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1983 Sheldon Clark teams to be recognized
Martin County High School will recognize the 1983 boys and girls 15th Region championship teams Feb. 8 during a doubleheader against Johnson Central. The 1983 Sheldon Clark High School cheerleaders and band members will also be recognized. This is the 40th anniversary of the 1983 Sheldon Clark High School championships.
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Lady Cardinals and Cardinals
INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals and the Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Martin County Lady Cardinals are 17-4 and coming off three convincing 57th District wins over Johnson Central 66-48, Paintsville 67-42 and Magoffin County 56-26. The Lady Cardinals won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic and finished runner-up…
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Martin County Cardinals on 15-win streak heading into state All ‘A’
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Cardinals Coach Jason James and company went 3-0 this week to move their record to 17-2 heading into the All “A” State tournament Thursday. The Cardinals are on a hot 15-win streak, with their last loss being Dec. 6 vs. Breathitt County 50-47. Martin County’s victims this week…
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Martin County Lady Cardinals Pound Paintsville, Magoffin
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals pounded Paintsville 67-42 and crushed Magoffin County 56-26 in 57th District play at home last week. The Lady Cards improved to 15-4. Below is a recap of the action. Lady Cards pound Paintsville The Lady Cards left nothing in doubt when they pounded…
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Martin County JV falls short to Lawrence
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — Martin County JV came up a little short 35-31 against Lawrence County Jan. 18. The Lady Cardinals got off to a good start winning the first quarter 12-7. Tamara Workman came out ready to play scoring five points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Martin County went cold…
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Martin County Football moves to District 7
LEXINGTON — The Martin County Cardinals move from District 8 to District 7 in the upcoming football season. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association met Jan. 18 in Lexington to approve the football realignment and revision for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The board agreed to adopt a two-year alignment. District 7 teams include Floyd…
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Bird’s Eye View
BY KIRSTEN WELLS Hello, Cardinal nation! This week’s Bird’s Eye View is brought to you by Kirsten Wells. The past and upcoming weeks have been very eventful. To start, the school’s “Frozen Jr” production had play rehearsals, and everyone is looking forward to the final production! Coming up Feb. 16, the Martin County High School’s…
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Martin County Cardinals cage Pikeville Panthers to win 15th Region All ‘A’ Classic
“We are nine deep and all of them can play.” –Martin County Coach Jason James BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County is heading to the state All “A” Classic. The Cardinals caged the defending state champion Pikeville Panthers 72-70 in the 15th Region All “A” championship Saturday at Appalachian Wireless Arena. Martin County…
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Hale eclipses 1,000 career points
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals’ star guard Luke Hale (#2) eclipsed 1,000 career points Friday in the Boys All “A” Classic vs. East Ridge. Heading into the East Ridge game Hale was averaging 21.5 points per game with a total of 980 career points. Late in the second quarter Dray…