Cherokee’s Avery Mintz, a junior, has been named to the NCPreps.com All-State team that goes across all classifications.  She previously has been named All-Conference, All-District, Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year, and District Player of the Year.  Mintz...

Spring had not quite sprung yet as Cherokee opened its 2013 track and field season at Murphy on Wednesday, March 20. The chilly meet featured five teams including: Cherokee, Murphy, Swain, Rosman, and Hiwassee Dam.

The Lady Braves won 28 games this season and came within one game of playing for the state championship. Now, several of their players and their coach have earned postseason honors for their season in which the team won the Smoky Mountain Conference regular season title and tournament, their third straight Sectional Championship and were runner-up in the Region.

The Cherokee Youth Wrestling Club is back in action

Dan Hornbuckle, an EBCI tribal member, is scheduled to travel to Japan next month to fight in the Deep 62 Impact MMA event.  Hornbuckle (23-5) is set to fight Yuya Shirai (23-12-1) at the event on Friday, April 26 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo. In his last...

March 18 - vs. Murphy, 4:30pm March 22 – at Robbinsville, 4:30pm March 26 – vs. Rosman, 4:30pm March 28 – vs. Andrews, 4:30pm April 11 – at Rabun Gap, 4:30pm April 12 – at Rosman, 4:30pm April 16 – vs. Swain, 4:30pm April 19 – at Murphy, 4:30pm April 23 – at...

The Cherokee Runners held its annual membership meeting on Saturday, March 16 at the Ginger Lynn Welch Community Room.

In recent weeks, the Cherokee Recreation department held its first Start Smart Basketball program for children between the ages of 3-5.