The Sticks Ice Arena owner Don Whalen skates and stick handles with the puck. Photo by Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com
Olivia McNabb of Hiwassee Dam pitches during her freshman season at Tennessee Wesleyan University in the spring of 2026. Credit: April McNabb/Contributed photo
Drivers will be back in action on the track at Tri-County Racetrack on Friday night. Michelle Bradbeer/Staff Correspondent
Vinnie of The Family – the ACWF tag team champions – flips off the top rope at ACWF FreedomMania 250 in Andrews on July 4. Photos by Cindy Ray, Ashley Graves and Angie Hogan
Legendary Murphy High School football coach David Gentry (left) was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame on June 29 at the National Federation of State High School Associations Annual Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gentry is joined by Que Tucker (right), the N.C. High School Athletic Association commissioner. Photo by Kim McIntosh/NFHS
Abby Harris of Hiwassee Dam serves the ball against North Stokes in the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Cannon Crompton/Cherokee Scout
A large crowd gathers to watch Scotland versus Morocco on a large screen at the FIFA World Cup fan fest at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on June 19. Photo by Cannon Crompton/Cherokee Scout