CHEROKEE - The Lady Devils SMC Tournament ended in the 1st round Wednesday night. Robbinsville ran out to a 16-5 advantage in the 1st quarter, and then extended the lead to take a 63-39 win and advancing in the tournament. Swain battled back, cutting the lead to 10 at the half, but in the 2nd half Robbinsville pulled away. The Lady Devils were … [Read more...]
Arkansas Named Player of the Year by SMC
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...]
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...]
Lady Devils Sweep Blue Ridge
CASHIERS - Swain swept Blue Ridge 3-0 in volleyball action on Tuesday. The Lady Devils took the match by the scores of 25-20, 25-15, and 25-13. Senior setter Valerie Arkansas had 43 assists in setting up the Swain offense. Hitters Jenn Brown, Emily Styles, and Taylor Shuler were the main beneficiaries of Arkansas' fine work. Brown and Styles … [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...]