The Cherokee Lady Braves did something that no other team has been able to accomplish this season – put a tick in the loss column of the Murphy Lady Bulldogs.

Several members of the Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team placed at the James Orr Invitational Tournament held in Robbinsville on Saturday, Jan. 21.

Eleven months ago, Cherokee’s Anthony Toineeta defeated Princeton’s Michael Daughtry to claim the 1A Wrestling State Championship in the 145lb. division.

Cherokee High School hosted the annual Chief Osley B. SaunookeMemorial Invitational wrestling tournament at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Several members of the Cherokee High School track team participated in the Champion Fast Track High School Invitational indoor track meet in Winston-Salem on Saturday, Jan. 14.

The Cherokee Braves defeated the Andrews Wildcats 71-66 in a game at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Jan. 13.

The Cherokee Lady Braves defeated the Andrews Lady Wildcats 83-52 at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Jan. 13.

Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, was once dubbed the “greatest athlete in the world” by King Gustav V of Sweden.