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)

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...