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Williams drops 38 to lead Martin County over West Carter
Martin County junior Laken Williams pulls up into her jump shot after driving around the defender. Williams dropped 39 points to lead the Lady Cards. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) Martin County finishes regular season 23-5 Junior Laken Williams fired in 38 points to lead Martin County over West Carter 70-55 at home Feb. 13.…
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Martin County wrestlers advance to state
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School wrestling team turned in a stellar performance in the KHSAA Region 8 championships Saturday in Inez and will send nine wrestlers to the state tournament. The Cardinals finished second as a team, won three weight classes, a runner-up and five other top 4 finishes.…
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Martin County drops three games and will play the 2-3 in the district tournament
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals went 0-3 last week, dropping games to Floyd Central 90-84, Johnson Central 67-62 and Paintsville 68-59.The Cardinals moved to 19-8 on the season and 3-3 in district play.With Martin County’s district losses, Magoffin County got the No. 1 seed and the Cardinals moved to No. 2.…
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57th District Basketball Tournaments dates and matchups
The No. 1 seed Martin County Lady Cardinals will take on No. 4 seed Magoffin County Hornets in the first-round game of the 57th District Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at Paintsville High School. The Lady Cardinals went 5-1 in district play and won the No. 1 seed for the third time in…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Wrestling and Lady Cards Basketball
INEZ — Martin County Wrestling and Martin County Lady Cards Basketball teams are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. The Lady Cardinals locked up the 1-seed in the 57th District for the third time in four years with their win last week against Johnson Central. The Lady Cards went 5-1 in district play this…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals defeat Tug Valley 59-53
NAUGATUCK — The Martin County Lady Cardinals declawed Tug Valley 59-53 in a game Thursday at Tug Valley. The Lady Cardinals were back-to-back games, coming off a big win over Johnson Central the day before.Katie Marcum led the way with six points, while Sophie Harless, Kennadi Mollett and Laken Williams all knocked down 3-pointers to…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals finish 3-0 week with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin and Belfry
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Lady Cardinals stretched their win streak to seven with victories over Tug Valley, Magoffin County and Belfry last week. Martin County won at home versus Tug Valley by a 68-33 score Jan. 30, at conference rival Magoffin County by a 65-53 margin Feb. 1 and at Belfry Friday, 56-45. The…
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Maynard wins state wrestling championship
Four youth wrestlers win state titles WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School matman Ashton “Parker” Maynard is the KFWC Middle School state champion in the 130-weight class. Maynard defeated LaRue County’s Romeo Bartolomei 10-2 in the championship round Sunday. The seventh grader is 40-0 and has won several youth and middle school tournament championships this…
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Martin County Cardinals JV smacks Magoffin County 69-46
SALYERSVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals JV team smacked the Magoffin County Hornets 69-46 in a game Friday on the road. The Hornets jumped out on the Cards in the first quarter 17-4. The Cardinals got a bucket from Bryson Dials and Devan Maynard for a 4-point first quarter. Sammons from Magoffin scored 11 first-quarter…