Dustin Johnson, Braves senior point guard, is taking his #22 to the next level. He signed a scholarship on Wednesday, May 27 to play basketball next season for the Sandhills Community College Flyers in Pinehurst.

Cherokee High School seniors Jaron Bradley and Kendall Toineeta were named the Athletes of the Year at the annual Athletic Awards program held Thursday, May 21 at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center.

Several EBCI tribal members place at the 1A State Track & Field Championship held at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro on Friday, May 15.

There’s the old saying that “Champions are made in the offseason”. Well, for high school and college athletes, the offseason is definitely during the summer.

Several members of the Cherokee boys and girls track and field teams traveled to Appalachian State University in Boone on Saturday, May 9 for the 1A West Regional meet.

This past Friday, I was taking photos at the annual Tribal Council Awards Day. As I was there, I began to notice a trend – a lot of the high school students receiving awards were also athletes.

The Cherokee Braves ended their 2015 campaign at the 1A West NCHSAA Regional golf tournament at the Meadowbrook Golf Club on Tuesday, May 5.

On a humid afternoon, Cherokee Choices hosted the annual Mother’s Day 5K and Dialysis Patient Fundraiser at the Kituwah Mound on Saturday, May 9. Over 100 people, including 95 runners, came out for the event.