Sports Shorts
Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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ANDREWS
Swain tops Cats
On April 16, the Andrews baseball team fell to Swain County 14-3 in five innings.
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Diamond Dogs drop 2 straight to Yellow Jackets
J.R. Carroll
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Murphy – The “Diamond Dogs” were plagued by errors while dropping two games to Hayesville, falling to the Yellow Jackets 13-2 in Murphy and then 16-1 in Hayesville.
Murphy, Tri-County look to maintain success
Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Cherokee County women’s soccer teams are off to a great start in the 2024 season.
Despite 2 home runs, Lady Eagles lose conference game
Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Hiwassee Dam – The Lady Eagles suffered their second straight loss last week when they hosted the Lady Black Knights.
Eagles drop 3 games last week
Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Hiwassee Dam – The Eagles baseball team dropped two games last week; to Robbinsville, and one to non-conference opponent Copper Basin, Tenn.
Track heading down stretch
J.R. Carroll
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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The Murphy girls team finished fourth behind Swain, Robbinsville and Hayesville. Andrews was fifth, while Tri-County was seventh.
11-1 Lady Dogs take 2
J.R. Carroll
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Paisley Johnson continued her dominance on the mound for Murphy (11-1). She held Hayesville (1-9) to only three runs in the two games, all of them unearned.
Realignment big change in area schools
J.R. Carroll
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association is in the process of realigning schools, which will take effect in the 2025. The new plan is to reclassify the schools into eight classifications.
Cats, Dogs staying course
Cannon Crompton
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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So far this season Murphy has been the dominant men’s golf team in the Smoky Mountain Conference.