Charlie Crowe, an EBCI tribal member, was inducted into the Burke County Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 4. The induction ceremony took place at the Collett Street Recreation Center in Morganton.

Spencer McCoy, an EBCI tribal member at Robbinsville Middle School, won the North Carolina Jr. High State Championship Wrestling Tournament held at Wake Forest Univ. in Winston Salem on Saturday, Feb. 12.

Four Cherokee Braves have received recognition by the Smoky Mountain Conference on various All-Conference teams for Fall Sports.

Isaiah Chekelee, an EBCI tribal member from the Snowbird Community, has his sights set on the mixed martial arts world.

Braves lineman Buster Arch is going from Maroon and Gold to Purple and Gold. He signed a Letter of Intent on Friday, Feb. 11 to play football this fall for the Haskell Indian Nations University Indians.

Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced on Wednesday, Feb. 9 that the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools will participate in the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) Challenge inspired by the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative and commemorating the Let’s Move! one year anniversary.

The Smokey Mountain Conference Basketball tournament starts Thursday, Feb. 10 at Murphy High School.  Below are printable brackets for each division: