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Coach Newsome: More than wins
There are coaches who win basketball games, and then there are coaches who shape communities. For nearly 40 years, Robin Newsome did both. On Tuesday, Martin County learned that one of the greatest figures in the history of local athletics was stepping away from the sideline. The statistics alone are staggering — 562 career victories,…
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Lady Cards fall in heartbreaking 57th District Tournament walk-off
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — For six and a half innings Monday night, it looked like the Martin County Lady Cardinals were going to keep their season alive. The dugout was loud. The offense was rolling. Every time Paintsville threatened, Martin County answered. But in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Tigers…
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Lady Cards sweep Phelps in regular-season finale
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PHELPS — The Martin County Lady Cardinals closed out the regular season in dominant fashion May 14, sweeping a doubleheader over Phelps on the road. In Game 1, the Lady Cardinals exploded offensively while Alyssa Mullins tossed a shutout in the circle with two strikeouts. Makenna Marcum led the way…
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Cardinals season ends against Tigers
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — When the final out settled into Paintsville’s glove Monday night, three Martin County seniors slowly walked off the field for the final time in Cardinal uniforms. For Aidan Mann, Hunter Moore and Dylan Spence, the 10-1 loss in the opening round of the 57th District tournament at Johnson…
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Cardinals drop three on the road
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals faced a difficult week on the diamond, falling in three road contests against Powell, Morgan County and Hazard to close out the regular season. Powell County 10, Martin County 0 (5 innings) Powell County held the Cardinals to just one hit, handing Martin a 10-0 loss…
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Lady Cards tennis duo makes history with regional runner-up finish
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County High School tennis players Chloe May and Haruka Kaibori etched their names into program history May 11 at the 15th Region Tournament in Pikeville. May and Kaibori became the first girls doubles team in Martin County High School history to reach the regional championship match and qualify…
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Cardinals fall to Eagles in 15th Region team tournament
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — Martin County hosted Johnson Central in the first round of the 15th Region Tennis Team Tournament on May 5, with the Cardinals falling in both the boys and girls team matches. The Martin County boys were defeated 4-1. Bryson Dials earned the Cardinals’ lone win with a hard-fought…
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Panthers rally past Cardinals
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley erased two Martin County leads Friday night, using a three-run fifth inning to rally past the Cardinals 5-3 behind a complete-game effort from hurler Gage Whitt. Martin County held the lead twice during the contest before the Panthers answered late behind timely hitting from Parker…
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Lady Cards rebound with win over Fairview
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Lady Cardinals bounced back from a difficult senior night loss with a road victory Monday evening. Martin County honored its senior class and eighth grader before falling to Pike County Central Hawks 17-1 in four innings May 8 in Inez. The Lady Cards responded three days later…
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Cardinals outlast Cougars in Senior Night thriller
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County picked up a dramatic 10-9 Senior Night win over Morgan County on May 7, then closed the week by pushing Paintsville to nine innings before falling 3-2 on the road. The Cardinals also dropped a 6-1 decision to Lawrence County during the stretch. Below is a recap of…
