HAYESVILLE
Fish tourney on Saturday
The WNC Shine Club and Tri-County Bass Club will host its second annual fishing tournament at the Ledford’s Chapel Boat Ramp on Lake Chatuge from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Each boat will be allowed to catch five fish, and the boat that catches the highest total weight of the fish will win $1,000. The top 10 highest weight totals will each get a cash prize of at least $100.
Registration is $100 per boat/team. All proceeds will go to the Shriners Hospital for Children. For details, contact tournament directors Perry Graves at 828-557-0885 or Jeff Southards at 828-736-2868.
MARBLE
Fishing day set April 29
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its annual Kids Fishing Day at the sheriff’s office firing range in Marble on Saturday, April 29.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., with poles hitting the water at 9 a.m. Bait will be free, but you have to bring your own pole.
The Fraternal Order of Police will also be selling hot-dog plates for a fundraiser at $5 a plate. For details, call Stephanie Swanson at 828-837-2589.
RALEIGH
Report all armadillos
The N.C. Wildlife Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of nine-banded armadillos to help determine their range expansion in the state.
You can report armadillo sightings by uploading photos to the iNaturalist app or emailing photos along with the date and location they were observed to armadillo@ncwildlife.org.
HIAWASSEE, Ga.
Pro fishing tour nearby
The Lady Bass Angler’s Association Tour is coming to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds for a tournament May 1-5. Any pro anglers or boaters are welcome and can register at the tour association’s website.
Everyone is welcome to watch the weigh-ins at 3:30 p.m. May 4-5. For details, call Cheryl Bowden at 214-738-7518 or email cbowden@ladybassanglers.com.
HAYESVILLE
Still Place golf tourney
The Still Place for Families & Seriously Ill Children is looking for corporate sponsors for its golf tournament fundraiser, which will take place Saturday, May 13, at Mountain Harbor Golf Club.
Bronze-level sponsorships can be bought for $100, silver level for $250 and gold level for $500. Gold level sponsorships give the company sole advertisement on a hole, silver means there are two sponsors on a hole, while bronze is unlimited. Volunteers are needed as well to help set up games, plus handle the silent auction and registration.
For questions, email traci@thestillplace.org or call 404-862-7451.
MURPHY
Makenna run June 3
A 5K run and walk to benefit Makenna Cook will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Konehete Veterans Park.
Preregistration is underway and ends May 20. The cost to register before the event will be $30 and come with a free T-shirt, while registration on the day of the event will cost $35.
Cook has a condition called arteriovenous malformation, a sudden acute headache. She had a severe headache on Jan. 8, then an AVM aneurysm. The initial days after the incident were dire, but Cook has continued to improve and is currently continuing her recovery at Shepherd Center in Atlanta.
For details about the event, call 828-361-9336 or 828-360-4321.
PREP SCHEDULE
Today
Track and field: Hiwassee Dam, Tri-County at Murphy home meet, 3:30 p.m.
Andrews, Nantahala at Robbinsville, 3:30 p.m.
April 20
Baseball: Hiwassee Dam at Polk County, Tenn., 4 p.m.
Girls soccer: Tri-County at Blue Ridge, 4:30 p.m.
Cherokee at Murphy, 6 p.m.
April 21
Baseball: Murphy at Hiwassee Dam, 4:30 p.m.
Andrews at Robbinsville, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: Murphy at Hiwassee Dam, 4:30 p.m.
Andrews at Robbinsville, 4:30 p.m.
April 24
Baseball: Copper Basin, Tenn., at Hiwassee Dam, 4:30 p.m.
Girls soccer: Tri-County at Murphy, 6 p.m.
April 25
Baseball: Swain County at Andrews, 4:30 p.m.
Murphy at Hayesville, 4:30 p.m.
Hiwassee Dam at Robbinsville, 4:30 p.m.
Softball: Swain County at Andrews, 4:30 p.m.
Hiwassee Dam at Robbinsville, 4:30 p.m.
Murphy at Hayesville, 4:30 p.m.
PREP RESULTS
April 17
Girls soccer: Cherokee 9, Tri-County 0
Softball: Bradley 13, Hiwassee Dam 12
Copper Basin 20, Andrews 0
Compiled by Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald.