Sports

Wrestlers on mat during invitational

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Cherokee – Both the Andrews and Murphy wrestling teams participated in the Osley B. Saunooke Invitational tournament Saturday.

Here are Andrews’ results:

Cats claw back at Panthers

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Franklin outscored the Lady Cats 20 -7 in the second quarter to build a 39-22 lead at the half. Andrews closed the gap to 10 points several times in the second half, but could get no closer.

Bulldogs split 2 with Eagles

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The Hiwassee Dam Lady Eagles took the win against the Lady Bulldogs 51-36, while in the boys game the Dogs easily dispatched the Eagles 81-46 on Thursday.

Dogs split 2 at tourney

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Hiawassee, Ga. – The Murphy boys basketball team put on a scoring seminar in the opening game of the Battle of the States Tournament last week.

Eagles teams get good experience in tourney

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Hiwassee Dam’s basketball teams participated in the round-robin Swain County Christmas Tournament last week, with the Lady Eagles coming away 2-1 but the boys not able to find their way to victory.