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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: MCHS Football
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School football team is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. After starting the Harvest Fest Bowl on Friday the 13th down 19-0 to the Paintsville Tigers, the tides began to turn for the Cardinals. Down 26-8 with 36 seconds left in the…
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Martin County brings All ‘A’ championship home
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — The Martin County High School is your All “A” 15th Region soccer champion after defeating Pikeville, Paintsville and Prestonsburg last week at Belfry. Head coach Steven Gauze’s squad has now won five matches in a row. On Sept. 3 the Lady Cards handed Pikeville a 6-1 loss in…
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Martin County golfers Evans and Deskins compete in state All ‘A’
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT RICHMOND — Kenadie Evans and Jaylee Deskins competed in the state All “A” Classic on Sunday at Gibson Bay Golf Course in Richmond. Evans finished tied for 16th, shooting a 91, while Deskins tied for 38th in a field of over 90 golfers. Both athletes secured their places in the state competition…
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Cardinals rule the Pike County Bowl with 40-18 win
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BELFRY — The temperatures were hot and so were the Cards. Martin County High School football brought the fire to the Pike County Bowl and humbled Pike Central 40-18 Friday at Belfry after a heat delay. Facing second-and-15, Devan Maynard found Julian Stafford from the 48-yard line at center field.…
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MCHS soccer with two big wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School soccer team picked up two big wins last week. They mercy-ruled Shelby Valley 10-0 on Aug. 26 and dominated the Belfry Pirates 9-1 on Thursday. Lexi Sammons and Faith Caldwell booted in two goals apiece for the Cards against Shelby Valley. Caldwell assisted…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: Stafford and Maynard
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Julian Stafford and Devan Maynard are the Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week. The dynamic duo of Martin County High School was unstoppable in their 40-18 Cardinal win over Pike Central in the Pike County Bowl on Friday night. Maynard was 10-22 on passing with 259 yards…
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Cardinals football season officially begins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HAZARD — The Martin County High football team opened the season Aug. 23 against the Hazard Bulldogs. The defending 2A District champ could not muster up enough points and fell 51-20 to start the season at 0-1. The Cards were down early 21-7 in the second quarter. Quarterback Devan Maynard…