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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Jacob Sturgell
Jacob Sturgell (#20) of the Martin County Cardinals basketball team is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. A versatile player who can play inside and out, Sturgell fulfills his duties in the guard/forward/center positions. He is averaging an impressive 10.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and shooting 47.3% from the field this season.…
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Williams, Hale and Sturgell named to all-tournament teams
HINDMAN — Three Martin County athletes earned spots on the WYMT Food City Mountain Classic All-Tournament teams. Laken Williams of the Martin County Lady Cards and Luke Hale and Jacob Sturgell of the Martin County Cardinals were named to the teams for their performances in the tournament. Williams contributed 17 points and secured four rebounds…
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Bird’s Eye View
BY JACOB STURGELL and DRAY DUFF MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Hello Cardinal Nation! This is Jacob Sturgell and Dray Duff. Welcome back to this week’s edition of the Cardinal Bird’s Eye View. This week, the Cardinals girls soccer team faced their regional rivals, the Prestonsburg Black Cats. This marked the first time we have defeated…
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Martin County shows off basketball prowess at WKU camp
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BOWLING GREEN — Martin County showed off its basketball prowess at the Western Kentucky University Basketball team camp, finishing with an impressive 6-1 record and securing a spot in the top 8 teams. The camp, held at E.A. Diddle Arena and led by WKU head coach Steve Lutz, took place…
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Martin County survives and advances to Elite 8 in All ‘A’ State tournament
Cardinals slay Harlan, fall to Evangel Christian BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN RICHMOND — Dreams do come true. The Martin County Cardinals survived and advanced to Elite 8 play in the All “A” State tournament, slaying the Harlan Green Dragons in the first round Thursday before falling to eventual tournament champion Evangel Christian Friday. This…
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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…
