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Martin County wins two at home, falls to GRC
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals had a busy week defeating Hazard 75-72 at home Feb. 13, Paintsville 69-54 at home Thursday, and dropping an 83-72 decision Saturday Region 10 champion and Sweet 16 runner-up George Rogers Clark in Winchester. The win over Paintsville wrapped up a 6-0 conference record…
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Lady Cards get by Pike Central, fall to Menifee
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Lady Cards got by Pike Central Lady Hawks 60-57 in a home game Thursday and dropped a close 61-59 decision to Menifee County on the road Saturday. Below is a recap of the action. MC 60, PC 57 INEZ — In a battle of regional rivals, the Martin County Lady Cardinals pulled…
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Maynard finishes sixth at KHSAA State Wrestling Championships
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Martin County High School’s Parker Maynard emerged from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships as a sixth-place finisher at 144 lbs. Maynard and six teammates, Brock Messer, Rafe Price, Jono Cline, Julian Stafford, Nick Harless and Jake Stafford, competed in the event Thursday and Friday at the…
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OnPoint Ballers making waves in Inez
‘The League’ and elite training at Collier Center BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — OnPoint Ballers and basketball Hall-of-Famer Carla Booth are making waves in Inez with elite basketball training and “The League.” A famed Sheldon Clark High School alumni, Booth’s illustrious career includes All-State honors in high school, runner-up Miss Basketball, a Division…
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Auto Brokers Player of the Week: Laken Williams
Martin County senior Laken Williams is the Auto Brokers Player of the Week. A Lady Cardinals basketball player, Williams was named 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…
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No. 1 Tucker County gets by No. 2 Tug Valley
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PARSONS, W.Va. — In a battle of two of the best Single A teams in West Virginia, the host Tucker County Lions won over the Tug Valley Panthers 56-50 Saturday in Parsons. The Panthers had a long drive to Tucker County in the northeastern part of the state. They went…
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Tug Valley dominates Van on Senior Night
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers dominated the Van Bulldogs 95-40 on Senior Night at the TVHS gym Thursday night. The Panthers led 28-5 after the first quarter and 51-14 at the half. Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson played several players as his squad continued their fine season and improved…
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Tug Valley Panthers trounce Man Hillbillies 79-25
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MAN, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers held the Man Hillbillies to single digits in all four quarters to run past their regional rival 79-25 on Feb. 13 at the Man Memorial Fieldhouse. Ashton Davis was 3-for-3 from behind the arc to lead TV with nine first-quarter points, while Kaden…
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Cardinals sweep Eagles, Hornets and Patriots
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals swept three solid basketball programs last week: Magoffin County 78-73 at home Feb. 5, Knott County Central 61-50 at home Feb. 6, and Johnson Central 103-94 on the road Thursday. With the wins over Magoffin and Johnson Central, Coach Jason James’ Cardinals are 6-0…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Region 8 wrestling champs Price, Messer, Maynard, Cline
INEZ — Martin County Wrestling’s KHSAA Region 8 champions Rafe Price, Brock Messer, Parker Maynard and Jono Cline are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Price, a senior, pinned Carson Gillum of Ashland Blazer in 51 seconds in the final match of the 150-lb class. He pinned Camden Slone of Knott County Central in…
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