SPORTS

Robbinsville 39 Cherokee 12 2nd Round NCHSAA 1A Playoffs - Thursday, Nov. 10 Robbinsville, N.C. PHOTO ALBUM SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter 8:10 – ROBBINSVILLE: Cuttler Adams 31-yard run, Bryce Adams two-point run. Robbinsville 8 Cherokee 0 :59.6 – ROBBINSVILLE: Bryce...

Multiple members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians brought home plaques and medals from the 1A State Cross Country Championship held at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville, N.C. on Saturday, Nov. 5. 

The Cherokee Braves (3-8), the 24th seed in the 1A state playoffs, traveled to the 8th seed, Starmount Rams (7-4), on the evening of Friday, Nov. 4 and came away with a 28-21 victory.

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   KITUWAH – The Cherokee High School (CHS) Braves cross country team won their second consecutive 1A West Regional title during a meet held at Kituwah on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 29.  With a score of 24,...

It is no secret. There is a shortage of officials for amateur contests across our country. That shortage continues to grow and is causing significant challenges for high school athletics in the United States.

The Charles George Memorial Arena exploded as a Mountain Heritage ball sailed out of bounds giving the Cherokee Lady Braves a win in the first round of the 1A West volleyball playoffs.  With the 3-0 win over the Lady Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 22, Cherokee advanced to the second round and also clinched its first playoff win in volleyball in school history.

Two minutes after scoring the go-ahead touchdown, Tso Smith, Cherokee Braves senior, intercepted a pass, a one-handed grab at that, in the end zone to seal the victory for Cherokee over Hayesville. 

PHOTOS By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   Andrews Wildcats 42 Cherokee Braves 21 Friday, Oct. 14; Ray Kinsland Stadium PHOTO ALBUM: Cherokee vs Andrews SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter 9:15 - ANDREWS: Donovan Bateman 42-yard pass to Cole Anderson, Ty Clark...