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Cardinals scorch Vikings 73-52
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County scorched the nets to defeat Rowan County 73-52 in a home game Dec. 21 in Inez. The Cardinals shot 8-for-16 from the 3-point line for 50% and finished the game 28-for-51 shooting 55% on their way to their seventh win of the season. Martin County improved to 7-2.…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Katie Marcum and Jacob Sturgell
INEZ — Martin County juniors Katie Marcum and Jacob Sturgell are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Marcum (32) is a third-year starter for the Lady Cardinals holding down the C/F spot. She chalked up her third double-double of the season to help the Lady Cards to a 60-56 victory over Floyd County Central…
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Lady Cards outrun Raceland
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN RACELAND — The Martin County Lady Cardinals outran the Lady Rams of Raceland 70-45 in a Dec. 13 game on the road. All five starters got on the board in the first quarter to help the Lady Cardinals go up 15-9. The Lady Cardinal defense showed up in the second quarter and…
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Martin County wins Bobby Bates Youth Classic
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WISE, Va. — Martin County Cardinals Wrestling won the 2022 Bobby Bates Youth Classic championship Sunday in Wise, Va. The Cardinals edged second-place Warhawks 483-474 to finish first among 62 teams gathered for the tournament in the David J. Prior Convocation Center at UVA-Wise. Coach Andrew Chaffin said. “Makes me proud…
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Lady Cardinals fall short to Paintsville 55-51
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County Lady Cardinals played their first district game of the season Friday on the road and came up short in a hard-fought battle against Paintsville 55-51. The Lady Cardinals got off to a slow start hitting 3 of 13 from the field in the first quarter, shooting…
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CMS turns back MCMS
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School Cardinals took on the Johnson Central Eagles Thursday at Martin County High School. This marked the third time these two teams faced off this season. The Cardinals defeated the Eagles in the two previous matchups, but this go-around saw the Eagles turn back the Cardinals…
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Martin County Cardinals upset Hazard, drop decision to Breathitt in WYMT Classic
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic was an even wash for the Martin County Cardinals as they won once and lost once. The Cardinals downed Hazard in the fifth-place consolation game after dropping a close contest to Breathitt County in first-round tournament play. Both games were played at…
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Lady Cards start season 4-0
Junior Katie Marcum ties up the ball Friday in Martin County’s game against Shelby Valley at home. Marcum scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) Big wins over Shelby Valley, Belfry BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Lady Cards are off to a hot start on the season.…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff
INEZ — Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff are this week’s Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Mollette went down in the Martin County Lady Cards vs. Marshall County game with a head injury and had to leave the game with what seemed to be a concussion. After a couple of days off practice, the junior…
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Lady Cardinals take down Marshall County 45-42 in premier Hoopfest
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BENTON — The Martin County Lady Cardinals took down Marshall County 45-42 in the 2022 Marshall County Hoopfest, one of the premier basketball events in the country, in a game early Saturday morning in the Reed Conder Gymnasium in Benton. The Lady Marshals of Region 1 finished 21-6 last season. This…
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