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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff
INEZ — Kennadi Mollette and Dray Duff are this week’s Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Mollette went down in the Martin County Lady Cards vs. Marshall County game with a head injury and had to leave the game with what seemed to be a concussion. After a couple of days off practice, the junior…
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Lady Cardinals take down Marshall County 45-42 in premier Hoopfest
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BENTON — The Martin County Lady Cardinals took down Marshall County 45-42 in the 2022 Marshall County Hoopfest, one of the premier basketball events in the country, in a game early Saturday morning in the Reed Conder Gymnasium in Benton. The Lady Marshals of Region 1 finished 21-6 last season. This…
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Lady Cards dominate Betsy Layne in season opener
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Lady Cards came out fast and furious using full-court pressure defense to jump on Betsy Layne 20-3 at the end of the first quarter in Monday’s season opener at home. This game was over early as the Lady Cards coasted to a 63-30 win. Martin County led at…
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Young Cardinals fall short to Logan
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A young Martin County Cardinal team battled against a senior-dominated Logan squad Saturday in the Zip Zone Classic. When the dust settled, the Wildcats topped the Cards 83-76. The Cardinals held on to an 18-16 lead after the first quarter. They were slow out of the gate in the…
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Cardinals knock off Montgomery County in Johnson Central Challenge
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PAINTSVILLE — The Martin County Cardinals knocked off 10th Region Montgomery County Indians 69-58 Saturday in the Johnson Central Challenge. There was no scorebook for this event, but the Mountain Citizen was able to garner some stats. This was a fast-paced game as both teams went back and forth, but the…
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Lady Cards fall short in first scrimmage
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cardinals hit the hardwood Saturday for the first scrimmage of the season and came up short 58-48 against reigning 54th District champion Leslie County out of the 14th Region. Four Martin County players scored in double figures. Junior standout guard Laken Williams led the…
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Cardinal Madness hosted by MCHS
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – The Martin County High School basketball teams showcased their talent in Inez on Saturday evening in front of Cardinal fans. Coach Robin Newsome continues her tenure with the Lady Cards this season. Coach Jason “JJ” James will be back on the sidelines for the boys team. Newsome and her…
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Martin County High School basketball preview
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – The Martin County High School girls and basketball teams are scheduled to play in this year’s Zip Zone Classic on Nov. 26. Both teams are coming off District Championship seasons and are looking to repeat. The Lady Cards are once again coached by Cardinal legend Robin Newsome. The team…
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Martin County players named All-District
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – After Martin County’s 2A state playoff run, nine Cardinal football players have been named to the All-District team and six were selected as Honorable Mention. Damian Cheek, Caleb Costa, Tate Crum, Brock Messer, Madden Miller, Dawson Mills, Greyden Proctor, Jaquan Rufus, and Bryston Wells earned All-District honors. Weston Jude,…
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Bird’s Eye View
BY KRISTEN WELLS and BRAYDEN MCKENZIE Hello, Cardinal Nation. This is Kirsten Wells and Brayden McKenzie. This week, we have some exciting news about current and upcoming events. The football team had a huge game against Breathitt County. Our boys and girls basketball team have their first scrimmage, as well as the Zip Zone Classic…