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Kentucky Christian University offers Deskins, Evans
INEZ — Martin County High School golfers Jaylee Deskins and Kenadie Evans received exciting news Aug. 21, as they earned their first official college offers from Kentucky Christian University. The offers came while Deskins and Evans were competing in the 15th Region All-A Tournament at StoneCrest. KCU Coach Tom Posey was quick to recognize their…
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Tug Valley falls in opener, loses battle of Mingo County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The much-anticipated football game between Tug Valley and Mingo Central was played Thursday night as both teams opened their 2023 season at Bob Brewer Field in Naugatuck. Using a hard-working defense and quick offense, the Miners ended up winning 38-0 to pick up the season-opening win. The…
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Martin County dominates Hazard in season opener
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Cardinals kicked off their season Friday with a convincing 20-7 victory over Hazard at Cardinal Stadium. Martin County capitalized on an onside kick that Chase Stacy recovered in the early moments of the match. Not long after, senior running back Brock Messer took it to the…
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Get to know the Martin County Soccer seniors
Jayde Preece nicknamed Nickel Senior Jayde Preece (#15) lives in Inez and has played soccer for six years. She is the center defender for Martin County. Jayde’s hobbies include shopping and participating in FCCLA and HOSA. One of Jayde’s accomplishments is being named vice president of FCCLA. One of Jayde’s pregame rituals is always putting…
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Martin County Middle School girls finish 3-0 week
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School Lady Cards came away with back-to-back wins over East Perry 42-20 and 32-29 on Aug. 15 and Betsy Layne 41-28 Thursday. Below is a recap of the games. MC 42, EP 20 In game 1 vs. East Perry, the Lady Cards dominated with a final score…
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MCMS Cardinals cage Paintsville Tigers 38-14
PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School Cardinals tamed the Paintsville Tigers 38-14 in an exciting middle school football showdown Saturday at Paintsville High School football field. Quarterback Bryson Dials put on a show completing 6 out of 7 passes for an impressive 185 yards throwing for two touchdowns. Dials also had three carries for 52…
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James finishes fifth in Nelson and Cathy Gullett Invitational, picks up college offers
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Martin County’s Jake James had a strong showing on the greens Saturday as he shot an impressive 2 over par 72 at the Nelson and Cathy Gullett Invitational. He also received two college offers last week. The tournament took place at the Paintsville Golf Course, hosted by Johnson Central High…
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