CHEROKEE - Swain standout Valerie Arkansas has been named the Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The senior setter paced the Lady Devil offense this season with 767 assists. From the service line Arkansas added 56 aces for Swain. For good measure she also had 34 block assists. "Val had a great season for … [Read more...]
Swain Advances to 3rd Round With 3-1 Win
BRYSON CITY - It was a sluggish start for the Lady Devils, who dropped game 1 to Hayesville, but they rebounded by winning 3 straight games and take the match. With the win the Devils advance to face rival Rosman in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA 1A volleyball playoffs. Lydia Sale had 13 kills for the Lady Devils, Alyssa Robinson added 11, while … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Advance With 3-0 Sweep
BRYSON CITY - The Lady Devil volleyball team advanced to the 2nd round of the NCHSAA Volleyball playoffs with a 3-0 sweep of Lincoln Charter School on Saturday. Swain took the match by the scores of 25-20, 25-11, and 25-21. Lydia Sale paced Swain with a match high 16 kills, followed by Maggie Sutton with 9 and Emily Styles who had 7. Karie Jones … [Read more...]
Swain Downs Robbinsville 3-0
ROBBINSVILLE - The Lady Devils swept Robbinsville 3-0 on Tuesday by tthe scores of 25-22, 25-11, and 25-14. With the win the Lady Devils move to 17-5 overall and 12-1 in conference play. It sets up a huge showdown on Thursday as Swain hosts first place Rosman in volleyball action. Lydia Sale had a match high 10 kills to lead the Swain offense, … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Sweep Panthers
BRYSON CITY-The Lady Devils ran their record to 14-5 overall on the season Monday night with a win over visiting Franklin. Swain took a 3-0 sweep from the Panthers by the scores of 25-16, 25-17, and 25-15. Valerie Arkansas got he Devils off to a solid start with 3 of her 5 aces in the 1st set. Maggie Sutton continued the run from the service … [Read more...]