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MCMS knocks off Fort Gay 67-62
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School defeated the Fort Gay Vikings 67-62 in boys middle school basketball action Dec. 12 in Warfield. This would be the last home game for Martin County Middle School Cardinals eighth graders Bryson Osborne, Jarred Haney, Liam Fields, Dylan Yates, Knox Maynard and Asian Burke. Coaches…
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CMS turns back MCMS
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School Cardinals took on the Johnson Central Eagles Thursday at Martin County High School. This marked the third time these two teams faced off this season. The Cardinals defeated the Eagles in the two previous matchups, but this go-around saw the Eagles turn back the Cardinals…
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Martin County Cardinals upset Hazard, drop decision to Breathitt in WYMT Classic
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic was an even wash for the Martin County Cardinals as they won once and lost once. The Cardinals downed Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game after dropping a close contest to Breathitt County in first-round tournament play. Both games were played at…
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Lady Cards start season 4-0
Junior Katie Marcum ties up the ball Friday in Martin County’s game against Shelby Valley at home. Marcum scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) Big wins over Shelby Valley, Belfry BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Lady Cards are off to a hot start on the season.…
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Tug Valley wins season opener at Westside
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CLEAR FORK — The Tug Valley Panthers won their season opener over Westside 63-52 Friday night at Clear Fork in Wyoming County, W.Va. The Panthers of Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson trailed 13-12 after the first quarter but led 26-21 at halftime. They pulled ahead in the final quarter outscoring the Renegades…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff
INEZ — Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff are this week’s Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Mollette went down in the Martin County Lady Cards vs. Marshall County game with a head injury and had to leave the game with what seemed to be a concussion. After a couple of days off practice, the junior…
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Martin County Middle splits pair on the road
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Middle School Cardinals split a pair of games on the road last week to improve to 8-5 on the season. The Cardinals defeated Magoffin County 70-40 Thursday but fell short to Pikeville 51-41 Friday. Below is a recap of both games. Dials leads Cards past Magoffin SALYERSVILLE —…
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Hale named to WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team
HAZARD — Martin County junior Luke Hale was named to the WYMT Classic All-Tournament Team. Hale scored 19 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Cardinals to a 63-57-win vs. Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game Saturday. He shot the lights out against a very good Hazard team connecting on four of eight …
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Tug Valley wins Class A state cheer championship
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley High School cheerleading team won the Class A State Cheer Competition championship Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington. It was back-to-back titles for Coach Tara Mitchell Wolford and her cheer squads. The West Virginia cheer championships, held by the WVSSAC, were on the…
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Five Panthers receive Class A All-State honors
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley High School football team landed five players on the Class A All-State team last week. The honors were voted on by the W. Va. Sports Writers Association and released last week. Buddy Marcum, a junior, was named First-Team All-State Defense. Freshman defensive back Bryson Elia grabbed…
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