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Martin County JV finishes as 15th Region runner-up
Martin County’s Devan Maynard soars to the rim to lay up an easy bucket for the Cardinals. (Citizen photo by Boo Newsome) PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Martin County Cardinals Junior Varsity lost to a good Shelby Valley team to finish as runner-up in the 15th Region JV Invitational held Saturday at Prestonsburg High School. The Cardinals
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Williams drops 38 to lead Martin County over West Carter
Martin County junior Laken Williams pulls up into her jump shot after driving around the defender. Williams dropped 39 points to lead the Lady Cards. (Citizen photo by Roger Smith) Martin County finishes regular season 23-5 Junior Laken Williams fired in 38 points to lead Martin County over West Carter 70-55 at home Feb. 13.
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Martin County wrestlers advance to state
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School wrestling team turned in a stellar performance in the KHSAA Region 8 championships Saturday in Inez and will send nine wrestlers to the state tournament. The Cardinals finished second as a team, won three weight classes, a runner-up and five other top 4 finishes.
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Martin County drops three games and will play the 2-3 in the district tournament
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County Cardinals went 0-3 last week, dropping games to Floyd Central 90-84, Johnson Central 67-62 and Paintsville 68-59.The Cardinals moved to 19-8 on the season and 3-3 in district play.With Martin County’s district losses, Magoffin County got the No. 1 seed and the Cardinals moved to No. 2.
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Martin County Wrestling and Lady Cards Basketball
INEZ — Martin County Wrestling and Martin County Lady Cards Basketball teams are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. The Lady Cardinals locked up the 1-seed in the 57th District for the third time in four years with their win last week against Johnson Central. The Lady Cards went 5-1 in district play this
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Martin County Lady Cardinals defeat Tug Valley 59-53
NAUGATUCK — The Martin County Lady Cardinals declawed Tug Valley 59-53 in a game Thursday at Tug Valley. The Lady Cardinals were back-to-back games, coming off a big win over Johnson Central the day before.Katie Marcum led the way with six points, while Sophie Harless, Kennadi Mollett and Laken Williams all knocked down 3-pointers to
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Newsome surpasses 500th career coaching win
INEZ — Martin County Hall of Fame Coach Robin Harmon-Newsome joins an elite group of Kentucky High School coaches as she has surpassed her 500th career coaching win. There are just 16 girls basketball coaches in the state of Kentucky listed in the KHSAA record books with 500 or more wins. Newsome began coaching girls
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High school student charged with assault of another student
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A Martin County High School student was charged with fourth-degree assault Friday morning after attacking and injuring another student in the bathroom, police say.Martin County Chief Deputy Sheriff says he was at the high school on an unrelated call when the victim came in with a bleeding cut on
