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Dials brothers heading to state tennis tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Brothers Connor and Bryson Dials of Martin County qualified for the KHSAA state tennis tournament after reaching the singles division semifinals last week in the 15th Region tournament. The event took place May 22 at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville. Connor entered the bracket as the No. 3 seed
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Cardinals end season at paws of Tigers
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s baseball season came to an end at the paws of the Paintsville Tigers by a 10-0 score May 20 in the 57th District tournament. The Cardinals hosted the tournament in Inez. Aiden Horn led off with a single to left field to start the game. The
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Lady Cards fall short in Final Four
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RUSSELL — After heavy rainfall delayed the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for a week, the Martin County Middle School Lady Cards took the field to face Russell in the semifinals, falling short 3-0 to end their season. Martin County defeated East Carter 2-0 in the opening round of the tournament.
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Lady Cards host 57th District tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals played host to the Johnson Central Eagles for the 57th District tournament May 20 in Inez, where the Eagles prevailed 17-0. Haley Robinson started off a string of hits in the top of the second inning for Martin County when she knocked a single
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: Connor and Bryson Dials
INEZ — Brothers Connor and Bryson Dials are the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. The pair qualified for the KHSAA state tennis tournament after reaching the singles division semifinals in the 15th Region tournament last week. Connor entered the bracket as a No. 3 seed in the singles division. He reached the semifinals
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MCMS hires Bowen as cheer coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School announced May 16 that Tiffany Bowen will take the helm as the head coach of the cheerleading team this upcoming year. Bowen is a 2001 graduate of Sheldon Clark High School where she was a varsity cheerleader for four years. She received the Universal
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Lady Cards Camp of Champions starts May 29
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Lady Cardinals basketball team will host their annual Camp of Champions next week on May 29, 30 & 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. Hall of Fame Coach Robin Harmon Newsome and her staff will lead the event with current and former Lady
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After the Whistle: Building a team
Mark Pope has hit the recruiting trail hard. It’s been over a month since he became the Kentucky men’s basketball coach. The roster has some finishing touches on the horizon. So far, we’re a couple of players away from really making some noise next season. Chaz Lanier would be huge for us. At the time
