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From battlefield to ball field: Veteran Guardman’s mission continues
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Service did not end when Kenny Maynard took off the uniform. After surviving a roadside bomb during a combat tour in Afghanistan and enduring years of surgeries and rehabilitation, the decorated Kentucky Army National Guard veteran returned home to Martin County and found a new mission: building strength
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Osborne takes reins as Martin County baseball coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Ethan Osborne is the new head baseball coach at Martin County High School, the school announced Tuesday. Osborne has been an assistant coach for the Cardinals and brings a wealth of playing experience to the dugout. A five-year varsity starter at Sheldon Clark High School from 2012-2017, he was a
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Danny Hinkle hired at Martin County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Danny Hinkle, a 2007 alum and decorated football player, has been hired as the new offensive and defensive line coach at Martin County High School, the school announced. Hinkle returns to “The Rock” with an impressive resume spanning his high school and collegiate careers. “One of the best
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Newsome surpasses 500th career coaching win
INEZ — Martin County Hall of Fame Coach Robin Harmon-Newsome joins an elite group of Kentucky High School coaches as she has surpassed her 500th career coaching win. There are just 16 girls basketball coaches in the state of Kentucky listed in the KHSAA record books with 500 or more wins. Newsome began coaching girls
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Tug Valley finishes 3-0 week, wins two in Hatfield-McCoy Shootout
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley finished a perfect 3-0 week. The Panthers defeated regional foe Van in a road game Jan. 31, then won two games in the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout over Belfry and Shelby Valley Friday and Saturday. Below is a recap of the action. Tug Valley 62, Belfry 49 WILLIAMSON — Tug
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Martin County names Wheeler new head volleyball coach
INEZ — Martin County High School announced Jan. 31 the appointment of Krista Wheeler as the new head volleyball coach. “We are very excited to have Krista as a member of our Cardinal family,” MCHS principal Martha Williams said. “She has an impressive resume both as a player and coach. Under her leadership, we look
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Martin County Cardinals cage Pikeville Panthers to win 15th Region All ‘A’ Classic
“We are nine deep and all of them can play.” –Martin County Coach Jason James BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County is heading to the state All “A” Classic. The Cardinals caged the defending state champion Pikeville Panthers 72-70 in the 15th Region All “A” championship Saturday at Appalachian Wireless Arena. Martin County
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Lady Panthers hope to continue success
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Lady Panthers were ranked No. 7 in Class A in the preseason poll last week. In the 2021 season Coach Clyde Farley led Tug Valley to its first-ever girls state championship when they won the Class A title at the Charleston Civic Center. So TVHS has had success and
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Soccer practice kicks off
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Cardinals girls soccer began practice last week with Coach Steven Gauze conditioning his team to get them back in shape. The girls started their workout by running 2 miles. The rest of the practice included kicking, agility and speed drills. Coach Gauze planned to have conditioning all
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Newsome named new middle school coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School girls basketball will have a familiar face at the realms this upcoming season. School administrators announced All-American Boo Newsome as the new head coach last week. The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Newsome is following in the footsteps of her mother, longtime
