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Martin County Middle girls soccer wins district title
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School girls soccer defeated Johnson Central 3-2 in overtime to claim the 57th District championship Thursday at Johnson Central. The Lady Cards entered postseason play tied for first place. Below is a recap of the action: MC 7, LC 1 Host Johnson Central started the district tournament…
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Cardinals tennis falls to region favorite Lawrence County
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County tennis team lost May 10 to region favorite Lawrence County. The girls team fell 10-1 and the boys dropped a 9-2 decision to conclude regular-season play. “I have seen a lot of growth and improvement in my team from the beginning of the season until now,” Martin County…
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Martin Middle School outslugs Elkhorn on ‘eighth grade night’
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School softball got a 29-24 win over Elkhorn City on “eighth grade night” April 29. The coaching staff recognized eighth graders Mia Fields, Bella Robinson, Kaitlyn Mann, Chloe H. Jude, Chloe M. Jude and Kambria Fluty before the game. The Cougars struck first, scoring 11…
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Martin County wins one of three
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County won one of three games last week. The Cardinals started the week May 1 with a 15-8 loss to Floyd County Central at home, knocked off Belfry 5-2 the following day at Cardinal Field, then fell to Shelby Valley 9-5 Thursday on the road. Below is a recap…
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Tennis posts winning week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County tennis teams and coach Joshua Penix spent last week making up matches due to weather cancellations. Boys and girls teams knocked off Paintsville, while the boys defeated Johnson Central and tied with Magoffin County and the girls lost to the Hornets and Eagles. “This has been a busy…
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Martin County Middle soccer on seven-game win streak
Easter Carter and Paintsville are latest victims CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Middle School girls soccer is on a seven-game win streak. The Lady Cards claimed their latest two victims last week, beating East Carter Middle School 8-0 at home and district rival Paintsville Middle School 7-0 on the road. Below is a recap of…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: MCHS Bass Fishing and MCMS girls soccer
The Martin County High School Bass Fishing team and the Martin County Middle School girls soccer team are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Cardinal anglers competed in the Region 4 Bass Fishing Tournament Saturday at Cave Run, where four qualified to compete in the KHSAA Bass Fishing State Tournament at Kentucky Lake in…
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Martin County loses doubleheader to Paintsville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County lost a two-game series to district rival Paintsville last week. The two faced off April 25 at Cardinal Park, where the Cardinals dropped a 5-2 decision. On April 26, Martin County traveled to Paintville and fell 16-6. The Cardinals are 2-4 in district play and are eying a three-seed for…
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Sew ‘N Sew raffling 94×98 Cardinal Quilt
INEZ — Sew ‘N Sew Quilt Group is selling raffles on a beautiful 94×98 Martin County Cardinals Quilt to raise money for Quilters Day Out 2024. Martin County Quilt Guilds will sponsor and host the 2024 event, which includes quilters from five counties. The quilt was designed by Tammy Slone and Sew ‘N Sew quilters…
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Martin County Middle School baseball finishes 1-2 week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Middle School baseball won one of three games last week. The Cardinals dropped games on the road April 17 to Betsy Layne 10-4 and April 18 to Lawrence County 13-1. They bounced back Thursday to defeat South Floyd 14-4 at home. Below is a recap of all three…