With sports across the state of North Carolina starting back on Monday, Nov. 16 following months of shutdown due to COVID-19, volleyball players will have to add another piece of equipment to their uniform – masks. 

Braden Taylor, a senior at Cherokee High School (CHS) and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has signed a letter of intent to wrestle next year at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont. 

Following is a statement from Shannon Lovingood, Smoky Mountain Youth Basketball League president, regarding the cancellation of the 2020-21 season:

The bunker renovation and re-grassing project that began in March at the Sequoyah National Golf Club are now completed.

Despite COVID-19, high school student-athletes will be able to participate in sports this year, but it will be under a much different schedule than usual.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced on Tuesday morning that they will shifting to ‘phase two’ guidelines starting Aug. 3.

If the state governing body deems it appropriate, Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) will be all in for fall sports.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is getting lots of inquiries to one burning question on everyone’s minds – will there be sports in the fall?