It was a record-breaking return to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort for the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) 2022/23 Circuit season, its first of four stops, as a record-setting field of 1,558 entries were recorded through two starting flights and a $2,360,370 prize pool was generated.

This spring, Zoie Shuler set the 1A NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association) record for the triple jump on her way to claiming two championships in Greensboro.

The Atlanta Braves and 7G Foundation will host the first ever Native American All-Star Baseball Showcase at Truist Park on July 16-17. The top 50 high school baseball players of Native American descent from around the country will participate in a pro-style workout on Saturday, July 16 and a showcase game on Sunday, July 17.

  Submitted by Cherokee Central Schools Athletics   Specialty Awards Charlie Stamper Memorial Academic Athlete: Male – Gideon Freeman and George Saunooke, Female – Julia Layno Barbara Sequoyah Memorial Most Determined Female: Betty Lossiah Ray Owle Memorial...

Jordan Arkansas, a Cherokee Braves senior and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will be continuing his basketball journey in the Lone Star State.  During a ceremony at the Charles George Memorial Arena on the afternoon of Monday, May 23, he signed a letter of intent to play for the Concordia University Texas (Austin, Texas) Tornados next year.

Four athletes from Cherokee High School qualified for the NCHSAA State Championship with their performances at the 1A West Regional meet on Saturday, May 14 at the East Burke High School track in Connelly Springs. 

The Smoky Mountain Conference (SMC) track and field championship was held at Cherokee High School (CHS) on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 4.

The Smoky Mountain Conference held its Middle School Championship at Robbinsville High School on the afternoon of Monday, April 25.