CHEROKEE COUNTY
Youth hoops signups set
It’s almost youth basketball season in Cherokee County. Signups for Murphy youth basketball will be held 6-7:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for kids in first through sixth grades. Andrews will hold their signups today and October 12 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and October 15 from 12-2 p.m. for kids in second through sixth grade.
Teams with more than 15 players may be subject to tryouts. The cost is $50 per child, and additional siblings are $25 each. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate as well as a current sports physical.
Hiwassee Dam’s signup dates have passed, but if you were unable to attend you can contact Amy Brendle at (828)-516-8111 to get the necessary paperwork.
HAYESVILLE
Charity golf on Saturday
Registration for the United Way of Clay and Cherokee Counties Charity Golf Tournament is underway.
The event will take place Saturday at the Mountain Harbor Golf Club. Funds from the event will go to numerous local agencies that help those who need it.
The event costs $400 for a team of four players, with $600 going to the first-place winner, $400 to second place and $300 to third place. Check-in time will at 8 a.m., with tee time at 9 a.m.
RALEIGH
Baby squirrel sightings up
Gray squirrels are raising their second brood of the year, and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission is recommending to look out for falling nests as its hurricane seasons. Storms that produce high winds and heavy rain as well as tree-cutting and trimming activity, can lead to young squirrels or the nests falling out of perches.
The commission tends to receive an influx of reports from citizens who want to help, but they are recommending contacting licensed wildlife rehabilitators, who can be found on the commission’s website.
SPORTS SCHEDULE
Today
Soccer: Cherokee at Tri-County, 6 p.m.
Murphy at Swain County, 6 p.m.
Cross country: Currahee Classic in Robbinsville, 4 p.m.
Thursday
Soccer: Highlands at Andrews, 6 p.m.
Volleyball: Nantahala at Highlands, 5 p.m.
Swain County at Murphy, 6 p.m.
Andrews at Robbinsville, 6 p.m.
Friday
Football: Swain County at Andrews, 7:30 p.m.
Murphy at Hayesville, 7:30 p.m.
Cherokee at Robbinsville, 7:30 p.m.
Monday
Soccer: Cherokee at Murphy, 6 p.m. Andrews at Tri-County, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Volleyball: Nantahala at Blue Ridge, 5 p.m.
Murphy at Andrews, 6 p.m.
SPORTS RESULTS
Sept. 27
Volleyball: Hayesville 3, Andrews 0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-5)
Blue Ridge 3, Hiwassee Dam 0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-16)
Sept 28
Soccer: Swain County 7, Tri-County 0
Volleyball: Murphy 3, Hayesville 1 (26-28, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19)
Swain County 3, Andrews 0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-13)
Sept. 29
Football: Andrews 50, Hayesville 7
Murphy 49, Cherokee 14
Robbinsville 24, Swain 16
Volleyball: Nantahala at Summit
Oct. 3
Soccer: Murphy 6 Andrews 1
Tri-County 1 Swain 10
Volleyball: Union County, Ga., 3 Hiwassee Dam
Nantahala 0 Victory Christian 3 (25-16, 24-14, 25-16)
Compiled by Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald.