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Martin County hosts slew of teams; Cards go 2-0
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School boys basketball squad hosted games all day Thursday. The Cards steamrolled Logan 97-73 and came back from a six-point deficit with 36 seconds to go to defeat Pike Central 68-67. The first game of the day was a tight one with Betsy Layne…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Parker Watts
INEZ — Parker Watts is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. The student-athlete transfer showed he is a force to be reckoned with at the Martin County basketball team camp on Thursday. The crafty guard scored 26 against Logan and pulled down 11 rebounds. He can share the ball, too, as he had…
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Lady Cards go 2-1 at Transylvania Camp
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — The Martin County Lady Cards participated in the 2023 Division III Women’s Basketball National Champions Team Camp on June 14 at Transylvania University. Games consisted of two 18-minute halves with a running clock, and free throws were adjusted to allow for more playing time. The Lady Cards played three games…
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Cardinals baseball players attend EXACT camp
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Baseball season ended for Martin County High School last month, but that did not stop two Cardinals from hitting the grind this summer. Aidan Mann and Damian Cheek recently attended the EXACT camp in Louisville. The program hosts prospect camps that bring in high-potential athletes to play in…
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Hillbilly Breakfast brews bright futures: Scholarships awarded to Martin County stars
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kiwanis Club’s Hillbilly Breakfast fundraiser yielded significant dividends Thursday, awarding scholarships to two outstanding graduates from Martin County High School: Lena Hale and Addison Duncan. The young scholars were honored guests at the Kiwanis luncheon held at Masterpiece Kitchen & Café, where each was presented with a…
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Martin County reloads for 2024-2025 season
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Cardinals have a busy summer, trying to get in as many summer games as they can as they work to reload for the 2024-2025 season after graduating six seniors from last year’s team. Coach James lost the bulk of his offense and defense with Luke…
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Gauze becomes first soccer player from Martin County to play semi-pro
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CHATTANOOGA — Former Martin County soccer star Kaitlyn Gauze has made history. The feisty footballer became the first women’s soccer player from Inez to play semi-professionally. Gauze took her talents to Chattanooga, Tennessee, last month after the head coach contacted her within a few hours of her sending out her…
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Lady Cards off to hot start for summer ball
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ – Coach Robin Newsome believes in the power of summer basketball. She took her team to Raceland last week and has a slew of games coming up in June. The Lady Cards Varsity went 2-1 at the two-day round-robin camp. The ladies took down Greenup and Ironton. The JV…
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