Bryson City - Swain built a 13 point advantage over the first 16 minutes of Tuesdays season opening basketball game with Cherokee, and made it stand up taking a 87-60 win. The Maroon Devils extended their halftime lead to 23 by the end of the 3rd quarter, and coasted over the game's final 8 minutes to take the conference win. Cameron … [Read more...]
Brutal 2nd Quarter Dooms Lady Devils in Season Opener
Bryson City - Visiting Cherokee took the season opener from Swain on Tuesday by the score of 73-64. For three quarters of the game the Lady Devils outscored Cherokee 48 to 41. But it would be a brutal 2nd quarter that doomed the Lady Devils. The decisive 2nd quarter saw Cherokee outscore Swain 32-16, to take a 46-26 halftime advantage. It was … [Read more...]
Big Week Ahead for Swain Athletics
Bryson City - The new year brings excitement for everyone, perhaps even more so for Swain Athletics. January will bring the busiest and perhaps most crucial week since regular sports, as we used to know them, were ended back in March. Volleyball and Cross Country are winding down their seasons, while Basketball will tip off it's season next … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Run Unopposed in Final Regular Season Meet
Kituwah Farm - In the final regular season meet of the season the Lady Devils wrapped up an easy first place finish. Tri-County Early College and Murphy brought only two runners, while Robbinsville only had one, so none of the other teams had enough runners to score team points, leaving the Lady Devils with an easy win. Swain also took the top … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils a Close 2nd at Final Meet of Regular Season
Kituwah Farm - In the final event before the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships next Wednesday the Maroon Devil runner finished a close 2nd to Murphy. The Bulldogs took first with 30 overall points. Swain finished with 37 points, with Robbinsville and Tri-County Early College third and fourth respectively. Chase Pierce (16:40.50) and … [Read more...]