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Lady Cards soar to historic victory in All ‘A’ Classic
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Head coach Steven Gauze’s soccer team knows how to win. The Lady Cards hosted and won the first All “A” state tournament game in their history on Sept. 10. Two nights later the squad took down a tough Pikeville team 4-0 to claim the Kentucky Farm Bureau Cup.…
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Kermit to host annual Buddy League
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KERMIT — The Kermit Basketball Buddy League is set to begin for the 2024 season. Practice and signups began Sept. 16 and will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at the old Kermit gym. Any boy or girl ages 4-12 can sign up in person to play basketball or…
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Cline lifts MCMS over Mullins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Lexi Cline came locked and loaded in a Sept. 9 Martin County Middle School home win over Mullins. The Lady Cardinal was lethal from 3-point range when she dropped six 3s to lead MCMS past the Tigers for a 42-24 final score. Head Coach Boo Newsome’s squad continues…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: MCHS Football
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School football team is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. After starting the Harvest Fest Bowl on Friday the 13th down 19-0 to the Paintsville Tigers, the tides began to turn for the Cardinals. Down 26-8 with 36 seconds left in the…
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Indians and Wildcats pick up wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Eden Wildcats and Inez Indians are victorious against out-of-county teams. The following is a recap of week 4 elementary action: Eden vs Paintsville – On Sept. 9 the Eden A-team defeated Paintsville 30-18. Paige Stafford fired in 13 points to lead all scorers. Braylee Horn followed up with nine…
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Martin County brings All ‘A’ championship home
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — The Martin County High School is your All “A” 15th Region soccer champion after defeating Pikeville, Paintsville and Prestonsburg last week at Belfry. Head coach Steven Gauze’s squad has now won five matches in a row. On Sept. 3 the Lady Cards handed Pikeville a 6-1 loss in…
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Cards win Kentucky Farm Bureau Bowl
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County’s home opener was nothing short of exceptional Friday. Devan Maynard rushed for five touchdowns in the 40-28 win over Shelby Valley to allow the Cards to claim the Kentucky Farm Bureau hardware. Martin County improves to 2-1 on the season and Valley drops to 0-3. The…
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OnPoint Swish to host first round of playoffs
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The OnPoint Swish (6-2) will host the first round of the Women’s American Basketball Association playoffs for their region Sept. 15 in Hazard at 2 p.m. The winner advances to the Final Four in Greensboro, the Swish’s opponent. OnPoint defeated the Kaos in a close one 70-62 in…
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MCMS Lady Cards on four-game win streak
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BETSY LAYNE — Head coach Boo Newsome took her Martin County Middle School Lady Cards to Betsy Layne on Thursday and came away with a 31-23 win. Martin County has reeled off four straight after their opening season loss to improve to 4-1 on the season. After Annaleigh Davis joined…
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