reached base on…
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Martin County drops nail-biter to Paintsville
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BETSY LAYNE — Martin County fell to Paintsville 5-4 in a nail-biting conclusion to the semifinal round of the 15th Region All A Classic, held Monday at Betsy Layne High School field. The narrow loss came down to the last play in the ninth inning when Paintsville’s Brock Horne delivered a clutch…
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Martin County edges Shelby Valley in All-A Classic
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County edged Shelby Valley 6-5 in the opening round of the 15th Region All-A Classic. The game took place April 9 at Cardinal Field in Inez. The game was tied at five in the bottom of the seventh when senior Brock Messer singled, driving home the winning…