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Mountain Citizen-Auto Brokers Players of the Week: Martin County Girls Youth Wrestling
Seven Martin County Girls Youth Wrestling members are the Mountain Citizen-Auto Brokers Players of the Week. After wrestling boys for years, this group made history Sunday by competing in the inaugural 2024 Kentucky Girls Youth State Championships, bringing home two championship titles and three finalist finishes. Kennedy Maynard and Kenleigh Estepp both won championships, while…
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Charleston to host West Virginia Cheer Championships
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has selected Charleston as the site to host the State High School Cheer Championships beginning in 2024. Charleston will host the annual championship for the next three years – 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons – at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. There is a…
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Lady Cards wrap up season with senior night win over Betsy Layne
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals finished the regular season Feb. 19 with a 64-60 victory over the Betsy Layne Bobcats. The game was played in Inez and served as Senior Night for the Lady Cards. It was an emotional evening for five Martin County seniors and their families. Laken Williams,…
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Lady Cardinals dominate Paintsville in 57th District Tournament opener
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals defeated the Paintsville Lady Tigers 56-41 Monday in the opening round of the 57th District Tournament at Martin County High School. Supporters came out in full force to cheer on the Lady Cardinals. Katie Marcum opened the scoring for Martin County with an assist from Alyssa…
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Lady Panthers win Class A Sectional tournament
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENHAYES, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers won the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 championship on Thursday night, defeating perennial power Tolsia 42-39 in a game at Tolsia High School in Wayne County. Coach Seth Ooten’s team has battled adversity all season with injuries and a tough regular season schedule.…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers beat Man to advance
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The second-seeded Tug Valley Lady Panthers held off a fourth-quarter rally by Man on Monday night in a Class A, Section 1 semifinal match-up as they ended the Lady Hillbillies season with a 50-38 victory. Man came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed. With Tug up 45-22…
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Tug Valley falls to Westside in regular-season finale
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers lost a tough road contest to Class AA Westside 77-69 Tuesday night in Wyoming County. The Renegades took a slim one-point lead after one quarter at 21-20. Westside outscored the Panthers 18-12 in the second quarter to extend the lead to seven…
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West Virginia high school football championships to move to Charleston
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARKERSBURG — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) has selected Charleston as the site to host the state high school football championships beginning in 2024. Charleston will host the annual championship for the next three years – 2024, 2025 and 2025. The games will be held at Laidley Field.…
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Laken Williams named winner of prestigious Donna L.J. Murphy Award
LEXINGTON — Senior Laken Williams of the Martin County Lady Cardinals has been named the winner of the 10th annual Donna L.J. Murphy Award presented by the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation. The award, announced Thursday, honors a standout female senior basketball player who “exemplifies the meaning of being a great student-athlete.” Williams, the first Martin…
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Martin County to host 57th District tournaments Feb. 26-29
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County High School will host the 57th District girls and boys basketball tournaments Feb. 26-29. The girls tournament kicks off Feb. 26 with No. 1-seed Johnson Central playing No. 4-seed Magoffin County at 6:30 p.m. No. 2-seed Martin County will play No. 3-seed Paintsville at 8:30. The girls championship…