The Qualla Boundary Special Olympics team traveled to Macon Middle School on Friday, May 3 to participate in the annual Far West Special Olympics Spring Games. The Qualla contingent consisted of 21 athletes and 25 volunteers as well as family, friends and supporters.

Four Swain County High School athletes signed letters of intent on Wednesday, May 1 to play sports at the next level. EBCI tribal members Will Ferguson and Cody Dills joined fellow Maroon Devils Sean Webb and Tyler Wike at the signing.

The weather wreaked havoc on all outdoors activities this past weekend, but the War Eagles played through the worst it could throw at them. The Western Carolina War Eagles (2-1) hosted the Appalachian Wolves (2-1) on a sloshy Ray Kinsland Stadium field on Saturday,...

TOKYO - EBCI tribal member Dan Hornbuckle (24-5) defeated Yuya Shirai by unanimous decision in a mixed martial arts fight at Deep 62 Impact.  The fight took place on Friday, April 26 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. - ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT  

  Three members of the Yellowhill Judo Club won North Carolina State Championships at a tournament held Saturday, April 27 in Lewisville.  Francisco “Sky” Figueroa, Jackson Figueroa and Pedro Figueroa all won state championships.  Ian Crowe, Nickolas Wolfe and...

The Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School track and field championships were held at Murphy High School on Monday, April 22.

The Smoky Mountain Conference Championship track and field meet was held at Western Carolina University on Wednesday, April 24. Murphy took both the men’s and women’s team championships. Cherokee’s men’s team took seventh place and the women’s team took sixth place.

The Western Carolina War Eagles entered the game on Saturday, April 20 with the Tri-State Wildcats knowing it would be a slug fest as each of three contests were last year. The War Eagles lost all three of those nail biters. "The difference this year: we are stronger,...