The Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team traveled to Georgia over the weekend of Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 for the King of the Mountain tournament and came back with a fifth place finish.

The Lady Braves (4-0) defeated the Lady Black Knights of Robbinsville 71-57 on Friday, Nov. 30.  Avery Mintz led Cherokee with 18 points followed by Jordyn Thompson with 14. The first half was relatively close with Cherokee leading 23-22 after the first period.  The...

The Smoky Mountain Conference announced the All-Conference selections for football last week.  Cherokee’s Seth Littlejohn and Logan Woodard made the All-Conference team.  Neil Blankenship, Swain, was named the Coach of the Year and Matthew Maennle, Swain, was named...

The Cherokee Braves wrestling team has started the season with two wins and one loss.  Following are results from their first three matches: Cherokee 53 Murphy 15 103lb. – Michael George (Ch) won by forfeit 120lb. – Ethan Swearengin (Ch) won by forfeit 126lb. – Steven...

The Cherokee Braves (2-1) split games in the Harvest Hoot Invitational tournament this past weekend in Mitchell. They beat Mitchell 67-66 in the first round on Friday, Nov. 23.  Cherokee jumped out to a 33-25 lead by halftime.  Both teams were even at 19-19 in the...

The Lady Braves (3-0) remained undefeated by beating Mitchell and Avery over the weekend in the Harvest Hoot Invitational. Cherokee beat Mitchell 63-49 on Friday, Nov. 23.  The Lady Braves jumped out to an early lead and led 38-26 at halftime.  Mitchell came back in...

The Swain Maroon Devils and the Murphy Bulldogs both advanced to the state finals in their respective divisions with wins on Friday, Nov. 23.  Both are set to defend their state titles on Saturday, Dec. 1 at N.C. State’s Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Swain (14-0)...

Cherokee basketball is off to a great start as both the boys and girls varsity teams routed Nantahala in the season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Led by Dustin Johnson with 17 points, the Braves (1-0) won 97-8.  The score was 42-3 after the first quarter and 64-4 at...