Cherokee - (Special from Philip Latter) On a cool and cloudy afternoon in Cherokee, the Lady Devils put in a phenomenal effort and were rewarded with their first SMC Championship since 2009. The Lady Devils were led by sophomore phenom Maggie Burns. Burns captured individual titles in the long jump (15’5.5”), 400 meters (1:02.89) and 200 … [Read more...]
Lady Devils 2 Points Away From Upsetting Defending Champion Murphy
ANDREWS – (Special from Philip Latter) The Swain County track teams headed to Andrews last Wednesday, and the Lady Devils came up just short of upsetting the defending conference champions as Murphy prevailed by a score of 121.5 to 120. Andrews placed third with 85.5 points, in front of Highlands (14) and Rosman. The girls were led by freshman … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Finish 2nd at Home Meet
Bryson City - Swain finished with 87 points, good enough for 2nd place behind Robbinsville who finished with 97. Andrews was third with 69 and Highlands 4th with 12. Lydia Sale took home 2 firsts and a second place finish for the Lady Devils. The senior was first in both the 100 meter (13.12) and the long jump (14'8.25"). Sale picked up a … [Read more...]
2nd Qtr Dooms Lady Devils In Season Final
Bryson City - If you take away the second quarter the Lady Devils played Andrews point for point, but unfortunately the second quarter counts, and in it the Wildcats outscored Swain 23-8. Andrews used that 8 minute run to take a 53-46 SMC win over Swain, in what was the regular season final for both teams. Karie Jones and Lynsey Hicks led Swain … [Read more...]
Franklin Downs Lady Devils 71-42
Bryson City - Franklin got a game high 31 points from Vanessa Agrusa on the way to a 71-42 non-conference win over Swain Wednesday. The Panthers raced out to a 23-6 first quarter lead and never looked back. It marked the second straight slow start for the Lady Devils. Swain got balanced scoring as Adrianna Kaylor, Karie Jones, Emily Styles, … [Read more...]