Sports

WRESTLING: Rivera signs with Belmont Abbey

May 16, 2013
WRESTLING: Rivera signs with Belmont Abbey

Cherokee standout Tavi Rivera will continue his wrestling career at Belmont Abbey College this fall. He signed a letter of intent on Thursday, May 16 to wrestle for the Division II school located in Belmont.
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Cherokee Runners attend RRCA Conference

May 15, 2013
Cherokee Runners attend RRCA Conference

Robin and Stephan Swimmer attended the 55th annual Roadrunners Club of America Conference in Albuquerque.
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TRACK & FIELD: Tribal members place at state meet

May 13, 2013
TRACK & FIELD: Tribal members place at state meet

GREENSBORO - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was well represented at the 1A State Championship track meet held at NC A&T in Greensboro on Friday, May 10.  In all, EBCI tribal members competed in six events at the meet. Cherokee’s Stevi Sutton took second place in the girls shot put with a throw of...
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Over 200 participate in Cherokee Choices Mother’s Day 5K

May 13, 2013
Over 200 participate in Cherokee Choices Mother’s Day 5K

Over 200 runners and walkers participated in the Cherokee Choices Mother’s Day 5K on Saturday, May 11 at the Acquoni Expo Center.
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TRACK & FIELD: CHS team gets send-off to state

May 9, 2013
TRACK & FIELD: CHS team gets send-off to state

The Cherokee High School track team got a parade escort out of town on Thursday, May 9 as they are en route to the 1A State Track Meet at N.C. A&T in Greensboro.  CHS will be represented in several events including: Girls 4x800M relay team of Le Le Lossiah, Jordyn Thompson, Avery Mintz and...
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FOOTBALL: Tisho signs as preferred walk-on with UT

May 8, 2013
FOOTBALL: Tisho signs as preferred walk-on with UT

For the past several years, EBCI tribal member Greg Tisho has been one of the top receivers in western North Carolina. Next year, the Swain senior will be taking it to the next level and suiting up in the orange and white of Tennessee.
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TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee hosts 1A West Regionals

May 6, 2013
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee hosts 1A West Regionals

Cherokee High School played host to the 1A West Regional meet on Saturday, May 4, and will be represented in four events at the state meet set for Friday, May 10 in Greensboro.
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Qualla Boundary athletes compete at Special Olympics

May 3, 2013
Qualla Boundary athletes compete at Special Olympics

The Qualla Boundary Special Olympics team traveled to Macon Middle School on Friday, May 3 to participate in the annual Far West Special Olympics Spring Games. The Qualla contingent consisted of 21 athletes and 25 volunteers as well as family, friends and supporters.
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Tribal members sign to play college sports

May 1, 2013
Tribal members sign to play college sports

Four Swain County High School athletes signed letters of intent on Wednesday, May 1 to play sports at the next level. EBCI tribal members Will Ferguson and Cody Dills joined fellow Maroon Devils Sean Webb and Tyler Wike at the signing.
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FOOTBALL: War Eagles fall short in home loss

April 30, 2013

The weather wreaked havoc on all outdoors activities this past weekend, but the War Eagles played through the worst it could throw at them. The Western Carolina War Eagles (2-1) hosted the Appalachian Wolves (2-1) on a sloshy Ray Kinsland Stadium field on Saturday, April 27.    The Wolves managed to put up 18...
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Hornbuckle wins in Japan

April 29, 2013
Hornbuckle wins in Japan

TOKYO – EBCI tribal member Dan Hornbuckle (24-5) defeated Yuya Shirai by unanimous decision in a mixed martial arts fight at Deep 62 Impact.  The fight took place on Friday, April 26 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. - ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT  
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Yellowhill Judo wins state awards

April 29, 2013
Yellowhill Judo wins state awards

  Three members of the Yellowhill Judo Club won North Carolina State Championships at a tournament held Saturday, April 27 in Lewisville.  Francisco “Sky” Figueroa, Jackson Figueroa and Pedro Figueroa all won state championships.  Ian Crowe, Nickolas Wolfe and Isabel Lambert took second place in their respective divisions and Chloe Lambert took third place...
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TRACK & FIELD: SMC Middle School Championships held at Murphy

April 29, 2013

The Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School track and field championships were held at Murphy High School on Monday, April 22.
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TRACK & FIELD: Conference Championships held at WCU

April 25, 2013
TRACK & FIELD: Conference Championships held at WCU

The Smoky Mountain Conference Championship track and field meet was held at Western Carolina University on Wednesday, April 24. Murphy took both the men’s and women’s team championships. Cherokee’s men’s team took seventh place and the women’s team took sixth place.
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FOOTBALL: War Eagles put down last season’s rival 15-8

April 23, 2013

The Western Carolina War Eagles entered the game on Saturday, April 20 with the Tri-State Wildcats knowing it would be a slug fest as each of three contests were last year. The War Eagles lost all three of those nail biters. “The difference this year: we are stronger, we are faster and we are...
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Cherokee Runners competes in Smoky Mountain Relay

April 22, 2013
Cherokee Runners competes in Smoky Mountain Relay

The Cherokee Runners entered a 12-person team in the 2013 Smoky Mountain Relay on April 19-20. This is the third year for participation by the Cherokee Runners in this event, and the group had an incredible experience during the race.
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WRESTLING: Pre-season rankings include tribal members

April 18, 2013

Several EBCI tribal members are included in the 2013-14 pre-season high school wrestling rankings by Retrorankings.com.  Robbinsville’s Spencer McCoy is ranked first at 195lb.  McCoy, who will be a junior next season, won the 195lb. state championship this year as a sophomore.  His teammate, Nathan Craig, an upcoming senior, is ranked first at 170lb....
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