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Martin County Middle School defeats Rowan County in conference semifinals
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT GRAYSON — Martin County Middle School girls soccer defeated Rowan County Middle School 4-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference East semifinals Thursday at East Carter. The win advances the Lady Cardinals to the conference championship final Monday against top-ranked Russell Middle School. The Lady Cards, who won the OVC East District Tournament, received…
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Martin County Middle girls soccer wins district title
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School girls soccer defeated Johnson Central 3-2 in overtime to claim the 57th District championship Thursday at Johnson Central. The Lady Cards entered postseason play tied for first place. Below is a recap of the action: MC 7, LC 1 Host Johnson Central started the district tournament…
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Martin Middle School outslugs Elkhorn on ‘eighth grade night’
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School softball got a 29-24 win over Elkhorn City on “eighth grade night” April 29. The coaching staff recognized eighth graders Mia Fields, Bella Robinson, Kaitlyn Mann, Chloe H. Jude, Chloe M. Jude and Kambria Fluty before the game. The Cougars struck first, scoring 11…
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Martin County Middle soccer on seven-game win streak
Easter Carter and Paintsville are latest victims CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Martin County Middle School girls soccer is on a seven-game win streak. The Lady Cards claimed their latest two victims last week, beating East Carter Middle School 8-0 at home and district rival Paintsville Middle School 7-0 on the road. Below is a recap of…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: MCHS Bass Fishing and MCMS girls soccer
The Martin County High School Bass Fishing team and the Martin County Middle School girls soccer team are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week. Cardinal anglers competed in the Region 4 Bass Fishing Tournament Saturday at Cave Run, where four qualified to compete in the KHSAA Bass Fishing State Tournament at Kentucky Lake in…
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Martin County Middle School baseball finishes 1-2 week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County Middle School baseball won one of three games last week. The Cardinals dropped games on the road April 17 to Betsy Layne 10-4 and April 18 to Lawrence County 13-1. They bounced back Thursday to defeat South Floyd 14-4 at home. Below is a recap of all three…
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MCMS soccer defeats JCMS
Lady Cardinals on win streak CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Martin County Middle School girls soccer team avenged its only loss of the 2023 season with a 2-1 win over district rival Johnson Central Middle School on the road April 18. Coming into week 2, the Lady Cards were on a four-game win streak, with…
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Martin County Middle School softball falls to Paintsville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School softball team dropped a home game to Paintsville 15-5 in four innings April 17. Paintsville got on the board first with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Lady Cards scored a run in the bottom of the first to trail…
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Mountain Citizen Players of the Week: Faith Caldwell and Caleb Horn
INEZ — The Mountain Citizen Players of the Week are Faith Caldwell of Martin County Middle School and Caleb Horn of Martin County High School. Caldwell (#6) plays as center mid for the Lady Cardinals soccer team and helped lead them to wins over Ashland 5-2 and Lawrence County 7-0. Caldwell scored five goals and…