With a score of 171 points, the Cherokee High School (CHS) boys track and field team took first place in a five-school meet held at Cherokee on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 30.  The Cherokee girls team took third place at the event with a score of 70. 

The Cherokee Middle School (CMS) track and field team hosted a seven-school meet on the afternoon of Monday, March 28 at the Cherokee High School track. 

Leilaya McMillan, a senior member of the Cherokee Lady Braves basketball team, will continue her basketball career at East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss.  She signed a letter of intent during an event held in the Charles George Memorial Arena on the morning of Wednesday, March 30.

A total of 1,573 anglers registered for the Opening Day Fish Tournament held in Cherokee on March 26-27 according to EBCI Fisheries & Wildlife Management.  A total of 271 tagged fish were released with 112 of those being turned in.  In all, 96 anglers turned in tags for a total cash payout of $4,025. 

The Cherokee High School (CHS) track and field team traveled to Robbinsville High School on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 23 to participate in a four-school meet along with Swain Co. and Hayesville.  Following are results, per nc.milesplit, of all of CHS’s participants: