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Lady Cards tennis hooks Pirates 6-1
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County Lady Cards tennis team secured a commanding 6-1 victory over the Belfry Lady Pirates in a match held April 22 at Bob Amos Park in Pike County. Two-seed Lexie Sammons battled to secure a hard-fought 8-6 victory in her singles set. Dakota Ward won her singles
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Hale among 21 students awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships
Martin County High School student Alexis Hale is one of 21 high school seniors in the Class of 2024 who have been selected to receive “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $31,500 for being champions for anti-drug prevention efforts in their schools and communities. “Recipients of ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships have excelled throughout much of their
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Travel Club goes to Orlando
Forty students from the Martin County High School 2024 Senior Travel Club on an exciting trip to Orlando to enjoy Disney World and Universal Studios theme parks. They had the opportunity to stay on Universal Studios property and had fun at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Universal Studios Grad Bash and more.
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Lady Cards on 3-game win streak
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Lady Cards softball team rolled past Grace Christian 7-6 and Tolsia in a doubleheader 10-4, 13-9 to win three in a row April 23 and Saturday in Inez. The following is a recap of last week’s action: MCHS vs. Grace Christian Martin County
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Cardinals swat Hornets 8-3
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PHELPS — The Martin County Cardinals defeated Phelps 8-3 on the road April 23 for their 12th win of the season. Hunter Moore took the mound for the Martin County Cardinals and led the team to victory with a strong performance. Moore pitched four innings, allowing two runs on two
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Davis receives defensive POY award
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN JENKINS — Martin County High School Cardinal Peyton Davis was awarded the Laithan Award for Defensive Player of the Year. He was chosen amongst the top high school basketball players in the tri-state to play in the D&D Sports Annual Mountain Showcase April 20-21 in Jenkins. The guard is known
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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.
