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Big Sticks 9U takes second in summer classic
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WINCHESTER — Big Sticks 9U travel baseball team finished as runner-up in the 9U Winchester Summer Classic Tournament June 24-25. Comprised of Martin County players and coached by Chad Williams, Chad Howell, Joe Maynard and Brad Broaddus, Big Sticks defeated Scott All Stars 11-7 in the opening round game June
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Summer sports break: KHSAA dead period June 25-July 9
Fans might notice a lack of high school sports activities during the next two weeks. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s mandatory dead period started Sunday and runs to July 9, requiring teams to take a break. During the dead period, facilities are off-limits, coaches are not allowed to coach players, and athletes are not
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Martin County attends Marshall camp, prestigious KABC shootout
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County High School boys basketball kept up its busy summer schedule over the weekend. Coming off an impressive 6-1 showing at the WKU Team Camp, the Cardinals headed out Friday to the Marshall University Team Camp in Huntington. Then Saturday and Sunday, they were in Shelbyville for the prestigious
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Remembering the boys of summer
BY KYLE LOVERN Growing up in Nolan, it would be a big surprise if you didn’t play baseball and softball. You could have called us the “boys of summer.” We were known for having good softball teams. Those were some of the best times and my greatest memories of growing up in this little hamlet
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Lady Cards play in soccerama
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — Martin County played Saturday in the MountainTop Soccerama at Prestonsburg High School and came home with some wins. Each team got to play three 20-minute games. Coach Steven Gauze thought his team played well. “I use these games to try different player combinations and formations and to gauge fitness.
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MSU’s Dingess trains Cardinals
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Former Martin County High School basketball star and Morehead State University player Brady Dingess helped his former Cardinal team with training last week and liked what he saw. “The guys are hungry right now, very willing to get better and get back on the court,” Dingess said. “They all
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Davis gets attention of college coaches
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOUISVILLE — Martin County High School’s Peyton Davis caught the attention of college coaches during the Kentuckiana Hoops Camp in Louisville. A total of 186 players attended the camp, ranging in grades 9-12 from all across the state. Davis managed a spectacular rating of 42. Out of 36 kids in the
