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Lady Cards host 57th District tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals played host to the Johnson Central Eagles for the 57th District tournament May 20 in Inez, where the Eagles prevailed 17-0. Haley Robinson started off a string of hits in the top of the second inning for Martin County when she knocked a single…
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MCMS hires Bowen as cheer coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School announced May 16 that Tiffany Bowen will take the helm as the head coach of the cheerleading team this upcoming year. Bowen is a 2001 graduate of Sheldon Clark High School where she was a varsity cheerleader for four years. She received the Universal…
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Lady Cards Camp of Champions starts May 29
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Lady Cardinals basketball team will host their annual Camp of Champions next week on May 29, 30 & 31 from 9 a.m. to noon. Hall of Fame Coach Robin Harmon Newsome and her staff will lead the event with current and former Lady…
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After the Whistle: Building a team
Mark Pope has hit the recruiting trail hard. It’s been over a month since he became the Kentucky men’s basketball coach. The roster has some finishing touches on the horizon. So far, we’re a couple of players away from really making some noise next season. Chaz Lanier would be huge for us. At the time…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week
INEZ — Hunter Moore is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Moore is a sophomore on the Martin County High School baseball team. He earned the Player of the Week honor after he hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Betsy Layne Bobcats 12-11 in a…
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Cards end regular season with two wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School baseball team snapped their losing streak with two wins over Betsy Layne to end the regular season. The following is a recap of last week’s action: MCHS at Betsy Layne The Cards traveled to Betsy Layne May 14 for a 15th Region match-up.…
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Crum signs with Kentucky Christian
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — May 17 was a monumental day for senior Tate Crum. The offensive lineman signed to continue his football career with Kentucky Christian University as friends and family gathered around at Martin County High School. The Cardinal began his football career when he fell in love with the sport…
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Two Lady Cards receive offers from Alice Lloyd
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School basketball standouts Brooke Marcum and Chloe May received offers May 7 from Alice Lloyd College to play basketball at the next level. The two sophomores saw plenty of playing time this season in all 32 games. Marcum shot 35.1% from the field and averaged…
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After the Whistle: A New Era
John Vincent Calipari, the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. If you had told me two months ago that Cal would leave the pinnacle of basketball for another SEC team (let alone Arkansas) I would have questioned your sanity. Alas, here we are. Billy Clyde was being chased down a hallway 15 years ago into…