BASKETBALL
Hawks split with Rosman
In their last game before Thanksgiving, the Nantahala varsity basketball teams hosted Rosman.
In their first game of the season against a Big Smoky Mountain Conference opponent, the boys won and the girls lost.
The girls started the evening with a 59-29 loss. Then the boys followed that up with a 87-47 win for their third straight victory.
The Hawks will be back in action Friday on the road against Cherokee. The girls will start at 6 p.m., and the boys will play directly after.
SHOOTING
Win a rifle challenge
A “Know Your Limits 22LR Rifle Challenge” will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Allen’s Garage Private Range, 955 Settawig Road, to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Treatment Foundation.
This is a fun event in which participants shoot at different distances and decide when to stop. If they stop without missing, they keep all their points and move forward to the next level. However if they miss, they lose all their points. Hence, the “Know Your Limits” name.
There will be several categories depending on age and on rifle used. Each category winner gets a trophy.
Last, but not least, there will be a 50:50 round, where the winner gets 50% of the pot of the funds collected for that category. All proceeds will fund programs to help children undergoing cancer treatments.
Cost is $15 per shooter per class, $30 per shooter in the 50:50 round.
Details: Email Director Robert Trigueros at rtrigueros.pctf@att.net.
OUTDOORS
Awards for N.C. wildlife
Nominations are now open for the N.C. Wildlife Federation’s 61st annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards.
The nomination period is open until Jan. 31, 2026, for awards such as Conversationalist of the Year,
Conservation Organization of the Year and Wildlife Volunteer of the Year. The winners will be announced at a gala banquet on May 2, 2026.
Details: Visit ncwf.org/governors-conservation-achievement-awards/nominations.
High school schedule
Today
Wrestling
Andrews @ Traveler’s Rest, S.C., 5 p.m.
Winter track
Meet @ Swain County, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday
Girls basketball
Hiwassee Dam vs. Polk County, Tenn., 6 p.m.
Nantahala @ Copper Basin, Tenn., 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Hiwassee Dam vs. Polk County, Tenn., 7 p.m.
Nantahala @ Copper Basin, Tenn., 7 p.m.
Friday
Football
No. 1 Murphy vs. No. 2 Starmount, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Andrews @ Summit Charter, 6 p.m.
Hiwassee Dam @ Swain County, 6:30 p.m.
Nantahala @ Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Andrews @ Summit Charter, 7 p.m.
Hiwassee Dam @ Swain County, 8 p.m.
Nantahala @ Cherokee, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Wrestling
Andrews @ East Henderson High School, 9 a.m.
Compiled by Sports Editor Cannon Crompton. Email items to sports@cherokeescout.com.