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Cardinals rule the Pike County Bowl with 40-18 win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — The temperatures were hot and so were the Cards. Martin County High School football brought the fire to the Pike County Bowl and humbled Pike Central 40-18 Friday at Belfry after a heat delay. Facing second-and-15, Devan Maynard found Julian Stafford from the 48-yard line at center field.…
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Tug Valley hoops team working hard this summer
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — West Virginia Class A state champion Tug Valley has been staying busy with camps and scrimmages this summer. The Panthers staff is taking full advantage of the three-week summer practices now allowed in West Virginia. Tug Valley only loses one starter from last season, graduating senior Buddy Marcum,…
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Cardinals fall to Belfry
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County experienced the first loss of the season against the Belfry Pirates 3-1 at home April 1. The game remained scoreless for three innings. Martin County got on the board first in the bottom of the fourth inning after Hunter Moore’s groundout to first base scored a…
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Pike Central edges Martin County in soggy showdown
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — The 38th Annual Pike County Bowl at Belfry High School witnessed a rain-soaked face-off between Martin County and Pike Central. Overcoming challenging weather conditions Friday evening in a close contest marked by surprises, Pike Central defeated Martin County 9-6. The Cardinals were fresh off a home victory against…
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Martin County takes on Belfry in 7v7
BY CHRISTY WELLS and BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — As Friday night lights approach, 7v7 games are popping up all over eastern Kentucky. On Thursday, the Martin County Cardinals took their talents to Pond Creek to compete with the 2022 Class 3A state runner-up Belfry Pirates. The Cards completed several 7v7s against the Pirates,…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals finish 3-0 week with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin and Belfry
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Lady Cardinals stretched their win streak to seven with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin County and Belfry last week. Martin County won at home versus Tug Valley by a 68-33 score Jan. 30, at conference rival Magoffin County by a 65-53 margin Feb. 1 and at Belfry Friday, 56-45. The…
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Michigan man arrested in Belfry while awaiting delivery of drugs
Suspect sat outside the residence for three days waiting on FedEx delivery BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — A Michigan man was taken into custody Feb. 1 at a residence near Belfry in Pike County after members of the elite Kentucky State Police Enforcement Special Investigations East unit were alerted to a package containing…