This journey takes its next step in Cherokee with the YONA Youth Wrestling Championship. This wrestling event is planned for March 5 and 6 and will be the first of its kind held at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Convention Center.

Following are the results, per trackwrestling.com, for the NCHSAA 1A West Regional meet held at Alleghany High School in Sparta on Saturday, Feb. 12: 

Don Bradley, senior quarterback for the Cherokee Braves, signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 2 – National Signing Day – to play football this fall at Carson-Newman University.   

Following are the full results, per trackwrestling.com, from the Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament held at Swain Co. High School on Saturday, Jan. 22:

Ty Teasdale, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community, earned the Championship and Amateur Rider of the Year in his first year racing the GNCC e-MTB series.

Pete Peterson wants to offer Indian Country  a new approach to health the best way he knows how.

Ayden Kanott, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been selected to participate in the 2022 DREAM All-American Rising Stars football all-star game on Monday, Jan. 17 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. 

The Cherokee High School Indoor Track & Field team traveled to Murphy High School for a meet on Wednesday, Dec. 8.  Following are the results of CHS athletes: