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MCMS hosts Rumble in the Mountains
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — First-year head coach Boo Newsome and her Martin County Middle girls basketball team hosted the Rumble in the Mountains event at Martin County High School all day Saturday. The A team went 2-1 and the B team 1-1. The first game for the Lady Cards was a nail-biter with…
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Plays of the Week
This week’s Mountain Citizen “Plays of the Week” go to Weston Jude and Julian Stafford. With 3:30 left in the fourth quarter and a 34-13 lead, Weston Jude took the snap and knew exactly to whom and where he was throwing. Julian Stafford blazed down the sideline to the front corner of the end zone…
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Cardinal football has district title on the brain
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School football season kicks off Friday against Leslie County at The Rock. Coach Josh Muncy returns as the Cardinal head coach. The team is coming off an 8-5 season, 7-2 in their 2A class. The Cards had their best season in years last fall. They defeated…
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Football hosts Floyd Central for preseason scrimmage
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Cardinal football team hosted Floyd Central on Friday for a warmup scrimmage game to prepare for the season. Floyd Central defeated the Varsity team 14-7 and Martin County JV won 7-6. Chris Phillips scored off a 70-yard rush into the endzone to tie the game up 7-7. With…
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Martin County Soccer opens season
Laura Hale foots a goal kick against Huntington High. She had six goals over the span of two games this week. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy) BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Lady Cards soccer team kicked off their season with some stiff competition playing against East Carter, Pikeville and Huntington High. The team…
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MC Volleyball hosts media day
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Volleyball team hosted their media day Thursday and started the season at home Aug. 16 against Betsy Layne. The Cardinals were 14-17 last season and 4-4 in the district. They competed with a tough Johnson Central in the first round of the district tournament…
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Football seniors Q&A
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Mountain Citizen sat down with the Martin County High School Football seniors for a Q&A last week. This is what they said. Dawson Mills Position? Running back Hometown? Tomahawk. How long have you played? Three years. Hobbies, interests? Other sports and hunting. Fave food? Chicken. Fave restaurant? Red…