Sports

Photos by Sam Jokich/ Photo Correspondent Murphy High School held its annual Lady Bulldogs Basketball Camp on June 28 in the school gym. Head coach Ray Gutierrez and several players provided instructions and ran future Lady Bulldogs through various drills designed to make them the best they can be.

Photos by Sam Jokich/ Photo Correspondent Murphy High School held its annual Lady Bulldogs Basketball Camp on June 28 in the school gym. Head coach Ray Gutierrez and several players provided instructions and ran future Lady Bulldogs through various drills designed to make them the best they can be.

Happy campers

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Tennis tourney in August

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Body The Georgia Mountain Tennis Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28-29, at the Young Harris College Tennis Complex off U.S. 74.
Murphy’s Chloe Decker (left) and Catalina Barreiro (right) both participated in the BodyArmor games, which took place June 19-20 in Cary.

Murphy’s Chloe Decker (left) and Catalina Barreiro (right) both participated in the BodyArmor games, which took place June 19-20 in Cary.

Murphy player takes advantage of extra chance

Justin Fitzgerald
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Body Murphy – Usually the BodyArmor games, an event that features more than 12,000 athletes across 30 different sports in the state, does not include graduating high school seniors.
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Jordan Oliver of Murphy placed second at the 1A N.C. Track & Field Championships on Friday in Greensboro. Oliver is the first wheelchair athlete in the Smoky Mountain Conference and Western Region.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Jordan Oliver of Murphy placed second at the 1A N.C. Track & Field Championships on Friday in Greensboro. Oliver is the first wheelchair athlete in the Smoky Mountain Conference and Western Region.

Local wheelchair athlete brings home medal, pride

Stacy Van Buskirk
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Body Since undergoing a 10-hour back surgery in 2017, local paraplegic athlete Jordan Oliver has been making strides to overcome her disabilities.

Pullium makes history in 3-peat

Justin Fitzgerald
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Body Greensboro – It had been nearly three hours since Murphy High School senior Sarah Pullium had won her third discus 1A state title, and it was finally time for the medal ceremony.
Photos by Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com The Murphy girls finished second in the 4x100-meter relay at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A Track & Field State Championships on Friday. From left are Grace Nelson, Calista Rumfelt, Calista Adams and Faith Ann Revis.

Photos by Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com The Murphy girls finished second in the 4x100-meter relay at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A Track & Field State Championships on Friday. From left are Grace Nelson, Calista Rumfelt, Calista Adams and Faith Ann Revis.

Murphy track teams in top 10

Justin Fitzgerald
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Body Greensboro – Both the Murphy High Schools boys and girls placed in the top 10 at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A Track & Field State Championships on Friday.

6 locals swim in to top 10

News Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Body The Cherokee County Aquatic Club swam in its second meet of the season in the Mountain Swim League on Thursday afternoon against Jackson County and Smoky Mountain.
Photos by Dana Dockery/Contributing Photographer Jeremiah Dockery, No. 12, with his twin brother, Jacob, along with Hiwassee Dam High School Eagles varsity basketball coaches Mark Raper (left) and Leon Green.

Photos by Dana Dockery/Contributing Photographer Jeremiah Dockery, No. 12, with his twin brother, Jacob, along with Hiwassee Dam High School Eagles varsity basketball coaches Mark Raper (left) and Leon Green.

Inspiring Eagle still flies high

Stacy Van Buskirk
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Body In Hiwassee Dam High School sports, the Eagle award is given to a player who embodies everything the Eagles are for: good sportsmanship, determination and team work.