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Tennis posts winning week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County tennis teams and coach Joshua Penix spent last week making up matches due to weather cancellations. Boys and girls teams knocked off Paintsville, while the boys defeated Johnson Central and tied with Magoffin County and the girls lost to the Hornets and Eagles. “This has been a busy…
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Lady Cards mercy-rule Prestonsburg, drop two others
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Lady Cards mercy-ruled Prestonsburg to break a 12-game losing streak last week. The Lady Cardinals dropped two district games 5-4 to Magoffin County and 10-5 to Paintsville, then bounced back Friday at home to send Prestonsburg home with a 17-1 whipping. Below is a recap of all three…
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James named KABC 15th Region Coach of the Year
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County boys basketball coach Jason James was voted as the 15th Region Coach of the Year by the KABC 15th Region Coaches Association. James was honored May 1 at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. Coach James led the Cardinals to a 24-11 record, 57th District Tournament championship, All-A…
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Martin County sweeps Tolsia in doubleheader
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County swept Tolsia 16-5 and 16-4 in a doubleheader Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Below is a recap of both games: Game 1 Both teams got out to a fast start in the first inning. Tolsia erupted for three runs to go up 3-0, and Martin County responded…
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Martin County anglers state-bound
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MOREHEAD — Martin County High School Bass Fishing Team competed Saturday in the Region 4 Bass Fishing Tournament at Cave Run Lake in Morehead, where the duos of Jerrod Haney and Brayden Blankenship and Caleb Horn and Tanner Young qualified for the state tournament in May. The team competed against 88…
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Martin County loses doubleheader to Paintsville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County lost a two-game series to district rival Paintsville last week. The two faced off April 25 at Cardinal Park, where the Cardinals dropped a 5-2 decision. On April 26, Martin County traveled to Paintville and fell 16-6. The Cardinals are 2-4 in district play and are eying a three-seed for…
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Martin County softball falls to Magoffin, Tug Valley
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School softball dropped a pair of games last week to district rival Magoffin County 16-11 at home April 19 and Tug Valley 9-0 on the road April 20. Below is a recap of last week’s action. Lady Cards drop district decision to Magoffin INEZ — Martin County Lady…
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Martin County Middle School baseball finishes 1-2 week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Middle School baseball won one of three games last week. The Cardinals dropped games on the road April 17 to Betsy Layne 10-4 and April 18 to Lawrence County 13-1. They bounced back Thursday to defeat South Floyd 14-4 at home. Below is a recap of all three…
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Martin County tennis falls to Pikeville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County tennis coach Josh Penix is building the high school tennis team and believes in playing the best to be the best. His girls and boys teams got that experience April 17 against the top-rated Pikeville Panthers in matches in Pikeville. The girls lost 5-1, while the…
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Martin County Middle School softball falls to Paintsville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School softball team dropped a home game to Paintsville 15-5 in four innings April 17. Paintsville got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Lady Cards scored a run in the bottom of the first to trail…
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