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Boys basketball 6-3 in summer games
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The school year may have ended, but some sports are already gearing up for a new season. Martin County High School boys basketball team began summer play this last week. The Cardinals participated in some round-robin games in Hazard and went for a promising 6-3. Coach Jason “JJ” James
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Patrick named head volleyball coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals will see a new head coach on the sideline this upcoming season at the high school. A 2013 Sheldon Clark graduate, Katie (White) Patrick will take over for volleyball. Patrick is a current resident of Pilgrim. She played high school volleyball for four years at
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Cards tennis over KCC
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN HINDMAN — Coach Josh Penix and his Cardinals tennis teams traveled to Knott County Central to pick up wins. The girls team outlasted to win their matchups 4-3, and the boys would go head-to-head and win by one, 5-4. On the singles side, Caitlyn Horn fell to Fitzpatrick 8-4 but would
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Warfield wins volleyball championships
Warfield Elementary School Lady Red Devils A-team defeated Eden to claim the Martin County volleyball championship April 19. BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Warfield Elementary volleyball A- and B-teams claimed the 2022 Martin County championships last week. The Lady Devils volleyball squads are led by coach Carla Booth. “I could take that same group of
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MCMS soccer defeats JC
Martin County Middle School soccer was back to training and games after a week off for spring break. The Lady Cards won a big district matchup against Johnson Central 2-0. The Lady Cards have played well this season and hoped to continue their winning streak against the Eagles. They struggled to move the ball
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Cards win two of three
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Coach Wesley Hager’s Martin County Cardinals won two of three games last week. The Cards defeated Tug Valley 6-2 on the road March 28 before Hager notched his first career win over his dad Shawn Hager’s Floyd Central 13-4 in a game March 30 at Cardinal Stadium. The Cards ran out
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Kermit’s high-scoring offense led to first-ever state title in 1964
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE CITIZEN KERMIT — Kermit High School won its first-ever West Virginia Class A state basketball championship in 1964 — and it did so with five starters averaging double figures and a high-scoring offense. The Blue Devils, coached by the late Boyce Preece, scored over 100 points in games seven times, and
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Martin County Youth Wrestling finishes year as state runner-up
Three Cardinals win state titles BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN CORBIN — What started as a team of primarily first-year wrestlers turned into a group of solid matmen and a state runner-up finish for Martin County Youth Wrestling. The Cardinals closed the 2021-2022 season giving up a narrow 197.5-189 decision to Pikeville’s Warhawks in the state…
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Building from kindergarten up
Wrestling will be ‘off the wall’ BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County Youth Wrestling Coach Andrew Chaffin is building from kindergarten up. His Cardinal team has won three out of the last five state championships and Saturday finished the 2021-2022 season as state runner-up. “It’s been a good year,” Chaffin said of his
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Tennis teams largest ever
New coach excited to watch players develop BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School boys and girls tennis teams are loaded with youth and a high ceiling. This season, MC has a new coach in Justin Penix, who served as an assistant coach for the past four years. Penix is fielding the largest tennis teams ever.
