Cherokee’s varsity wrestling team barely lost to Swain by a score of 42-40 on Tuesday, Jan. 22.  Full results are below: 106lb. – Michael George (Ch) won by forfeit 113lb. – Ethan Swearengin (Ch) won by forfeit 120lb. – Graham Allen (Swain) won by forfeit 126lb. –...

Both the Braves (8-6) and the Lady Braves (15-1) won against the Rosman Tigers on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Led by Avery Mintz and Kendall Toineeta, who scored 24pts apiece, the Lady Braves got their fifteenth win of the season with a 72-60 win over the Lady Tigers.  Cherokee...

Robbinsville’s Spencer McCoy (shown in photo at left), an EBCI tribal member, was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the James Orr Memorial Tournament held in Graham County on Saturday, Jan. 19.  McCoy took first place in the 195lb. division.  With 165 points,...

Kendall Toineeta was a scoring machine against Robbinsville on Friday, Jan. 18.  She poured in 35 points to lead the Lady Braves (14-1) to a 85-79 win over the Lady Black Knights. Cherokee led 23-12 after the first period and 48-39 at halftime.  The second half was...

The Cherokee Runners started the New Year by competing in the Run in 2013 New Year’s Day 5K in Cullowhee.

The CHS varsity basketball games scheduled at Murphy for Tuesday, Jan. 15 were cancelled as Murphy High School was without running water due to a sewer leak.  Also, the CHS varsity wrestling match vs. Murphy for Tuesday was cancelled due to high water and rains. ...

OWEN – The Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team went 2-1 in matches at Owen on Thursday, Jan. 10.  They narrowly defeated Watauga 40-39, lost to South Caldwell 49-27 and then beat Owen 37-31.  Following are individual results from each match: Cherokee 40 Watauga 39...