Basketball players from Erwin; Yancey County; Cherokee, Swain, and Reynolds school districts represented the WNC Lady Royals 7th grade basketball team and won the American Youth Basketball Association State Championship held recently in Concord. EBCI tribal members on this team include Timiyah Brown, Tori Teesateskie and Lynsey Hicks. Lady Royals are shown (left-right) back row – Kaitlin Srey, Hali King, Emily Crawford, Kylie Mormon, and Timiyah Brown; front row – Tori Teesateskie, Kendal Marlowe, Ciera Chandler, Lettie Hughes, and Lynsey Hicks. (Photo courtesy of B. Ensley)
