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Lady Cards finish summer play
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Head Coach Robin Newsome and the Lady Cards wrapped up their summer play with the arrival of the KHSAA dead period. Potential, confidence and improvement are a few of the things Coach saw from her team. The squad recently dominated Tug Valley 55-29 and Hurley 68-26 when traveling…
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Martin County wrestlers attend FCA camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CAMPBELLSVILLE — Martin County middle and high school wrestlers attended the three-day Fellowship of Christian Athletes camp at Campbellsville University on June 7-9. The camp included world-class clinicians, tough competition and an FCA inspirational program. Coaches Andrew Chaffin, Jason Jewell, BJ Slone, Ryan Kelly and Josh Muncy escorted 27 Martin…
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Cal Ripken Softball All-Stars play in tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Martin County Cal Ripken 12U Softball All-Stars traveled to Louisa to play in a tournament with Belfry, Johnson Central, and Lawrence County on June 19 and 20. The following is a recap of last week’s tournament action: Martin Co. vs Lawrence County – The All-Stars faced the…
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MCHS cheer camp sees large turnout
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Cheerleaders held their Mini Cheer Camp June 17-19 in Inez. Forty-five upcoming Cardinals between the ages of 3 and 13 attended the annual camp. Each girl learned two sideline cheers, a dance and a floor cheer. During halftime of the first Martin County…
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East Ky Youth Athletics hosts MLB event in Inez
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A new event made its way to Martin County over the weekend. East Ky Youth Athletics, run by Kenny Maynard, hosted the first MLB hit, pitch and run event with over 25 participants and over 90 registered in the region. Each athlete participated in a hitting, running and…
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Martin County hosts slew of teams; Cards go 2-0
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School boys basketball squad hosted games all day Thursday. The Cards steamrolled Logan 97-73 and came back from a six-point deficit with 36 seconds to go to defeat Pike Central 68-67. The first game of the day was a tight one with Betsy Layne…
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Dials brothers compete at state tennis tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LEXINGTON — Martin County’s Bryson Dials and Connor Dials traveled to the University of Kentucky to play in the 2024 KHSAA state tennis tournament in the singles division May 28. Connor was matched against Landon McDuffee from Daviess County in the round of 64. The Martin County player put up…
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UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs camp draws youth from three states
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Operation UNITE welcomed 128 future basketball stars to its 19th Annual Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp at Martin County High School on June 11. The young athletes spent three hours in the Cardinals gymnasium with 2012 NCAA Champion Jarrod Polson learning about a drug-free lifestyle and playing…
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Cal Ripken All-Stars wrap up tournament at Stonecrest
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Martin County Cal Ripken All-Stars played in the District 3 tournament at Stonecrest over the weekend. The 8U and 10U teams picked up wins, with 12U facing the two toughest squads of the tournament. The following is a recap of last week’s tournament action: Martin Co. 8U…
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