For the third year in a row, seven-time defending state champions Bishop McGuinness (23-7) played the role of the villain and ended the Lady Braves season in the 1A Western Regional Final. Cherokee (27-3) lost 58-56 to the Lady Villains on Saturday, March 9 at the Fleming Arena at UNC-G.

The Cherokee Lady Braves are on their way to Greensboro to face Bishop McGuinness in the 1A Western Regional basketball final tomorrow (March 9) at 11:30am.

The Lady Braves (28-2) ended North Wilkes’ (25-3) season at the 1A Western Regional semi-finals at UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday, March 5.  Cherokee dominated the game en route to a 71-38 win and advance to a Saturday, March 9 game for the Regional Final against...

Furman’s Shelby Parker, an EBCI tribal member, has been named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week after posting a 1-0 record and 0.91 earned run average in four appearances. It was announced on Monday, March 4 by the league office.

                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...