by Anthony Brown | Dec 5, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
NEWTON – Athletes representing the Qualla Boundary Special Olympics program participated in the SONC Western Bowling Tournament at Pin Station in Newton on Sunday, Dec. 2. Shown (left-right) in the photo at left – front row – Nicky Etters, Gold medal;...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 4, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
RALEIGH – Swain and Murphy, both teams which contain EBCI tribal members, fell just short of state titles on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Carter-Finley stadium at N.C. State. Swain lost 44-34 to S.W. Onslow and Murphy lost to Plymouth 20-15. Swain QB Raymius Smith, EBCI...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 4, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – The Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team traveled to Georgia over the weekend of Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 for the King of the Mountain tournament and came back with a fifth place finish. Several Cherokee wrestlers placed high in their respective...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 3, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
The Lady Braves (4-0) defeated the Lady Black Knights of Robbinsville 71-57 on Friday, Nov. 30. Avery Mintz led Cherokee with 18 points followed by Jordyn Thompson with 14. The first half was relatively close with Cherokee leading 23-22 after the first period. The...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 3, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
The Smoky Mountain Conference announced the All-Conference selections for football last week. Cherokee’s Seth Littlejohn and Logan Woodard made the All-Conference team. Neil Blankenship, Swain, was named the Coach of the Year and Matthew Maennle, Swain, was named...
by Anthony Brown | Nov 29, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
The Cherokee Braves wrestling team has started the season with two wins and one loss. Following are results from their first three matches: Cherokee 53 Murphy 15 103lb. – Michael George (Ch) won by forfeit 120lb. – Ethan Swearengin (Ch) won by forfeit 126lb. – Steven...
