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Martin County drops 31-14 decision to Perry County Central
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — Martin County (4-2) traveled to Perry County (4-2) despite Hurricane Helene making landfall and pouring rain all down the eastern coast Friday. The Cardinals were held to their lowest total in yards for the season at 170 and fell to the Commodores 31-14. Devan Maynard lifted Cardinal Nation’s…
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Lady Cards soccer bounces back
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Martin County High School’s soccer team hit a four-game skid after winning the All “A” 15th Region championship. The Cards bounced back in a big way with a convincing 8-0 win at Lawrence County on Thursday. Faith Caldwell led the way with four goals for Martin County. She assisted on…
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Cardinals smack Hornets 28-22
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Hornets came to Inez on Friday looking for a win. All they found was the Martin County football team had turned into pest control as the Cardinals swatted them back to Magoffin County with a 28-22 final score. Head coach Josh Muncy told his team after the…
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Martin County Middle School girls victorious on ‘Eighth Grade Night’
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School honored their upperclassmen Sept. 17 and came away with a 29-19 win over Adams. Eighth-grader Annaleigh Davis put on a clinic in one of her final games as a middle schooler. She scored the only Cardinal points in the first half to keep Martin…
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Martin County falls to Bethlehem in state All ‘A’ Classic
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School’s eight-game winning streak ended last week. Head coach Steven Gauze’s squad traveled to Louisville for the Elite 8 round of the state All “A” Classic, where they fell 5-0 at the hands of the defending state champion Bethlehem on Saturday. Goalkeeper Vittoria Dellmotta did all she…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Zachary Hamilton
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Zachary Hamilton is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. The senior made some key tackles on defense for the Cardinals in their 28-22 win over Magoffin County on Friday night. He led the team with 10 solo tackles and 15 total. Three of those were for…
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Cardinals claw their way back in Harvest Fest Bowl
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Harvest Fest was brewing with Noah Thompson in town, but Cardinal Nation watched the Martin County football team put on a show at The Rock on Friday. Martin County fought their way back after being down 19-0 to take down the Paintsville Tigers 34-32 in a comeback…
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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.…