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Martin County Lady Cards sweep weekend pair
BY J. WELLS MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Lady Cards posted a pair of convincing wins at home, rolling past Wolfe County 68-45, Saturday, Feb. 7, and Owsley County 50-26, Sunday, Feb. 8. In Saturday’s win over Wolfe County, the Lady Cards put three players in double figures and pulled away with steady scoring
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers down Tolsia, Pike Central
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tug Valley Lady Panthers kept rolling with a pair of strong performances on the road last week. They used a balanced scoring attack and relentless defense to notch back-to-back victories over regional foe Tolsia 63-41 and Pike County Central 73-60. The Class A No. 2 Lady Panthers improved to 13-3
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Tug Lady Panthers upset No. 1 Gilmer County
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN GLENVILLE, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Lady Panthers pulled off a huge upset by defeating No. 1-ranked Gilmer County 42-39 in a road game Saturday night in Glenville. Tug Valley went into the game ranked No. 3 in Class A. Gilmer County is the defending Single A state champ, beating the Lady
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Lady Panthers roll to pair of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers, ranked No. 2 in the state, turned in two of their most complete performances of the season last week. They overwhelmed regional rival Tolsia 50-26 at home and rolled past River View 72-45 on the road to keep their momentum building. Tug Valley 50, Tolsia
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Lady Cardinals cap Florida trip with win
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Martin County’s defense set the tone early and the Lady Cardinals carried it through a six-day Florida trip that mixed basketball with a New Year’s visit to Disney World. The Lady Cards defeated Jones (Florida) 40-22 on Dec. 29 at the Kissimmee Civic Center. Annaleigh Davis led Martin
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Lady Panthers flex defense, depth in trio of wins
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers put together a dominant three-game run over the holidays, locking down opponents on defense and spreading the scoring in wins over Lewis County, Man and Phelps, including a pair of 66-point performances and a gritty road victory in a low-scoring battle. These three convincing victories
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Lady Cards drop two
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CORBIN — Martin County spent the weekend before Christmas searching for consistency on offense and came up short in a pair of neutral-site losses at the Corbin Arena. The Lady Cards fell to Whitley County 53-41 on Dec. 19 and Garrard County 50-42 on Dec. 20 in the Redhound Christmas Bash.
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Tug Valley Lady Panthers were busy playing three games in three days this past week. They won two of three games over the long weekend. Winfield 36, Tug 32 Winfield outscored Tug Valley 15-5 in the final quarter to pull out a 36-32 victory in a game played at
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Lady Cards eye another title
Preseason test at Kennadi Mollett game in Zip Zone BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Fresh off an All ‘A’ regional championship and a 16-10 season (11-5 region, 3-4 district), Martin County brings back interior size and perimeter shooting, plus a senior backcourt determined to lead. The Lady Cards outscored opponents 1,396–1,275 last year behind
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Lady Cards stay hot with win over Tigers
Marcum fires in six from long range BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School girls basketball teams earned decisive victories at Paintsville on Aug. 14. Makenna Marcum raised the summer temperature even higher after she drained six 3s to lead the A-team to a 41-18 win. The B-team handed the Tigers
