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Martin County survives and advances to Elite 8 in All ‘A’ State tournament
Cardinals slay Harlan, fall to Evangel Christian BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RICHMOND — Dreams do come true. The Martin County Cardinals survived and advanced to Elite 8 play in the All “A” State tournament, slaying the Harlan Green Dragons in the first round Thursday before falling to eventual tournament champion Evangel Christian Friday. This…
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Martin County Lady Cards clip Eagles, crush Barbourville
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Lady Cards went 2-0 last week, clipping the Johnson Central Lady Eagles on the road for their third straight district win by a 20-point margin before crushing visiting Barbourville. The Lady Cards improved to 17-4 on the season and are 3-1 in district play. Below is a…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Lady Cardinals and Cardinals
INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals and the Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Martin County Lady Cardinals are 17-4 and coming off three convincing 57th District wins over Johnson Central 66-48, Paintsville 67-42 and Magoffin County 56-26. The Lady Cardinals won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic and finished runner-up…
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Martin County knocks off Magoffin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Cardinals picked up their third 57th District win 72-50 over the Magoffin County Hornets to go 3-0 in district play Jan. 23 in Inez. The Cardinals brought a 15-game win streak into the contest and improved to 18-2 on the season. Brayden McKenzie laced up his shoes and…
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Martin County JV swats Magoffin County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals JV team held a one-point lead over Magoffin County at halftime Jan. 23 in Inez, but a 43-point second half was a different story. The Cardinals swatted the Hornets 69-40. The first and second quarters were back and forth the entire way. Devan Maynard scored seven…
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Lady Cards JV win over Barbourville
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals defeated the Lady Tigers of Barbourville 38-20 in a game Saturday in Inez. The Lady Cards jumped out 14-2 at the end of the first quarter. Candace Spaulding and Tamara Workman led the Cards in the first quarter scoring five points each. The Lady Cardinals…
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Linville receives offer from Kentucky Christian University
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — After the big weekend for the Cardinals in the All “A” State Tournament in Richmond, Martin County’s Matt Linville comes away with a historic team win and a college offer from Kentucky Christian University. KCU is offering to extend Lineville’s basketball career to the next level while achieving his bachelor’s…
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Martin County Cardinals on 15-win streak heading into state All ‘A’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Cardinals Coach Jason James and company went 3-0 this week to move their record to 17-2 heading into the All “A” State tournament Thursday. The Cardinals are on a hot 15-win streak, with their last loss being Dec. 6 vs. Breathitt County 50-47. Martin County’s victims this week…
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Martin County Middle School wrestlers advance to state
Martin County Middle School student-athletes have never been strangers to the mats. This year is no exception, as the MCMS wrestlers traveled to Winchester over the weekend to compete in regional action. Four wrestlers qualified for state competition this weekend while the team finished in second place. “When you see these guys out in the town,…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals Pound Paintsville, Magoffin
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals pounded Paintsville 67-42 and crushed Magoffin County 56-26 in 57th District play at home last week. The Lady Cards improved to 15-4. Below is a recap of the action. Lady Cards pound Paintsville The Lady Cards left nothing in doubt when they pounded…
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