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Martin County sweeps Magoffin
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Cardinals swept Magoffin County in a doubleheader, securing back-to-back district wins 17-7 at home April 17 and 13-9 on the road Thursday. Martin County coach TC Maynard feels good about the outcome. “It was good to start district play with two wins,” Maynard said. “We showed some great…
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Martin County dominates Tolsia
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Martin County scored seven runs in the third inning to defeat Tolsia 13-2 Saturday in baseball action at Tug Valley’s Don Spence Field in Naugatuck. The Cardinals got on the board in the top of the first inning due to an error, a double by Ryan Stephens and a…
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Martin County tennis teams notch tri-match wins
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — Martin County tennis teams competed in tri-matches April 15 and April 18 at Lawrence County High School. On April 15, the boys secured a narrow victory over Johnson Central 3-2 but lost to Lawrence County 5-0, while the girls lost to Johnson Central 5-0 and Lawrence County 5-0.…
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Lady Cards spring training
Martin County Lady Cards softball went on their first-ever spring training trip last week to play games at the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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Martin County High School teacher receives Pathfinder Award
INEZ — Martin County High School math teacher Taylor Slone is this year’s recipient of the Big Sandy Community & Technical College’s Pathfinder Award. BSCTC Provost, Dr. Denise King, Academic Advisor/Student Services and Recruiter Melinda Lynch, and Pathfinder visited Martin County High School to present the award April 9. The Pathfinder Award acknowledges exceptional high…
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Martin County revives tradition with updated ‘Grad Bash’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A once-forgotten tradition for high school graduates is making a comeback, thanks to the efforts of Martin County resident Lana Jo Young and the community. Young shared fond memories of Sheldon Clark High School’s “Project Graduation 1998” during a Kiwanis luncheon Thursday at Masterpiece Kitchen & Café in…
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Martin County drops nail-biter to Paintsville
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BETSY LAYNE — Martin County fell to Paintsville 5-4 in a nail-biting conclusion to the semifinal round of the 15th Region All A Classic, held Monday at Betsy Layne High School field. The narrow loss came down to the last play in the ninth inning when Paintsville’s Brock Horne delivered a clutch…
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Martin County edges Shelby Valley in All-A Classic
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County edged Shelby Valley 6-5 in the opening round of the 15th Region All-A Classic. The game took place April 9 at Cardinal Field in Inez. The game was tied at five in the bottom of the seventh when senior Brock Messer singled, driving home the winning…
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Cardinals fall to Belfry
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County experienced the first loss of the season against the Belfry Pirates 3-1 at home April 1. The game remained scoreless for three innings. Martin County got on the board first in the bottom of the fourth inning after Hunter Moore’s groundout to first base scored a…
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Lady Cards route Menifee County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT FRENCHBURG — The Martin County Lady Cards routed the Menifee County Wildcats 35-8 in five innings Saturday in Frenchburg. Martin County got on the board first, scoring four runs in the first inning behind singles by Kaylee Endicott and Hallee Preece. The Lady Cards added seven runs in the second. Keilian Jewell’s…