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Four RBI day for Smith leads Lady Cards to win
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN INEZ — Brynn Smith was clutch at the plate with ducks on the pond Monday, driving in four on two hits to lead Martin County past Buckhorn 18-1 at Cardinal Park. Smith drove in runs on two doubles in the first. Martin County grabbed an early lead scoring on a…
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Lady Cards goes 2-1 on week
Hallie Mills steps up to the plate for the Lady Cardinals in Martin County’s 3-2 win over Fairview Saturday. (Citizen photo by Brady Daniels) BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN Martin County Lady Cardinals went 2-1 on the week, losing a heartbreaker to Magoffin County on the road and winning over Fairview and Morgan County in…
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Bird’s Eye View: We perform well
BY DENNISON DAVISMCHS JOURNALISM Welcome back to this week’s edition of the Cardinal Bird’s Eye View. It has been a very exciting week at Martin County High School. We are coming off another very successful prom. Students showed up, all of them in their best attire, and were ready to dance the night away. From…
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Martin County star signs with Morehead
BY LISA STAYTONMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School basketball star Brady Dingess is surrounded by family, coaches and school staff as he officially signs to play for Morehead State University. The signing ceremony was Tuesday at the high school. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) INEZ — Martin County High School senior point guard Brady Dingess…
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Tennis Cards still growing
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County had two hard back-to-back tennis matchups last week with Lawrence County and Belfry. The Cardinals traveled to Lawrence County, where the boys lost 2-10 and the girls came away with a 6-6 tie April 11. Martin County hosted Belfry April 12, with the boys coming up short 2-5 and…
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Cards win 17-15 after tense back-and-forth
INEZ — Martin County and Betsy Layne traded the lead back and forth but eventually the Cardinals prevailed 17-15 in a game April 11 at Cardinal Park. The game was tied at 7 with Martin County batting in the bottom of the sixth when Chase Stacy singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. There…
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Cardinals fall to Shelby Valley
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Both Martin County High School tennis teams competed March 28, taking on Shelby Valley on the road. The boys lost 9-1 and the girls lost 8-1. Head Coach Josh Penix said Shelby Valley was a good matchup. “Most matches were a couple games away from going the other direction,”…
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Lady Cards win two, lose one
BY JOSHUA HORNFOR THE CITIZEN Kaylee Endicott at the plate for the Lady Cardinals. (Citizen photo by Brady Daniels) Martin County Softball shut out Betsy Layne to start last week, then took a loss to Belfry before they turned things around and beat Floyd Central. “I’m really proud of the girls for battling every inning,”…
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FCCLA attends conference
FCS/FCCLA advisor Connie Harris and her students in Louisville. Martin County High School Family and Consumer Sciences/Family, Community and Career Leaders of America adviser Connie Harless received a Decade of Service Award for 20 years of service last week during the 77th Annual FCCLA Leadership Conference in Louisville. Harless’ FCCLA students Megan Mollette and Jayde…
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Cardinals mercy-rule Elliott in four innings
BY BRADY DANIELSMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County clicked on all cylinders to mercy-rule Elliott County 15-0 in four innings March 22 at Cardinal Park. Greyden Proctor stepped inside the circle for the Cardinals for the first time this season and threw an exceptional no-hitter, striking out five while allowing one walk. Martin County jumped…