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Maynard wins state wrestling title, team finishes second
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County Middle School wrestler Parker Maynard won his second consecutive KFWC state title Saturday in the KFWC Middle School State Championship at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. At the same time, his team finished as runner-up out of 74 middle school and club teams competing in…
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Parker Maynard
LOUISVILLE — Martin County wrestler Parker Maynard is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Maynard clinched his second consecutive state middle school wrestling title Saturday, winning the KFWC Middle School Championship 150 lbs class and amassing a perfect 20-0 record on the season. The eighth-grader defeated Maximus Baxter of Colt Wrestling 8-3 in his…
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Martin County wrestling coaches surprise middle school state champ with ring
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Ashton “Parker” Maynard, the reigning KFWC Middle School state champion in the 130-pound weight class, was taken aback when he walked into the courtroom at the Martin County Government Center Monday. Little did he know, a surprise awaited him that would further cement his remarkable achievement in the…