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View Comments MARSHALL - May 12 was an exciting day for two local high school athletes, as they announced that not only would they be continuing their sports careers, but that it would be at a nearby university as well. Football player Ellijah Tipton and soccer player Nehemiah Barnette announced they would be continuing their careers at Mars Hill University in the fall. Madison soccer coach Allen Raynor said Barnette, a four-year starter with the program, was "a revelation for the program since day one." "Since his freshman year, he has anchored our varsity midfield, managing one of the mos...

MARSHALL - The Madison High girls soccer team's April 28 game at Owen was to decide the winner of the conference, as Madison sat at 9-1 heading into its second-to last-game, and Owen was 9-2.  However, the team will have to forfeit the game and miss the rest of the season after a player contracted COVID, the team learned the morning of April 28.  "We were rolling right along," coach Allen Raynor said. "It is incredibly unfortunate."  In a statement from Superintendent Will Hoffman, the school system said the team would be quarantined through May 6.  Raynor said his team was upset about lo...