These are the results of the boys and girls 1A West Region state basketball playoff games from Tuesday, Feb. 23 as well as second round pairings for Thursday, Feb. 25.

Cherokee’s Anthony Toineeta (33-4) defeated Princeton’s Michael Daughtry (44-7) in the final round of the State Finals to become the 2016 NCHSAA 1A 145lbs state champion on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Cherokee (22-3) and Hayesville (21-5) were due for a showdown.

When you can win the conference tournament title and give your head coach a milestone win at the same time, it’s a good day.

The Cherokee Runners are presenting their 4th annual Moccasin Run on Sunday, Feb. 28.

This entire article revolves around the use of the letter “s”. To use or not to use, that truly is the question.

The Cherokee Lady Braves (19-4) spread the ball around well as they advanced to the finals of the Big Smoky Mountain Conference with a 77-46 win over Rosman (14-10) on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Charles George Memorial Arena.

To borrow a phrase from sportscaster Dan Patrick, Cherokee’s Tye Mintz, sophomore forward, was “en fuego” on Tuesday night.