Jackson Figueroa, a member of the Yellowhill Judo Club, won the Junior Judo National Championship for his division at the USJA/USJF National Junior Judo Championships held at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, Pa. on July 5-7. Other Yellowhill Judo Club members...

The WNC Lady Royals 7th Grade team won the AYBA Division I National Championship on July 4 in Concord.  The Lady Royals defeated teams from North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington, DC.  Team members include players from Carolina Day, Cherokee, Swain, Cane River,...

The Cherokee Runners staged its third annual Sunset 5K and Fun Run on Thursday, July 4. Even with the pouring rain, everyone had a great time. Runners from as far away as Oklahoma, Florida and New Jersey competed, along with fifteen new runners from the Cherokee Runners Couch to 5K program.

The WNC Crush 8 and under baseball team, which includes several EBCI tribal members, finished 2nd in the USSSA Strike Out Tournament at the International Sports Complex in Canton  on June 29-30.  The team advanced to the championship game by overcoming a 10 run...

UNC standout and seven-year NBA veteran Phil Ford visited Cherokee on Wednesday, June 26.  Here, he visits with huge UNC fan Elnora Thompson in the Office of Principal Chief Michell Hicks.  Ford played four seasons for the Tarheels (1974-78) and seven seasons in the...

Cody Stubbs, an EBCI tribal member, is the newest member of the Idaho Falls Chukars – the Rookie Advanced farm team for the Kansas City Royals. The UNC standout signed his contract with the Royals organization on Monday, June 24.