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Tennis falls short to Shelby Valley
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SHELBY VALLEY — Martin County tennis teams fell short to Shelby Valley on the road March 28. The Cardinals fought hard but lost a 7-6 decision, while the Lady Cards took a 3-2 loss. Below is a recap of the matches. In boys set play eight Cardinal players competed in…
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Inez students collect medals in tennis tournament
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Inez Elementary students collected medals from tennis tournaments March 31 at the Charleston Tennis Club. Blaine Williams, a third grader, brought home the gold by defeating his opponents in dominating fashion. Blaine won his first match 4-2 4-2, his second match 4-0 4-0 and the finals 4-0, 4-2. Remy, a first grader, lost…
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Martin County tennis knocks off Knott County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HINDMAN, Ky. — Martin County boys tennis team won 6 of 5 sets to defeat Knott County, while the girls team won 4 of 8 to end their match in a draw March 20 in Hindman. The Cardinals moved to 2-0 on the season and the Lady Cards to 0-1-1. In boys…
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Cardinals tennis starts season
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Coach Josh Penix has the Martin County High School tennis team up and swinging. “We have three seniors returning and a lot of new faces,” Penix said. “Not all team members are out yet; some are still playing basketball.” The team opened the season March 9 at home against Belfry…
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Williams wins Bluegrass Winter Slam
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — An Inez Elementary student recently won the Bluegrass Winter Slam Tennis Tournament 10-and-under division in Lexington. Blaine Williams, a third grader, defeated Arthur Young of Lexington 5-4 (11-9 tiebreaker), 2-4, 7-1 (tiebreaker) in the finals to bring home the gold for Martin County. This was Williams’ second tennis tournament championship…
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Williams wins tennis tourney
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISVILLE — An Inez Elementary tennis player won the Louisville New Year’s Classic Tennis Tournament championship. Blaine Williams, a third-grade student, competed in the 10-and-under division. Williams defeated Max Gordon of Louisville 5-4, 1-4, 1-0 (tiebreaker) in the semifinals and Ozil Hinojosa 4-1, 4-2 in the finals to bring home the gold.…
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Gorgori first state qualifier for Martin County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY PIKEVILLE — Mireia Gorgori left her stamp in Martin County High School’s history books by being the first tennis player to qualify for the KHSAA State tennis tournament. Tori Crum advanced to the quarterfinals. The team participated in the 15th Regional Tournament May 17 at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville. Gorgori’s two…
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Cards tennis over KCC
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HINDMAN — Coach Josh Penix and his Cardinals tennis teams traveled to Knott County Central to pick up wins. The girls team outlasted to win their matchups 4-3, and the boys would go head-to-head and win by one, 5-4. On the singles side, Caitlyn Horn fell to Fitzpatrick 8-4 but would…
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Lady Cards pick up win over Paintsville
Tennis teams fall to Lawrence, Pikeville BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School Tennis teams had a rough couple of weeks due to weather and sickness, but the Lady Cardinals picked up a win over Paintsville before both boys and girls teams dropped back-to-back meets to Lawrence County and Pikeville. Lady Cards vs. PHS…
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Tennis Cards still growing
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County had two hard back-to-back tennis matchups last week with Lawrence County and Belfry. The Cardinals traveled to Lawrence County, where the boys lost 2-10 and the girls came away with a 6-6 tie April 11. Martin County hosted Belfry April 12, with the boys coming up short 2-5 and…
