The Cherokee Middle School boys and girls track teams both placed second at a four-school meet at Murphy Middle School on Monday, March 23.

The Cherokee Youth Wrestling team competed in the Jet Rumble on Saturday, March 21 at Enka High School.

The Cherokee Lady Braves battled the Swain Lady Maroon Devils, and the lack of any substitutes, during a home match on Monday, March 23.

The Cherokee golf team hosted the Highlands Highlanders, the Murphy Bulldogs, and the Hayesville Yellow Jackets in their first home match of the season at the Maggie Valley Club and Resort on Tuesday, Mar. 17.

Tiffani Riggen will go from being a Lady Brave this year to a Lady Wildcat next year as she takes her game to the college level.

Who is the best high school basketball team in the country? That question is posed on the front page of a website for the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National basketball tournament to decide a boys and girls national champion team.

The Cherokee Middle School boys and girls track teams opened their season at Hayesville in a five-team meet on Monday, March 16. Both Cherokee teams took second place in the team results.

The Cherokee High School boys and girls track teams traveled to Hayesville for a six-team meet on Wednesday, March 18. Both Cherokee teams took fifth place in the team totals (boys 8 points, girls 7 points).