Wearing solid black uniforms bearing the seal of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on the back, the Cherokee varsity wrestling team made history on Thursday, Jan. 28 as they became the first in school history to qualify for the State Dual Team Championship.

The Cherokee Middle School wrestling team went 1-1 on the week as they defeated Hayesville 60-30 on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and then lost to Robbinsville 54-24 the next day.

The Robbinsville Black Knights varsity wrestling team defeated the Cherokee Braves 46-25 on Thursday, Jan. 21.

Austin Reece, corner men Clyde Dull, Ron Smith and Coach Ornato, will fight Saturday, January 30 at Sevier Co High School

The still-undefeated Cherokee Lady Braves won three games this past week, but somehow managed to fall one spot to #10 in the Freeman Rankings of NC 1-A schools as of Sunday.

The Cherokee Braves went 2-1 on the week beating Andrews and Blue Ridge before falling to Highlands on Saturday night.

Held Saturday, January 16 at the Birdtown Gym

The Cherokee Middle School wrestling team traveled to Rosman on Wednesday, Jan. 13 and came back with a resounding 70-3 win over the Tigers.