Swain County High School hosted the Swain County Invitational on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18.  A total of fifteen teams competed including: Cherokee, Andrews, Enka, Hayesville, Highlands, Hiwassee Dam, Murphy, Pisgah, Rabun Gap (Ga.), Robbinsville, Rosman, Smoky Mountain, Swain County, Tri-County Early College, and Tuscola.

Cherokee Life Recreation youth volleyball practice and game schedule

Brier Younce, an EBCI tribal member and senior at Swain County High School, signed a letter of intent on Friday, April 6 to play football next year at Emory & Henry College. 

In what one organizer dubbed one of the most successful NAYO tournaments yet, a team representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians took second place in the weekend-long event held in Cherokee. 

The Cherokee Braves 2017 varsity football team has been nominated for a WNC Sports Award which will be presented at the 57th Annual banquet to be held Sunday, May 6 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. 

Kallup McCoy, an EBCI tribal member, went to the beach recently and came back with a belt buckle.  But, to earn that buckle he had to complete a 51.4 mile run most of which was on a wet beach. 

Following are the brackets, courtesy of Cherokee Recreation, for the 2018 NAYO Basketball Tournament being hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on March 30-31: 

Several members of the Cherokee Runners have completed grueling races in the past month.