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Mark Maynard @mmaynardkt

Christian, husband, father, Papaw. Member Kentucky Journalism HOF, Ky Baseball Coaches HOF, Worked 42 years @ ADI in Ashland. ME of Kentucky Today since 2017

Joined August 2009
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Having a ball: Tom Clay gets a surprise gift with some Cincinnati Reds history to it markmywords2.com/2026/05/19/… via @mmaynardkt

Having a ball: Tom Clay gets a surprise gift with some Cincinnati Reds history to it

When Tom Clay pulled into a gas station the other day he got a surprise – and he said it wasn’t that he had to “give my first born to get a gallon of gas.” There were five or six bikers around, try…

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FLASHBACK: Love and devotion markmywords2.com/2026/05/11/… via @mmaynardkt

FLASHBACK: Love and devotion

This was written back in 2014 following the death of Herb Conley’s wife, Janice. It is a tribute to her but also to every coach’s wife. They go through more than you think. Herb called Janice his “…

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Herb Conley was a Tomcat for the ages markmywords2.com/2026/04/29/… via @mmaynardkt

Herb Conley was a Tomcat for the ages

Herb Conley was the kind of man communities are built on and sustained by — tough, faithful, loyal and unwavering in his convictions. He was, in every sense, a man’s man, but also a steady friend, …

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Congratulations to Bill Mike Runyon and Jody Hamilton on their inductions to the KHSAA Hall of Fame. Two of the greatest coaches in state history in their respective sports.
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Bert Johnson ranks among Tomcat football’s all-time greats markmywords2.com/2026/04/13/… via @mmaynardkt

Bert Johnson ranks among Tomcat football’s all-time greats

Any list of the greatest athletes in Ashland High School history must include Bert Edward Johnson. A standout for the Tomcats before continuing his career at the University of Kentucky and later in…

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Humbled with award that carries names of sports reporting legends markmywords2.com/2026/03/19/… via @mmaynardkt

Humbled with award that carries names of sports reporting legends

I received a special award Thursday afternoon at the Boys Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena during halftime of Boyd County’s game with Marshall County. Special because of the people whose names are attached t…

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Jody Hamilton part of 2026  Dawahares’ KHSAA Hall of Fame class markmywords2.com/2026/02/24/… via @mmaynardkt

Jody Hamilton part of 2026  Dawahares’ KHSAA Hall of Fame class

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jody Hamilton, whose remarkable 41-year high school baseball coaching career includes 1,038 victories, two state championships and National Coach of the Year recognition, is part o…

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Keith Taylor
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Feb 10
KT Communications has launched! The Ashland Daily Independent is one of eight newspapers in the state among the first to sign up for a PDF page-ready PDF that goes out every week! Thankful and blessed to launch my own venture! If you have a web site, newspaper or web page in need of award-winning content, reach out for details on how to purchase this page on a weekly basis.
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The toughest job in the 16th Region this season markmywords2.com/2026/02/04/… via @mmaynardkt

The toughest job in the 16th Region this season

The toughest job in the 16th Region this season had nothing to do with coaching, handling the basketball or knocking down shots from beyond the arc. It had everything to do with following a familia…

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‘Legend’ perfectly describes Bob Kouns markmywords2.com/2026/01/31/… via @mmaynardkt

‘Legend’ perfectly describes Bob Kouns

If the word “legend” has ever been fitting for anyone, it certainly applies to Bob Kouns. From his days as an eighth-grader at South Portsmouth — when he scored the first 11 points of what would be…

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Nate Bryan
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Jan 20
🏀 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 🏀 Expect several suspensions to be handed down from KHSAA after this Belfry @ Prestonsburg game featured this donnybrook (Credit to @DDSportsNetwork for the recording)
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Emily Austin
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Jan 20
Coach John Calipari is absolutely spot on here. Why would a coach recruit and develop an American high school kid for 4 years when the system now rewards grabbing ready-made pros from overseas, the G League, or the NBA pipeline? If we don’t fix this, we’re killing the entire purpose of college sports.
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‘Hoosiers 2’ gives others hope in college football landscape once ruled by giants kentuckytoday.com/sports/hoo… via @kytodayeditor

‘Hoosiers 2’ gives others hope in college football landscape once ruled by giants

Jimmy Chitwood was telling friends the old Hoosiers story of how tiny Milan won the Indiana high school state basketball championship in 1954. Overhearing it, Curt Cignetti looks at a

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Roger that: Robinson takes Ashland ties with him into baseball coaches Hall of Fame markmywords2.com/2026/01/18/… via @mmaynardkt

Roger that: Robinson takes Ashland ties with him into baseball coaches Hall of Fame

An Ashland native who cut his baseball teeth in his hometown was elected to the Kentucky Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday night. Roger Robinson, a 1984 graduate of Ashland where he played fo…

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Jan 12
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2024 Topps Tier One Certified Relics Die Cut Rookie Card Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds (12/49)

ALT 2024 Topps Tier One Certified Relics Die Cut Rookie Card Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds (12/49)

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Jan 11
Happy 24th birthday to Elly De La Cruz! He covered 118 FEET on this incredible catch last season ⚡️
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They’ll decline an NIT bid. I can’t believe this is where UK 🏀🏀🏀 is!
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Tomcats to honor Swift family, 1996 state runner-up team markmywords2.com/2025/12/26/… via @mmaynardkt

Tomcats to honor Swift family, 1996 state runner-up team

ASHLAND — Basketball royalty will take center stage during the 70th annual Ashland Invitational Tournament, which tips off Saturday night. Ashland will present the Distinguished Tomcat Award to the…

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High-scoring George Carroll and the first AIT 70 years ago markmywords2.com/2025/12/20/… via @mmaynardkt

High-scoring George Carroll and the first AIT 70 years ago

Ashland’s first game in the Ashland Invitational Tournament – originally called the Greenbo Lake Invitational – took place on Dec. 27,1955 at the Ashland Armory against Raceland. George Carro…

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