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Martin County shuts down Boyd County in middle school soccer
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Middle School girls soccer team finished up their regular season last week with a 4-0 victory over Boyd County at home. The Lady Cards looked determined to finish the regular season with a win and went on the attack early. The Boyd County defense held strong with the…
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Martin County shows out at JAG KY State Career Development Conference
LEXINGTON — Martin County showed up and showed out at the 2024 Jobs for America’s Graduates State Career Development Conference March 26-27 in Lexington. Martin County High School JAG KY contingent clinched first place in the Promotional Video category and the Knowledge Bowl with team members Russell Maynard, Maleah Jarrell, Erika Alley and Caroline Mills…
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Martin County Middle School students excel in JAG KY Regional CDC
WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School students excelled in the JAG KY Regional Career Development Conference. Audrey Vanover won first place in Career Placement. Hope Caldwell took first place in the Essay Contest. Maddy Goble finished as runner-up in Prepared Speaking. In Creative Decision Making, Audrey Vanover, Ally McGinnis, Hope Caldwell and Annaleigh Davis finished…
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Robinson to lead MCMS baseball
WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School welcomed Vernon Robinson as head coach of the baseball team. Robinson has extensive experience in the game of baseball, having played in high school at both Lawrence County and Sheldon Clark. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Eastern Kentucky University in 2001 and is the JAG teacher at MCMS.…
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Mountain Citizen Player of the Week: Parker Maynard
LOUISVILLE — Martin County wrestler Parker Maynard is the Mountain Citizen Player of the Week. Maynard clinched his second consecutive state middle school wrestling title Saturday, winning the KFWC Middle School Championship 150 lbs class and amassing a perfect 20-0 record on the season. The eighth-grader defeated Maximus Baxter of Colt Wrestling 8-3 in his…
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Martin County Middle School romps Paintsville, overcomes Louisa
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School Cardinals boys basketball team romped Paintsville 47-25 on Eighth Grade Night Jan. 25 at home, then knocked off Louisa 49-41 in the Rise Above Classic played Jan. 27 at the Booth Center in Inez. Below is a recap of both games. MCMS 47,…
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Cards take over WSAZ Invitational
“We are sharpening our axes in practice. We still have one more tree to cut next weekend.” —MCMS coach Andrew Chaffin CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Martin County Middle School wrestling was at it again the past week, placing another historical cornerstone to their season. The elite Cardinals club, ranked No. 48 nationally by…
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Martin County Middle School wrestling wins Region 6
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISA — The Martin County Middle School wrestling team secured a historic victory Sunday night, clinching their first-ever KFWC Region 6 championship at Lawrence County High School. Dominating the largest region in the state with 20 teams, Martin County emerged as the champion with an impressive team score of 294.5.…
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Martin County Middle School wins third place in Governor’s Cup
PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School secured a third-place finish in the District 73 Governor’s Cup tournament Saturday at Johnson Central in Paintsville. Five MCMS students will advance to regionals. Blake Stacy, Ella Lawson, Audrey Vanover, Morgan Allen and Isaac Ward will move on to the Region 19 tournament in February. Stacy finished third in math,…