Devona Reed, Cherokee Middle School, took second place at the area Middle School Cross Country Championship meet on Monday, Oct. 10 at Hiwassee Dam. She posted a time of 14:09.2.

A total of 62 participants came out for the 2nd Annual Chief’s Challenge mile run on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

The Swain Maroon Devils (7-1) rushed for 420 yards on Friday night (Oct. 7) as they defeated Cherokee (3-5) by the score of 49-7 in their yearly rivalry matchup.

The first half of October will concentrate on training for the Marine Corps Marathon that takes place on Oct. 30.

The Braves almost doubled the net yards of Rabun Gap and the scoreboard reflected it as Cherokee won their homecoming game 36-16 on Friday, Sept. 30.

Kendall Toineeta may be a freshman, but she’s running like a seasoned veteran. She won her fourth cross country race of the season at a meet in Murphy on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and led her team to its third straight victory in a row.

When your team averages 10.3 yards a play on offense you’re probably going to win the game. That’s exactly what happened on Friday, Sept. 23 as the Murphy Bulldogs (3-3) beat the Braves 35-14.