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Kathryn Moses/Contributing Photographer Riders from In the Irons Equestrian Academy in Franklin participated in their first IEA competition at Cedar Hill Farms in Waxhaw on Aug. 27. The team travels throughout the state for competitions. Members are Elianna Meiners, Lucia Smithdeal, Annalise Wike, Emily Moses and Charlie Merritt.
RALEIGH
Hunting & Fishing Day
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host two family friendly events on National Hunting & Fishing Day, which will be Saturday, Sept. 24.
The John Lentz Hunter Education Complex in Ellerbe will host the official event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., while there will also be a Wildlife Expo and at the Pechmann Center in Fayetteville. For details, visit ncwildlife.org.
RALEIGH
Disease in state’s deer
There have been scattered observations of sick and dead dear in numerous counties across the state due to an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease. According to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the term hemorrhagic disease is used for both Blue-tongue and Epizootic disease, which both cause similar symptoms in deer.
The disease has been reported in 39 counties in the state, with the highest frequency coming from the Mountains and Piedmont regions. Once an outbreak begins, it usually continues until the weather is not ideal for the biting midges that spread the disease, which is usually the first frost of fall.
Signs that a deer may have a hemorrhagic disease include rings on their hooves or scars on the dental plate. It is not transmissible to humans. The commission is asking that citizens report dead or sick deer to their local district wildlife biologist to help monitor the impact of the disease in deer herds across the state.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Today
Cross country: Cherokee home meet, 3:30 p.m.
Soccer: Swain County at Murphy, 6 p.m.
Tri-County at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Thursday
Volleyball: Andrews at Murphy, 6 p.m.
Fannin County (Ga.) at Hiwassee Dam, 6 p.m.
Friday
Football: Andrews at Mitchell, 7:30 p.m.
Murphy at South Pittsburg (Tenn.), 8 p.m.
Robbinsville at Smoky Mountain, 7:30 p.m.
Hayesville at Lookout Valley (Tenn.), 7:30 p.m.
Pisgah at Swain County, 7:30 p.m.
Cherokee at Rosman, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Volleyball: Murphy vs. Lanier, Ga., at Fannin County, Ga., 8 a.m.
Murphy vs. Pickens, Ga., at Union County, Ga., 11:45 a.m.
Murphy at Union County, Ga., 4:30 p.m.
Monday
Soccer: Murphy at Cherokee, 4 p.m.
Andrews at Tri-County, 6 p.m.
Volleyball: Summit Christian at Nantahala, 5 p.m.
Union County, Ga., at Andrews, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Volleyball: Blue Ridge at Andrews, 5 p.m.
Nantahala at Murphy, 5 p.m.
Hiwassee Dam at Hayesville, 6 p.m.
RESULTS
Aug. 30
Soccer: Pisgah 9, Murphy 0
Volleyball: Swain County 3, Andrews 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-15)
Highlands 3, Nantahala 0 (25-14, 25-7, 25-21)
Murphy 3, Hayesville 1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-21)
Blue Ridge 3, Hiwassee Dam 1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 25-17)
Sept. 1
Soccer: Murphy 4, Summit Charter 2
Volleyball: Cherokee 3, Andrews 0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-18)
Highlands 3, HIwassee Dam 0
Robbinsville 3, Murphy 1 (25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 28-26)
Sept. 2
Football: Andrews 52, North Buncombe 6
Robbinsville 26, Mountain Heritage 8
Hayesville 48, North Georgia 14
Swain County 13, Franklin 10 (OT)
Choctaw Central, Miss., 30, Cherokee 20
Sept. 5
Soccer: Murphy at Andrews, Swain County at Tri-County (canceled, rain)
Volleyball: Highlands 3, Andrews 0 (25-15-, 25-6, 25-9
Compiled by Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald.