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Eden wins county championship
Eden is the Martin County A-team 2022 champion. Top row l to r: Assistant coach Brady Horn, Zoe Sammons, Martha Maynard, Kennedy Mills, Jeannah Fleming, KK Maynard, head coach BJ Endicott, McKinley Fitch, Lexi Bowen, Ally McGinnis, assistant coach Shane Stafford. Middle row l to r: Braylee Horn and Paige Stafford. Bottom row l to…
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Cardinal volleyball ends season in district tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — Martin County fell to eventual district volleyball champion Paintsville on Oct. 17 at Magoffin County High School. Seniors Hannah Robinson and Kirsten Wells played the last game of their Cardinal volleyball careers. “We played good as a team. I started to hit well lately,” Hannah said proudly. Wells was…
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County defense earned the Mountain Citizen Play of the Week. The Cards were in front 27-20 and needed a stop with less than three minutes remaining. Prestonsburg faced a fourth-and-3 and handed off to Ethan Jarvis, the state’s leading rusher. Jarvis tried to run through the middle, but…
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Inez wins B-team tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Inez Indian B-team stayed perfect after defeating Eden in the championship game 13-8 Thursday night at Martin County Middle School. Eden vs. Warfield — In the opening round on Oct. 19, Eden won over Warfield 20-11 behind double digits from Harleigh Maynard. Maynard reeled off four straight field…
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Eden wins C-team championship
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eden won two games back-to-back to come away as C-team champions on Oct. 18 at Inez Elementary. Eden vs. Warfield — Two-seed Eden faced three-seed Warfield in the first round of C-team tournament action and the Wildcats battled for an 8-3 win. Skylar Linley broke the ice for the…
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Players of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School’s Hannah Robinson and Madden Miller are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Miller took a hard hit to the nose during the first half of Friday’s football game at Prestonsburg. Adrenaline took over and Miller rushed for two touchdowns on 33 yards. One touchdown…
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Martin County shuts out West Carter 48-0
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County shut out West Carter 48-0 in a district matchup Friday at Cardinal Stadium in Inez. The Cardinals improved to 5-3 on the season, 3-1 in the district and 4-1 in Class 2A, while the Comets slipped to 1-7. Martin County was slow out of the gate. With…
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Volleyball senior night
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County senior soccer players Kirsten Wells and Hannah Robinson played their last home volleyball game Oct. 10 against Tug Valley. The two were honored during a senior night ceremony. Their families took the floor with them as the team presented them with gifts. Two teammates read wishes and…
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Cardinal soccer ends season in 15th Region Tournament
Seven receive all-region honors BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County fell to eventual 15th Region soccer champion Prestonsburg 6-1 in the tournament opening round Oct. 11 at Cardinal Stadium. The Lady Cards (9-9, 7-4, 2-1) finished the season as the district runner-up and played in the 15th Region Tournament for the first time…
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week: Damian Cheek
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County football player Damian Cheek made the play of the week Friday against West Carter. The Cardinal defense forced the West Carter quarterback to scramble and sail a pass to midfield. Cheek was waiting in the weeds and swooped in for the interception. He went 43 yards down…