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...

Cherokee won two matches on Friday, Jan. 11.  The Braves defeated Hayesville 52-27 and Towns County, Ga. 48-31.  Individual results from both matches are shown below: Cherokee 52 Hayesville 27 106lb. – Michael George (Ch) won by forfeit 113lb. – Steven Bair (H) won by...

The Lady Braves (13-1) had one of their closest games of the season on Friday, Jan. 11 against Hayesville, but they managed to stay undefeated in the Smoky Mountain Conference with a 48-40 win. Kendall Toineeta led Cherokee with 18pts followed by Alexis Maney with 13....

CHS junior Avery Mintz scored the 1,000th point of her high school career during a game against Highlands on Tuesday, Jan. 8. She has been playing basketball since she was five years old.  Her father, Chris Mintz, coach of the Lady Braves, has been coaching Avery...