Spencer McCoy, an EBCI tribal member from Robbinsville High School, became the first sophomore in Smoky Mountain Conference history to win a state wrestling title.  He won the 195lb. championship at the 1A state wrestling tournament held at the...

The Lady Braves (27-2) won the Western 1A Sectional basketball championship by defeating Hiwassee Dam 67-55 on Friday, March 1.  Alexis Maney scored 26 points to lead Cherokee to its third straight Sectional Championship. The Lady Braves outscored Hiwassee Dam 19-12...

Cherokee (26-2) dismantled Blue Ridge (12-15) in the second round of the 1A state playoffs on Wednesday, Feb. 27.  The Lady Braves outscored Blue Ridge 52-15 in the first half en route to a 88-37 win. Kendall Toineeta led the Lady Braves with 25 points in a game which...

The Lady Braves (25-2) continued their dominance over Smoky Mountain Conference opponents with a 84-50 win over Murphy in the first round of the 1A state playoffs on Monday, Feb. 25. Avery Mintz led Cherokee with 22 points. The Lady Braves outscored the Lady Bulldogs...

  EBCI tribal members Tavi Rivera (CHS) and Spencer McCoy (Robbinsville) won the championship in their respective weight divisions at the 1A West Regionals wrestling tournament held in Hendersonville on Feb. 22-23.  West Wilkes won the team championship with 156.5...

The Cherokee Runners staged the 2nd annual Moccasin Run on Saturday, Feb. 24.

The Cherokee Lady Braves (24-2) beat Rosman in the second round and Robbinsville in the finals to win the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament last week.  The Lady Braves, who are ranked #3 in the latest Maxpreps.com 1A basketball poll, had already won the conference...

1A Regional Brackets (Preliminary)