Norwood - The Lady Devil softball team traveled 4 hours to Norwood for their 2nd round playoff matchup with 4th seeded South Stanly. It was only after they arrived that they found out the playoff game would be delayed from a 5 o'clock start to a 7 o'clock start due to poor field conditions, caused by heavy rain earlier in the day. Once the game … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Advance in Soccer Playoffs
Special to the Maroon Devils Network - The Swain High Lady Devils soccer team hosted the Alleghany Trojans from Sparta, NC on Thursday night in the 2nd Round of the playoffs. The Trojans were coming off a 1st round win over South Stanley earlier in the week. Swain had a bye for the first round. The Lady Devils got on the score board early … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Down Chatham Charter 8-7 to Advance
Bear Creek - In the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1A softball playoffs the Lady Devils traveled 4 hours to Bear Creek to face Chatham Charter, the 13th seed. Swain fell behind early, trailing 4-2 after the 2nd inning. The Lady Devils responded with a 4 run 4th inning to take the lead for good and hold on down the stretch for a 8-7 win. With the win … [Read more...]
Maroon Devils 2nd at SMC Championships
Cherokee - The Smoky Mountain Conference held their conference championships on Wednesday at Cherokee. Swain took 2nd with 146.5 points, just behind 1st place Murphy who had 155.5 points. The Maroon Devils got 1st place finishes from Ryan Jenkins (3200-meter), Trey Bowman (110-hurdles), Jessie Waldroup (pole vault) and Nick Millsaps (discus). … [Read more...]
Lady Devils 2nd at SMC Championships
Cherokee - Wednesday the Smoky Mountain Conference held their Championship meet at Cherokee. The Lady Devils finished 2nd overall with 142.75 total points, Murphy was 1st with 180.5 points. Sophomore Jessie Lowman snagged the Lady Devils only 1st place finishes on the day in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles. Full results for Swain … [Read more...]