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Cal Ripken Softball All-Stars play in Queen of the Mountains
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County softball All Stars played in Pike County’s Queen of the Mountains tournament last week. Below is a recap of tournament action. MC vs Pikeville – The Martin County All Stars took on Pikeville in their first game of pool play on June 19. MC brought…
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Cards football players generate buzz
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cicadas are not the only noise in eastern Kentucky this summer. A few Martin County High School football standouts are generating buzz on the field. Devan Maynard, Crayson Lafferty, Kendal Mullins and Gavin Stepp have attended camps, received invites and earned college offers. Maynard added to his…
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Summer-fall baseball and softball league launches
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County will see a new summer and fall baseball and softball league for young players with games slated for August and September at Frank Horn Field in Inez. The league, sanctioned by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), is open to children from any county. Softball…
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Devan Maynard earns Blue-Grey All-American Bowl invitation
Martin County senior adds college offer from Kentucky Wesleyan BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County football standout Devan Maynard has been invited to play in a Blue-Grey Senior All-American Bowl Game at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The honor will see him compete among the nation’s top high school football players. The 6-foot-4,…
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Cal Ripken All-Stars impress at Stonecrest
12U brings home runner-up BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The Martin County All-Stars represented the community well in the Cal Ripken District 3 tournament last week at Stonecrest. The 12U were deemed the runner-up after falling short in the championship game to Pikeville. 12U – The championship match featured Martin County against Pikeville…
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Osborne takes reins as Martin County baseball coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Ethan Osborne is the new head baseball coach at Martin County High School, the school announced Tuesday. Osborne has been an assistant coach for the Cardinals and brings a wealth of playing experience to the dugout. A five-year varsity starter at Sheldon Clark High School from 2012-2017, he was a…
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Caldwell signs with Mount Vernon Nazarene
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School graduate Grace Caldwell has signed up to cheer for Mount Vernon Nazarene University, where she plans to study speech language pathology. Caldwell, who maintained an impressive 4.482 GPA, is also the recipient of the Harmon Scholarship, the WYMT Scholarship and the Farm Bureau Scholarship.…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: Martin County 12U All-Stars
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The 12U Martin County All-Stars are the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. The team captured the runner-up trophy in the Cal Ripken District 3 tournament at Stonecrest. They reached the championship game after they defeated Shelby Valley 16-1 but fell short to Pikeville.
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Martin County wraps up summer ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Head coach Jason “JJ” James has concluded the summer session with his Martin County High School boys basketball team. The squad played numerous games at Hazard, Johnson Central and Pike Central. Down two against Perry Central, Brayden Marcum hit a game-winner with time running down in games at…
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Lady Cards log 35 games in three weeks, go undefeated at Marshall team camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Lady Cards have been hard at work since the school year ended, playing around 35 games in three weeks. “It’s basically a whole season in three weeks,” Martin County coach Robin Newsome said. “Not counting the practice days when not playing games. It isn’t easy.” The…
