The Mountain Amateur Athletic Club held the 55th WNC Sports Awards Banquet at the OMNI Grove Park Inn in Asheville on Sunday, May 15 where the Cherokee Braves basketball team and three individual members of the Braves and Lady Braves were nominated for awards as the best athletes in western North Carolina.

Cherokee High School hosted the 1A West Regional Track & Field Championship on Saturday, May 14.

Jason McMillan, Braves senior point guard, will continue his basketball career this fall at Western Carolina University.

Cherokee High School hosted the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship on Wednesday, May 4.

Cherokee senior Sidnie Yanez has committed to play soccer at Brevard College in Brevard.

The Cherokee Middle School boys and girls track teams traveled to Robbinsville on Monday, April 25 for the Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School Track and Field Championship.

Cherokee Braves 2016 Football Schedule

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its conference realignments for 2017-21 on Thursday, April 21.