Swain defeated Cherokee 58-52 in the second round of the Smoky Mountain Basketball Conference tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Seth Littlejohn led Cherokee with 20 points. Cherokee fell behind early as Swain led 19-8 after the first period and 33-19 at the half. ...

The Lady Braves (23-2) continued their unbeaten streak against Smoky Mountain Conference teams this year with a 80-62 win over Rosman in the second round of the conference tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 19.  The Lady Braves have the top seed in the tournament and earned...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will be well represented at the 1A West Regionals Wrestling Championships at Hendersonville High School on Feb. 22-23.  A total of eight wrestlers from Cherokee High School, as well as two EBCI tribal members from other schools are...

The Cherokee Braves varsity basketball team beat Andrews 87-71 in the first round of the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament on Monday, Feb. 18.  Dustin Johnson and Darius Thompson led Cherokee with 18 points each.  The Braves led the Wildcats 26-13 after the first...

Cherokee High School played their last home conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Charles George Memorial Arena against Murphy.  In between the JV and Varsity Games, the seniors were honored at center court.  Each senior was announced and escorted by their family...

The Lady Braves (22-2), the Smoky Mountain Conference regular season champions, ended their regular season with two more wins and a perfect regular season in the conference.  They defeated Swain 69-50 on Monday, Feb. 11.  Avery Mintz led Cherokee with 20pts followed...

The Cherokee varsity wrestling team lost in the first round of the 1A Regional Dual Team tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 5.  East Surry beat the Braves 50-24. Robbinsville advanced to the 1A Regional semi-finals on Thursday, Feb. 14 with wins over Central Academy (41-27)...

Five members of the Cherokee Middle School wrestling team placed at the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament on Friday, Feb. 8.