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Martin County’s perfect season marches into All ‘A’ Elite 8
Caldwell scores 100th career goal BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s perfect season is still alive. The Cardinals improved to 10-0 with an 8-0 rout of Menifee County on Sept. 9 to punch their ticket to the Elite 8 of the All “A” state tournament. The Lady Cards followed it with a…
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Carla Booth named WABA All-Star
OnPoint Swish to play in conference championship BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — Three OnPoint Swish players are heading to the Women’s American Basketball Association All-Star game, including Martin County’s Carla Booth, a standout whose journey is inspiring young athletes across Eastern Kentucky. Booth, Makayla Epps of Marion County and Kennedi Stacy of Magoffin…
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America’s Quickmart Player of the Week: Crayson Lafferty
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Crayson Lafferty is the America’s Quickmart of Blacklog Player of the Week. Lafferty put together a performance for the ages Friday night, leading Martin County to a dramatic 42-41 overtime win over Knox Central in the Harvest Bowl. The junior carried the ball 23 times for 149 yards…
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Lady Cards sweep Mullins on 8th grade night
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School celebrated eighth-grade night Thursday with a clean sweep of Mullins across the A, B and C girls basketball games. The A-team led the charge with a 34-20 victory. Makenna Marcum scored 16 points, including four three-pointers, and opened the game with three straight treys…
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Furry friends steal the spotlight at 4-H Pet Show
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Fourth Annual 4-H Pet Show turned heads and wagged tails at the Martin County Harvest Festival on Friday, showcasing the talents of local youth and their four-legged companions. Hosted by the Martin County 4-H Youth Development Organization of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, the event…
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Lady Cards have solid week
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School girls basketball teams turned in a strong week of play highlighted by two convincing B-team victories and a bounce-back A-team win. On Sept. 2, the Cardinals’ A-team came up just short in a 27-25 loss at Lawrence County. Paige Stafford paced Martin County…
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Mills picks up two college offers
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School shooting guard Eli Mills has drawn the attention of college programs after a strong junior season. He picked up offers from Kentucky Christian University and Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois last week. Mills enters his senior year as one of the Cardinals’ top perimeter…
