Cherokee's Kendall Toineeta placed in two events at the North Carolina 1A State Championship Track and Field Meet held Saturday, May 12 at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro.  She took second place in the Girls 800M with a time of 2:25.93 and fifth place in the...

Hannah Youngdeer, an EBCI tribal member and 2011 Cherokee High School graduate, is making quite a name for herself at Maryville College. The freshman member of the Maryville Scots softball team has been named to the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) All-Conference team as an outfielder and named to the GSAC All-Freshman team.

2nd Annual Teeing up to Fight Alzheimer’s Golf Tournament.  June 10 at Sequoyah National Golf Club.  8am registration, 9am shotgun start.  $85 entry fee includes golf, cart fee, lunch and two mulligans.  Info:  497-3000

Landon French turned 18 on Tuesday, May 8. Just four days after, he will enter the ring for his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut.

By GERRI GRADY CHEROKEE RUNNERS        Chad Bowman, a founding member of Cherokee Runners, will be traveling to China on May 13 to run in the Great Wall Marathon.  He has been training for the last several months for the challenging run that includes the 5,164 steps...

Brooke Coggins, a Swain County High School senior and EBCI tribal member, signed a letter of commitment on Thursday, May 3 to play softball next season at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.