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Cardinal football has district title on the brain
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School football season kicks off Friday against Leslie County at The Rock. Coach Josh Muncy returns as the Cardinal head coach. The team is coming off an 8-5 season, 7-2 in their 2A class. The Cards had their best season in years last fall. They defeated…
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Football hosts Floyd Central for preseason scrimmage
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Cardinal football team hosted Floyd Central on Friday for a warmup scrimmage game to prepare for the season. Floyd Central defeated the Varsity team 14-7 and Martin County JV won 7-6. Chris Phillips scored off a 70-yard rush into the endzone to tie the game up 7-7. With…
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MC Volleyball hosts media day
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School Volleyball team hosted their media day Thursday and started the season at home Aug. 16 against Betsy Layne. The Cardinals were 14-17 last season and 4-4 in the district. They competed with a tough Johnson Central in the first round of the district tournament…
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Davis gets attention of college coaches
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County High School’s Peyton Davis caught the attention of college coaches during the Kentuckiana Hoops Camp in Louisville. A total of 186 players attended the camp, ranging in grades 9-12 from all across the state. Davis managed a spectacular rating of 42. Out of 36 kids in the…
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Cards host passing game
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals are wasting no time preparing for the upcoming football season. The Cards hosted Paintsville and Prestonsburg for a passing game Thursday evening at The Rock in Inez. Both sides of the field were used simultaneously. Teams rotated on and off the field for passing iterations.…
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Moore new head cheer coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Nikki Moore has accepted the head coach position for the Martin County High School Cheer team. Moore was a varsity cheerleader for Sheldon Clark from 1999 to 2003. She competed in the Kentucky Association of Pep Organization Sponsors (KAPOS), Kentucky State Fair and at King’s Island. Moore was born…
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Patrick named MC dance coach
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School welcomes a new dance coach for the upcoming year. Martin County Athletics announced June 6 the hiring of Cheyenne Patrick, a current student at the University of Pikeville. Patrick, the granddaughter of Gina and Roger Patrick of Tomahawk, is in her third year of college,…
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Gorgori first state qualifier for Martin County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY PIKEVILLE — Mireia Gorgori left her stamp in Martin County High School’s history books by being the first tennis player to qualify for the KHSAA State tennis tournament. Tori Crum advanced to the quarterfinals. The team participated in the 15th Regional Tournament May 17 at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville. Gorgori’s two…
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