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Lady Cards go 2-1 in Daytona tourney
Martin County Lady Cards show off their runner-up hardware at the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic. BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN DAYTONA BEACH — The Martin County Lady Cardinals traveled to the Sunshine State last week for the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic Dec. 27-30. The Lady Cards played three games making it into the championship game. Below…
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Blaine, Paintsville, Louisa East take home opening round wins in EKEBC Tournament
Inez advances by draw BY JOSHUA BALL Night 1 PAINTSVILLE — Blaine, Paintsville, and Louisa East notched opening-round victories Monday night in the opened gym round of the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Conference (EKEBC) Tournament at Paintsville Elementary School. Here is a recap Monday’s games. Blaine 47 – Warfield 37 Skyler Featherolf tickled the twine for…
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Back to my roots
BY JOSHUA BALL I’ve written sports off and on (mostly on) for more than 25 years. At the age of 15, a chance encounter with a substitute teacher at the former Sheldon Clark High School turned into what would be an opportunity of a lifetime. That is when I went to work as a sportswriter…
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Panthers win pair in holiday tourney
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN TV 87, GC 42 NAUGATUCK — Tug Valley rolled over Gilmer County 87-42 Thursday in the Kaydence Maynard Memorial Christmas Tournament at the TVHS gym. The Panthers jumped out to a 22-10 first quarter lead and led 49-15 at the half. The game was never close as Tug Valley played several…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week
# 4 Junior Alyssa Allen is this weeks Mountain Citizen player of the week. Alyssa scored 13 points to help lead the Lady Cardinals to a 70-16 win over Atlantic Sharks in the first round of the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic, on Dec. 27th. In the semi final gave vs Hopkins County on Dec. 29th…
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Cardinals Youth Wrestling wins Hatfield & McCoy 32 championship
PIKEVILLE — Martin County Cardinals Youth Wrestling won the gold in the Hatfield & McCoy 32 Friday at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. The team finished first out of 45 teams with over 500 competitors. “Not too shabby,” Coach Andrew Chaffin said. “Keep working hard. If they don’t know who you are yet, they will…
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Marcum, Allen named to all-tournament team in Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic
DAYTONA BEACH — Katie Marcum and Alyssa Allen were named to the 2022 Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic All-Tournament team. The tournament was held Dec. 27-30. Marcum scored 13 points in the Lady Cards win over Atlantic. In the semifinals against Hopkins County she recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Lady…
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Lady Cards go 3-0 to win Smoky Mountain Classic
The Lady Cards show off the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic trophy and championship banner after going 3-0 in three days to win. BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN GATLINBURG — Martin County Lady Cards brought home their second tournament championship in three weeks as they won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic Thursday at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School. Three…
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Williams eclipses 1,000 career points
GATLINBURG — Martin County High School Lady Cardinal Laken Williams needed only eight points to reach 1,000 for her career heading into the Chapman (SC) game Dec. 21 in the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic. The junior guard drove to the basket for a layup in the second quarter to eclipse 1,000 career points. Williams finished…
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Cardinals scorch Vikings 73-52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County scorched the nets to defeat Rowan County 73-52 in a home game Dec. 21 in Inez. The Cardinals shot 8-for-16 from the 3-point line for 50% and finished the game 28-for-51 shooting 55% on their way to their seventh win of the season. Martin County improved to 7-2.…