ANDREWS
‘Great’ rodeo this weekend
The Great American Rodeo Co. will be holding its first “Wild West Show & Rodeo” in Cherokee County at Andrews Recreation Park on Friday and Saturday.
Gates will open at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. If you’re business is interested in being a vendor, call Jason and Melissa White at 706-633-3073.
CULLOWHEE
Nelson All-Conference
Western Carolina football redshirt junior and Murphy alum Micah Nelson was named first-team preseason All-Southern Conference by the league’s coaches ahead of the Catamounts’ upcoming football season.
Nelson has played and started in every game for Western Carolina the past two seasons, and last year was one of four defenders to start in each of the Catamounts’ 11 games. Playing as a defensive end, he recorded 35 tackles and three sacks.
Nelson graduated from Murphy in 2019, helping the Bulldogs win state championships in both 2016 and 2018. He played wide receiver and defensive back before transitioning to quarterback his senior year. He has moved to the defensive line at Western Carolina, gaining 65 pounds since arriving in Cullowhee.
GREENVILLE
Dalton goes on to ECU
Murphy alumna Annie Kate Dalton is transferring from the University of North Carolina to East Carolina University for the final two years of her softball career.
Dalton graduated from Murphy in 2021 and graduated from North Carolina in May. She appeared in 33 games and started 18 in her two years with the Tar Heels, batting .196 with seven RBI.
The Pirates finished last year with a 27-28 record, but went just 3-15 in the American Athletic Conference. At Murphy, Dalton, a two-time Smoky Mountain Conference Offensive Player of the Year, was the kicker on two Murphy football state championship teams in 2018 and 2020-21.
HAYESVILLE
Hinton golfntourney set
“The Swing for Hinton, Swing for Hope” charity golf tournament for the Hinton Rural Life Center will tee off at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Mountain Harbour Golf Club.
The tournament will be best-ball format and feature prizes from tournament sponsors. The tournament will be limited to 72 players this year, so those interested should visit hintoncenter.org/charity-golf.
Compiled by Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald.