Photo by Nelson Hill: Former Andrews quarterback Tucker Holloway will be lining up at wide receiver and corner for the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Eagles this upcoming season.
Photo by Dana Anderson: The Murphy Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team show off their state championship rings.
Cherokee County Special Olympics coordinator Susanne Parker (left) was named the Special Olympics North Carolina Coordinator of the Year for her hard work and dedication in supporting and working with intellectually disabled individuals.
Sam Jokich/For the Cherokee Scout: Bob Hendrix Memorial Stadium will have to wait until February for “Friday Night Lights” this year thanks to delays to the high school sports calendar caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Murphy has canceled all school-sanctioned conditioning and workouts for the next two weeks after an undetermined amount of positive COVID-19 tests among athletes. Photo by Sam Jokich
Shown, following the victory, are (from left, front) Riley Smith (Copper Basin), Payton Palmer (Hiwassee Dam) and Kaitlyn Goode (Copper Basin); (middle) coach David Goode, Rylie Payne (Hiwassee Dam), Lauren Brooks (Hiwassee Dam), Allison Stiles (Hiwassee Dam), Karlie Curtis (Andrews), Sydney Payne (Hiwassee Dam), Ansleigh Hogsed (Murphy), Riley Dockery (Murphy), head coach Mark Brooks and coach Shannon Palmer; and (back) coach Dwayne Stiles.
Andrews senior Gage Gillespie, who has qualified for the state swim meet all three of his years swimming under Bachteler, is just one of the many high school swimmers who will be affected by the closure of Murphy Health and Fitness’s pool this winter.
Acentric Rodeo/Contributing Photographer: Marble’s Trevor Boatright ropes the hind legs of an escaping calf during the team roping competition during the National High School Finals rodeo in Guthrie, Okla.
Murphy High School defensive coordinator Thomas Nelson, with a spray bottle of sanitizer and rag at the ready, watches defensive back Juan Allen go through sled drills during one of the Bulldogs’ off-season workouts.