Sports for Subscribers

   Rosman – The Murphy basketball program scored a pair of crucial conference victories last week.
   And they did it in two tough environments.

   Murphy – There is only so much room for error in a conference dual.

   Bryson City – You win some, you lose some.

   Andrews – It was the perfect time to have a career game.

   Hiawassee, Ga. – Double teams, triple teams and foul trouble.
   Jessica Beckner sweats not these things.

   Highlands – Even at 4,118 feet above sea level, the Murphy basketball program still thrives.

   Waynesville – Cherokee County swimmers have kept their feet in the water throughout December, with two away meets to their credit.

   Spartanburg, S.C. – With the eyes of a sellout crowd and a nationwide viewing audience focused on Wofford College, the Smoky Mountain Conference strutted its stuff.

   Blue Ridge, Ga. – A group of 10 Murphy players helped make up the core of a Western North Carolina squad that dropped a 20-13 contest to North Georgia’s all-stars in the Fellows

   Hiwassee Dam – One loop through the Little Smoky Mountain Conference and one team stands tall: the Hiwassee Dam Eagles.

   Murphy – After one quarter of Murphy and Hayesville’s varsity girls game Dec. 12, the score was tied.

   Andrews – Stiff competition headlined Friday night’s quad wrestling match at Andrews High School.

   Hiwassee Dam – The Hiwassee Dam Eagles put the pedal to the metal Monday night and never looked back.