Picking up where they left off in the regular season, the Cherokee Middle School Lady Braves overwhelmed the Murphy Bulldogs in the first round of the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25 by a score of 74-19.

The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls, about to enter their third year of existence, is an organization on the move…literally. They have grown in size in the past several years and have taken on fundraising challenges for two good causes in the area.

Brackets for the Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School basketball tournament scheduled to start Saturday, Jan. 25 at Murphy High School.

The Cherokee Middle School basketball teams traveled to Rosman on Thursday, Jan. 23 and came away with wins.

The Cherokee Braves (7-9) and the Lady Braves (14-2) both topped 90pts in wins at Rosman on Friday, Jan. 17. The Braves won 95-76, and the Lady Braves won big over the Lady Tigers 92-52.

The Cherokee Wrestling team added another notch to the win column on Thursday, Jan. 16 as they beat the visiting Hayesville Yellow Jackets by a team score of 42-24. The Braves continue building momentum with their second team victory of the week as the 2013-14 season winds down and heads into post season action.

In what would go down as an impressive team performance, the Cherokee Braves Wrestling Team was triumphant over the Andrews Wildcats on Tuesday, Jan. 14 by a team score of 54-12. The Braves racked up a total of six pin falls on the night to help cement the victory.

The Cherokee Lady Braves (13-2) won by 10 at Robbinsville on Tuesday, Jan. 14 while the Braves (6-9) lost a squeaker by three points.