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Martin County pair completes breakthrough run at state tennis tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ASHLAND — Martin County’s breakthrough tennis season reached its final chapter May 20 as state qualifiers Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori stepped onto Kentucky’s biggest stage at the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament in Ashland, closing a year that rewrote portions of the Lady Cardinals record book. The Martin County doubles…
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Lady Cards tennis duo makes history with regional runner-up finish
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County High School tennis players Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori etched their names into program history May 11 at the 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville. May and Kaibori became the first girls doubles team in Martin County High School history to reach the regional championship match and qualify…
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Cardinals fall to Eagles in 15th Region team tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County hosted Johnson Central in the first round of the 15th Region Tennis Team Tournament on May 5, with the Cardinals falling in both the boys and girls team matches. The Martin County boys were defeated 4-1. Bryson Dials earned the Cardinals’ lone win with a hard-fought…
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Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week: May and Kaibori
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori are the Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week. The pair made program history May 11 at the 15th Region Tennis Tournament in Pikeville. The Lady Cardinals duo became the first girls doubles team in Martin County High School history to…
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Martin County tennis teams drop narrow decisions to Pike County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County High School boys and girls tennis teams both dropped narrow 3-2 decisions to Pike County, April 14 in Pikeville. The boys split singles play but could not recover in doubles, falling just short in the team score. Chase Hinkle and Jerrod Haney each earned singles…
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Cardinals tennis teams split matches
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County High School tennis teams turned in a mix of results across a busy week of competition, highlighted by a boys’ victory over Johnson Central and a girls’ win over Paintsville in tri-match play. In a tri-match at Lawrence County on April 7, the Lady Cardinals defeated Paintsville…
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Martin County tennis falls to Pikeville
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County’s tennis teams faced a tough test Tuesday at Warfield Park, with both the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals falling to Pikeville in early-season action. The Lady Cardinals dropped a 4-1 decision, slipping to 1-5 on the season despite picking up a strong doubles win. Chloe May and Haruka…
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Martin County boys tennis stays unbeaten in Shelby Valley rematch
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s boys tennis team improved to 5-0 Monday with another victory over Shelby Valley, this time winning the rematch at Bob Amos Park after also defeating the Wildcats at home Friday. The Cards split their tennis matches against Shelby Valley on Friday, with the Cardinals earning a…
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Cardinals open 2-0, Lady Cards split opening tennis matches
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — Martin County High School tennis teams opened the 2026 season March 12 with the boys earning back-to-back team wins while the Lady Cardinals battled to a tie in their opener before dropping their second match. Martin County opened the season at Magoffin County. The Cardinals posted a dominant 6-0…
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Williams serves with 14U tennis crown
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Eden Elementary fourth-grader Remy Williams put on a clinic in the 52nd Annual 2025 Kenny Huffman Tennis Classic at Bob Amos Park this past weekend. The multi-sport athlete was crowned champion in the 14U girls singles bracket and finished as runner-up in the 16U bracket. Williams faced Alyssa…
