Cherokee’s Anthony Toineeta (30-4) punched his ticket to the big show after finishing atop the podium in the 1A Western Regionals Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Cherryville High School.

Cherokee (20-3) cruised in the first round of the Big Smoky Mountain Conference tournament on Saturday, Feb. 13.

When you can win a big game over your rival and clinch a conference title at the same time, it’s a good night.

The Braves (18-3, 10-1) didn’t lead in Friday’s home game against Rosman (14-7, 8-3) until the last 1:46 of the contest. Cherokee, who trailed by as much as 20 points in the game, hit some key free throws late to win a thriller over the Tigers 84-83.

The Lady Braves (17-4, 11-0) set a goal at the beginning of the season, and they met that goal on Friday night with a big 73-52 home win over Rosman (12-9, 4-7). With that win, Cherokee won the Smoky Mountain Conference regular season title.

Logan Teesateskie, Braves senior linebacker, signed a letter of intent on Thursday, Feb. 4 to play football at Carson-Newman University this fall. He will join the Eagles who went 9-3 in the 2015 season.

It was twenty years ago today, Coach Pinnix taught the girls to press…(go ahead sing along, you know you want to).

A total of 10 Cherokee (17-3, 9-1) players scored as the Braves topped 100 points for the sixth time this season in a big 102-62 win at home against Robbinsville (6-8, 2-6) on Tuesday, Feb. 2.