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Cardinal soccer ends season in 15th Region Tournament
Seven receive all-region honors BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County fell to eventual 15th Region soccer champion Prestonsburg 6-1 in the tournament opening round Oct. 11 at Cardinal Stadium. The Lady Cards (9-9, 7-4, 2-1) finished the season as the district runner-up and played in the 15th Region Tournament for the first time…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Brock Messer and Savannah Young
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Brock Messer and Savannah Young are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Messer rushed for 203 yards on eight carries and hit paydirt three times Friday to help the Cardinals shut out West Carter 48-0. Messer received the handoff for a 40-yard carry and…
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Martin County is 57th District runner-up, moves to regional tournament
Three Lady Cardinals named to the all-tournament team BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County will move on to the 15th Regional Tournament for the first time ever after finishing as runner-up Wednesday night in the 57th District championship. Two free kicks resulted in Johnson Central goals as the Lady Cards, playing without the…
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Martin County wins over Morgan, plays for district championship tonight
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WEST LIBERTY — Martin County soccer team played the first game after losing their goalkeeper, Marlie Fletcher, for the remainder of the season. The Cardinals rolled into Morgan County and came away victorious with an 8-1 performance Sept. 27. Laura Hale scored a haul with four goals on the evening. She…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Brock Messer and Laura Hale
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Brock Messer and Laura Hale are members of the Martin County football and soccer teams, respectively. For their efforts last week, they are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Brock Messer rushed for 302 yards in Martin County’s homecoming win over East Ridge. He scored six touchdowns in…
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Martin County earns first-ever 15th Region tournament bid
Lady Cards soccer secures No. 1 seed BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Lady Cards soccer players have etched their names in history. The team earned a 15th Region tournament berth for the first time in Martin County history Sept. 20 in an 11-2 win over Paintsville at Cardinal Stadium. They also secured the…
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Lady Cards soccer shut out Pike Central
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County soccer won in a 10-0 landslide victory at Pike Central behind scoring from six Cardinal players Thursday. The Cards improve to 5-2 in the 15th Region standings. Sophomore Laura Hale led the attack with four goals and two assists. Lena Hale booted in two goals for the…
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTIN COUNTY — Laura Hale of the Martin County High School soccer team continues to rattle off great performances. For her effort last week, she is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Hale is a sophomore for the Cardinals and a powerhouse when it comes to scoring goals. She booted…
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Cardinals soccer is becoming a force to reckon with
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Make it two in a row. The Lady Cards soccer team took down district foe Johnson Central 4-1 and Lawrence County 3-0 this week. Laura Hale wasted no time against Lawrence County on Thursday night. Hale challenged LC’s goalkeeper to make her way out of the net. After a…