By GERRI GRADY CHEROKEE RUNNERS   The month of October was a very busy time for the Cherokee Runners.  In addition to general training and group runs, members participated in local 5K races, half marathons and marathons.  On the final days of the month Samantha...

New Vision Gymnastics will be coming to Birdtown Gym in January for boys and girls ages 3-up. Pre-registration day is Monday, Dec. 3 from 4-6pm at the Gym. The cost for ages 3-4 is $225 (40min. classes/18 sessions) and for ages 5-up it is $265 (50min. classes/18...

The Cherokee Midgets team stamped their ticket to the Cracker Bowl with a 28-26 win over Hayesville on Saturday, Oct. 27.  Cherokee will play Murphy at 3pm on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Murphy High School for the Cracker Bowl Championship.   The Murphy Midgets beat Jackson...

Cherokee High School cross country runners Kendall Toineeta and Gerald Mahan qualified for the state cross country meet with their finishes in this past weekend’s Regional Meet held at Cherokee High School on Saturday, Oct. 27.  The state meet will be held on...

ROBBINSVILLE - The Robbinsville Black Knights scored 28 second half points to top the Cherokee Braves 35-14 on Friday, Oct. 26.  EBCI tribal members Spencer McCoy and Cruz Galaviz led the Black Knights. McCoy scored on runs of 1yd and 4yds and Galaviz gained 110 yards...

The Lady Braves ended their season with a 3-0 loss to Allegheny in the first round of the state 1A volleyball playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 20. “We were excited to make post-season play,” said coach Kim Arkansas.  “However, this match was plagued with hitting, serving...

Swain QB Raymius Smith, an EBCI tribal member, has been named the VTO Sports/NCPreps.com Player of the Week for week 10.  Smith completed 13 of 18 passes for 269yds and 6TDs in Swain’s 55-7 victory over Rosman on Friday, Oct. 19.  On the year, he is 96 of 141 for...