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.

It was a good news day. Punxsatawney Phil didn’t see his shadow predicting an early spring and the Cherokee Lady Braves (16-4, 10-0) clinched at least a share of the Big Smoky Mountain Conference regular season title.

I’m laughing this week at the number of Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos fans popping up.

Less than a week after a marque victory and claiming the number-one ranking in the west by Retro Rankings, Cherokee’s Anthony Toineeta squared off against Rosman’s Tanner Whitman in a rematch to determine the top wrestler in the 145lbs division of the Smoky Mountain Conference on Saturday, Jan. 30.

The Cherokee Braves (16-3) remained atop the Big Smoky Mountain Conference with a big 90-41 win at Murphy (1-15) on Friday, Jan. 29.

The Cherokee Lady Braves stayed perfect (9-0) in Big Smoky Mountain Conference play with a 25-point (80-55) win at Murphy on Friday, Jan. 29.