Two Cherokee Runner teams competed in this past weekend’s Smoky Mountain Relays.

The Cherokee Runners will begin a new Couch to 5K training program on Sunday April 29.

  The NRBQ2 (Nothing Really Beats Quality) basketball team took the championship in the 12-14 year old division at the NAYO tournament held in Atmore, Ala. on April 6-7.  There were 15 teams in their age division, and the NRBQ2 team went undefeated throughout the...

The Cherokee Flight Boys Basketball team traveled to Charlotte for the AAU Super Regionals on March 23-25. There were 22 teams in the 8th grade division from all over the East Coast, and the Flight won the championship and a bid to the AAU Nationals Tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando in July.

The EBCI Fish and Wildlife Management Team, in partnership with the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, hosted the Second Annual “Opening Day” Trout Tournament on Saturday, March 31 in Cherokee.

By GERRI GRADY CHEROKEE RUNNERS        Members of the Cherokee Runners participated in the Covenant Health races on Sunday, April 1 in Knoxville, Tenn.  Angel, Priscilla and Nick Squirrel, along with Thomas Benedict, completed the half marathon (13.1 miles),...

By GERRI GRADY CHEROKEE RUNNERS      The Cherokee Runners have been busy the last few weeks competing in a variety of races both locally and on the road.  Following are the highlights: Karleigh Reeves, Dawna Paul and Michael Henson ran the Zaxby’s Wing-It Run at WCU...