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Martin County Youth Wrestling has four state champs
Martin County Youth Wrestling has four state wrestling champions for the 2023 season. Lukas May (8U Bantom 43A), Luke Lawson (8U Bantam 43B), Nolan Muncy (10U heavyweight) and Colten Anderson (10U intermediate 71) all won state titles in February.
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Martin County wrestlers advance to state
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School wrestling team turned in a stellar performance in the KHSAA Region 8 championships Saturday in Inez and will send nine wrestlers to the state tournament. The Cardinals finished second as a team, won three weight classes, a runner-up and five other top 4 finishes.…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Wrestling and Lady Cards Basketball
INEZ — Martin County Wrestling and Martin County Lady Cards Basketball teams are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. The Lady Cardinals locked up the 1-seed in the 57th District for the third time in four years with their win last week against Johnson Central. The Lady Cards went 5-1 in district play this…
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Maynard wins state wrestling championship
Four youth wrestlers win state titles WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School matman Ashton “Parker” Maynard is the KFWC Middle School state champion in the 130-weight class. Maynard defeated LaRue County’s Romeo Bartolomei 10-2 in the championship round Sunday. The seventh grader is 40-0 and has won several youth and middle school tournament championships this…
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Ashton ‘Parker’ Maynard
WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School Wrestler Ashton “Parker” Maynard is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Maynard is the KFWC Middle School State Champion in the 130-weight class and is undefeated on the season with a 40-0 record. A seventh grader, Maynard has won several championships this season at the youth and middle…
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Martin County Middle School wrestlers advance to state
Martin County Middle School student-athletes have never been strangers to the mats. This year is no exception, as the MCMS wrestlers traveled to Winchester over the weekend to compete in regional action. Four wrestlers qualified for state competition this weekend while the team finished in second place. “When you see these guys out in the town,…
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Martin County wins Tates Creek Invitational
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Martin County High School Cardinal wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Josh Muncy, won the Tates Creek Invitational championship team title and added three individual championships Saturday. The Cardinals amassed 191 points, 50 more than second-place Bullitt Central’s 141. Tates Creek finished third with 136 in the…
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Martin County Youth wrestling team wins runner-up in Bristol Border Brawl
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BRISTOL — Martin County Cardinals Youth wrestling won second place Sunday in the all-star K-8 Bristol Border Brawl at Viking Hall in Bristol, Tenn. The Cardinals amassed 315 points, placing second by 1.5 points to Tennessee Wrestling Academy with 316.5. The tournament featured 65 teams with close to 700 wrestlers in…
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Parker Maynard named Most Outstanding Wrestler
Two grapplers win championships BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Two Martin County High School grapplers won championships and one was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in the Hatfield & McCoy 32 Friday in Pikeville. Seventh-grader Parker Maynard (19-1 high school, 22-0 middle school) pinned four seniors, including the 13th-ranked wrestler in the state, to win…
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Cardinals Youth Wrestling wins Hatfield & McCoy 32 championship
PIKEVILLE — Martin County Cardinals Youth Wrestling won the gold in the Hatfield & McCoy 32 Friday at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. The team finished first out of 45 teams with over 500 competitors. “Not too shabby,” Coach Andrew Chaffin said. “Keep working hard. If they don’t know who you are yet, they will…