On an unusual cool and windy day, the American Flag towering high over the Linville Golf Club clubhouse thrashed violently in the wind as members of the Cherokee Braves golf team approached the first tee. The practice round from a day prior confirmed the challenge these young men would face on the sloping fairways and crowned greens, reminiscent of the famous Pinehurst #2 course.

The cloudy skies didn’t dampen one smile or spirit at the annual Special Olympics of North Carolina Far West Spring Games. Over 250 athletes participated in the event held Friday, May 9 at Macon Middle School.

The second round of the 36-hole Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament was played at the par-70, 6,009yd Sapphire National Golf Club in Sapphire on Monday, April 28. Tagan Crowe and Christian Ensley led the charge for the Cherokee Braves to hold off the challenging Robbinsville Black Knights en route to a NCHSAA Regionals berth.

Three Cherokee High School athletes have advanced to this week’s 1A State Track Championship in Greensboro. They earned their spots by placing in the top four at the 1A West Regional Track Championships held at A.C. Reynolds High School on Saturday, May 3.

Bree Smith, a member of the Cherokee Lady Braves softball team for four years, signed a letter of intent on Monday, April 28 to play softball next season at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Senior kicker and punter played for U.S.A. team in all-star game against France’s 19U national team By CHUCK FIEBERNITZ Reprint courtesy of Mountaineer Publishing When Logan Lambert, an EBCI tribal member, started to play football as a sophomore kicker and punter at...

Damian Solis, an EBCI tribal member from the Big Cove community, set the new Iron Boy Powerlifting State and National record for the 275lb weight class with a deadlift of 600lbs at the IBP Tarheel State Powerlifting Championships in McAdenville on Saturday, April 12.