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Eden is EKEBC runnerup
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Wildcats put up a valiant effort before falling to the Tigers 33-22 Saturday at Paintsville High School in the Eastern Kentucky Elementary Basketball Conference tournament. Eden had defeated Blaine earlier in the day to move on to the championship game. Eden had only lost one game this season…
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Signups ongoing for youth wrestling
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Sign-ups are still underway for the Martin County youth wrestling league. So far, 49 have turned out for the league, and six-year coach Sheldon Clark alumni Andrew Chaffin is expecting more. The team returns three state champions – Eli Brock, Lyric Howell and Wayland Raines. The club is coming…
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Martin County takes down Prestonsburg
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — All through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a Blackcat, as Christmas came early this year for Martin County. The Cardinals took down Prestonsburg 27-20 Friday night at Josh Francis Field and earned a home playoff game. The Cardinals found some motivation waiting in their locker…
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Tug Valley dominates Westside, increases playoff chances
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley helped its playoff chances by dominating Class AA Westside 49-14 on Military Appreciation Night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck Friday night. The Panthers, who wore special camo jerseys, jumped out to a 24-0 lead at the half and scored 19 more in the third quarter…
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Eden wins county championship
Eden is the Martin County A-team 2022 champion. Top row l to r: Assistant coach Brady Horn, Zoe Sammons, Martha Maynard, Kennedy Mills, Jeannah Fleming, KK Maynard, head coach BJ Endicott, McKinley Fitch, Lexi Bowen, Ally McGinnis, assistant coach Shane Stafford. Middle row l to r: Braylee Horn and Paige Stafford. Bottom row l to…
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Cardinal volleyball ends season in district tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — Martin County fell to eventual district volleyball champion Paintsville on Oct. 17 at Magoffin County High School. Seniors Hannah Robinson and Kirsten Wells played the last game of their Cardinal volleyball careers. “We played good as a team. I started to hit well lately,” Hannah said proudly. Wells was…
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County defense earned the Mountain Citizen Play of the Week. The Cards were in front 27-20 and needed a stop with less than three minutes remaining. Prestonsburg faced a fourth-and-3 and handed off to Ethan Jarvis, the state’s leading rusher. Jarvis tried to run through the middle, but…
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Inez wins B-team tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Inez Indian B-team stayed perfect after defeating Eden in the championship game 13-8 Thursday night at Martin County Middle School. Eden vs. Warfield — In the opening round on Oct. 19, Eden won over Warfield 20-11 behind double digits from Harleigh Maynard. Maynard reeled off four straight field…
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Eden wins C-team championship
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden won two games back-to-back to come away as C-team champions on Oct. 18 at Inez Elementary. Eden vs. Warfield — Two-seed Eden faced three-seed Warfield in the first round of C-team tournament action and the Wildcats battled for an 8-3 win. Skylar Linley broke the ice for the…
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Players of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Hannah Robinson and Madden Miller are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Miller took a hard hit to the nose during the first half of Friday’s football game at Prestonsburg. Adrenaline took over and Miller rushed for two touchdowns on 33 yards. One touchdown…
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