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After the Whistle: Coach ‘Pammy’
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN The late Martin County Middle School girls coach Pam Maynard would have loved seeing the 15 games and 12 teams battling it out Saturday in Warfield. It’s fitting that the tournament was named in her honor: Pam Maynard Memorial. Coach “Pammy” was a light for Martin County sports. She coached me…
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Play of the Week honors go to Ja Quan Rufus, a junior defensive/tight end who transferred to Martin County High School this season. During Friday night’s Harvest Bowl against Knott County Central, Rufus scored his first Cardinal career touchdown. Rufus took the toss from behind the line in the…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MARTIN COUNTY — Madden Miller of the Martin County High School football team and Annaleigh Davis of the Martin County Middle School basketball team contributed great performances this past week. For their effort, they were named Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Miller is a junior for the Cardinals and plays…
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Cards host Pam Maynard Memorial
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School girls basketball team held a full slate of games Saturday in honor of the late coach Pam Maynard – 15 games with 12 teams battling it out in Warfield. “She would have loved this day of games and all the chaos that came with it,”…
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Cards fall short at Fleming County
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County lost a 21-14 decision to Fleming County on the road Friday. Rain delayed the contest for two hours before the Cards fell to 0-2 on the road and 1-2 on the season. With 8:02 in the first quarter, Dawson Mills took the handoff for a 25-yard carry. …
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Injuries cost MCMS another nailbiter
MCMS’s Brody Howell (21) sends a Shelby Valley defender to the grass with a nasty stiff arm on his way to a touchdown. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy) BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Middle School football team hosted Shelby Valley on Sept. 1 in what became a basketball-scoring affair. Injuries plagued…
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Cardinals soccer is becoming a force to reckon with
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Make it two in a row. The Lady Cards soccer team took down district foe Johnson Central 4-1 and Lawrence County 3-0 this week. Laura Hale wasted no time against Lawrence County on Thursday night. Hale challenged LC’s goalkeeper to make her way out of the net. After a…
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After the Whistle: This could be Cal’s redemption season
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN We were blessed with an early glimpse of Kentucky basketball in the Bahamas a few weeks ago. After the Saint Peters loss, Cal is in the hot seat. From what we saw, he knows it and has hit the recruiting trail hard. Jacob Toppin looks like an absolute beast of a…
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Mountain Citizen play of the week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County sophomore Laura Hale got her third hat trick of the season in Thursday night’s matchup against Lawrence County. Hale made her way downfield to get within shooting range. She dribbled in towards the bars with three defenders on her and challenged LC’s goalkeeper to make her way…