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Cardinals drop three on the road
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals faced a difficult week on the diamond, falling in three road contests against Powell, Morgan County and Hazard to close out the regular season. Powell County 10, Martin County 0 (5 innings) Powell County held the Cardinals to just one hit, handing Martin a 10-0 loss…
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Lady Cards tennis duo makes history with regional runner-up finish
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County High School tennis players Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori etched their names into program history May 11 at the 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville. May and Kaibori became the first girls doubles team in Martin County High School history to reach the regional championship match and qualify…
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Cardinals fall to Eagles in 15th Region team tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County hosted Johnson Central in the first round of the 15th Region Tennis Team Tournament on May 5, with the Cardinals falling in both the boys and girls team matches. The Martin County boys were defeated 4-1. Bryson Dials earned the Cardinals’ lone win with a hard-fought…
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Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week: May and Kaibori
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori are the Kirk & Crum Law Office Players of the Week. The pair made program history May 11 at the 15th Region Tennis Tournament in Pikeville. The Lady Cardinals duo became the first girls doubles team in Martin County High School history to…
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Harper Runyon records 200th strikeout
Inez Elementary sixth-grader Harper Runyon pitches for the Martin County Middle School softball team, April 30 at Cardinal Park. The multi-sport athlete shines on the field and the basketball court. She recorded her 200th career strikeout last week at Betsy Layne. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy)
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Kirk & Crum Law Office Player of the Week: Alyssa Mullins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Alyssa Mullins is the Kirk & Crum Law Office Player of the Week. Mullins helped lead the Lady Cardinals to a 2-1 week highlighted by a historic 14-12 district win over the Magoffin County Hornets. Mullins collected two hits and four RBIs against the Hornets, including a go-ahead…
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Panthers rally past Cardinals
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley erased two Martin County leads Friday night, using a three-run fifth inning to rally past the Cardinals 5-3 behind a complete-game effort from hurler Gage Whitt. Martin County held the lead twice during the contest before the Panthers answered late behind timely hitting from Parker…
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Lady Cards rebound with win over Fairview
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Lady Cardinals bounced back from a difficult senior night loss with a road victory Monday evening. Martin County honored its senior class and eighth grader before falling to Pike County Central Hawks 17-1 in four innings May 8 in Inez. The Lady Cards responded three days later…
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Lady Cards earn historic district win over Hornets
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — The history-making season continued for the Martin County Lady Cardinals on May 7. Martin County defeated Magoffin County Hornets 14-12 on the road in a dramatic 57th District showdown, marking the county’s first softball victory over Magoffin County since 2003 when the program competed as Sheldon Clark High…
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Cardinals outlast Cougars in Senior Night thriller
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County picked up a dramatic 10-9 Senior Night win over Morgan County on May 7, then closed the week by pushing Paintsville to nine innings before falling 3-2 on the road. The Cardinals also dropped a 6-1 decision to Lawrence County during the stretch. Below is a recap of…
