Sports

Andrews running back Isaac Weaver tries to find the angle against two Hayesville defenders in a 40-20 win over the Yellow Jackets on March 19.

Wildcats prepare for season with scrimmage against Franklin

Justin Fitzgerald

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Body For a small team like Andrews, a scrimmage like the one it had Friday night can be invaluable.

David Brown

David Brown’s UFC rankings with Xplainations updated for 8.11.21

David Brown

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Body In deciding where to rank fighters, I look at head-to-head matchups first, then primarily results over the last three years, giving more credence to recent bouts.

Justin Fitzgerald

Looking forward to (almost) normal sports life

Justin Fitzgerald

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Body On Friday night, after 48 days without a high school event, sports will return to Cherokee County when the Murphy football team scrimmages Enka.

Sports Shorts Aug. 11, 2021 edition

News Staff

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Body CHAPEL HILL Murphy tops cup standings

The Andrews and Murphy football teams returned to practice Aug. 2.

Back to the gridiron

Justin Fitzgerald

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Body After COVID-19 scrambled the North Carolina high school sports calendar in 2020-21, sports are returning to normal schedules in 2021. That started Aug. 2, when fall sports were allowed to start practicing.

Wildcats

Maennle takes over as Wildcats’ AD

Justin Fitzgerald

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Body Frank Maennle has been involved in western North Carolina education and sports for almost his entire life.

Murphy resident Mike Curry is playing in AA for the San Diego Padres’ organization and living with his fiancee in a recreational vehicle, which they planned to do in 2020 before the minor league season was canceled due to COVID-19.

Curry making most of minors

Justin Fitzgerald

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Body Like everyone else on the planet, COVID-19 upended Murphy native Michael Curry’s 2020.

NCHSAA

County ADs against school sports reform

Justin Fitzgerald

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Body Three high school athletic directors in Cherokee County are not in favor of the bill making its way through the General Assembly that would dissolve the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

Torin Rogers

Player & Coach of the Year

Justin Fitzgerald

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Body Lady Bulldogs girls basketball coach Ray Gutierrez and rising senior Torin Rogers both picked up awards from the Asheville Citizen-Times on July 20.

Ariana Rivas nears the wall swimming backstroke during Cherokee County Aquatic Club practice on July 13.

Cherokee County Aquatic Club Results

Justin Fitzgerald

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Body The Cherokee County Aquatic Club swam in the Mountain Swim League Conference meet on July 17 in Franklin.