NCHSAA sets mask mandate for volleyball players

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF With sports across the state of North Carolina starting back on Monday, Nov. 16 following months of shutdown due to COVID-19, volleyball players will have to add another piece of equipment to their uniform – masks. NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association) officials announced More...

WRESTLING: Braden Taylor signs with Belmont Abbey
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Braden Taylor, a senior at Cherokee High School (CHS) and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has signed a letter of intent to wrestle next year at Belmont More...

Smoky Mountain Youth Basketball League 2020-21 season cancelled
Following is a statement from Shannon Lovingood, Smoky Mountain Youth Basketball League president, regarding the cancellation of the 2020-21 season: On Oct. 26 with a majority vote the board members have More...

Sequoyah National Golf Club bunker and re-grassing project completed
The bunker renovation and re-grassing project that began in March at the Sequoyah National Golf Club are now completed. Capillary concrete bunkers were installed throughout the course and existing fairways, More...

NCHSAA: There will be sports, just an amended schedule
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Despite COVID-19, high school student-athletes will be able to participate in sports this year, but it will be under a much different schedule than usual. More...

NCHSAA moving to phase two
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced on Tuesday morning that they will shifting to ‘phase two’ guidelines starting Aug. 3. The procedure More...

Cherokee Central Schools planning for fall sports pending state decision
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF If the state governing body deems it appropriate, Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) will be all in for fall sports. The NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic More...

Still no word from NCHSAA on fall sports
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is getting lots of inquiries to one burning question on everyone’s minds – will there More...

VOLLEYBALL: Cherokee hires new head volleyball coach
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee High School has hired a new head volleyball coach for the upcoming season, and she has quite a resume. Pamela Sumner Bryant comes to the Lady Braves More...

ROWING: Tribal member named All-Academic by ACRA
Seth Saunooke, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been named to the All-Academic second team in the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA). A student at UC – Santa Barbara, More...