Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com This is the 2024 Tri-County Early College boys soccer team. Front row (from left): Landen McCoy, Hayden Blanton, Daniel Bickman and Joshua Bickman. Back row (from left): Head coach Chris Blanton, Mason Gaither, Mason Smith, Jacob Gonzalez-Machorro, Andrew White, Landen Spies and Julian Arvizu. Not pictured: Aiden Cales, William Boyd, Elias Diaz-Menchu, Hunter Carpenter, Nathan Downs, Connor Arrowood and assistant coach Everardro Diaz.
Cailey Dockery, defensive specialist and libero for the Notre Dame volleyball team, gets ready to receive a serve during a game last season.
Greensboro Daily News Before he became a coaching legend in Murphy, David Gentry (right) played football at Elon University.
The American Outlaws, Killshot (left) and Axel Freakin Gunn (right), hold their belts after successfully defending them Saturday night at the Peachtree Community Center. They are joined by Kevin Seiber (middle).
Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Team Oscar Mike takes on the Spartan Race course Saturday in Mill Spring.
Photos by Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Above: Rod Fortney (left) of Murphy and Charles Curtis (right) of Roswell, Ga., start their 16-mile warmup loop Friday afternoon at the Cycle NC Mountain Ride. Below: A sign welcoming cyclists to Konehete Veterans Park in Murphy.
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Marc Hunt/Contributing Photographer Swain County native Evy Leibfarth competes during the 2024 U.S. Canoe Slalom Olympic Team Trials in Montgomery, Ala. She went on to earn a spot on Team U.S.A. to compete in her second Olympic Games in Paris.