Coming into last Saturday's NCHSAA 1A State Meet, the Swain County girls cross country team had a very simple goal: Place in the top 10. Then an injury forced Tori Swartz, the team's number five runner, off the course at the one-mile mark. Sophomore Summer Hight, the team's usual number six runner, saw Swartz stumble off the course. In a race where … [Read more...]
Smith Having Historic Season
Bryson City Heading into the 2012 football season, the Maroon Devils faced major questions at quarterback. Who would replace 2011 starter Colby Hyatt, who led his team to a 15-1 record and the school's first ever 1AA State Championship. Enter Cherokee transfer Raymius Smith. Smith, who threw for over 1500 yards as a Brave, has been better than … [Read more...]
Maennle/Tisho Continue to Rewrite Record Books
Bryson City Heading into the 2012 season most people acknowledged that the Maroon Devil receiving tandom of Matthew Maennle and Greg Tisho was one of the best in WNC. But few could have guessed that the duo would end up assaulting the Swain High record books in the manner that they have. In Swain's illustrious history only one player, Marty … [Read more...]
Devils Advance With 68-22 Win
Bryson City The Maroon Devils took little time extending their current winning streaks, as they scored 7 unanswered touchdowns on their way to a 68-22 win over East WIlkes in the 1st round of the NCHSAA 1AA football playoffs. With the win the Devils have now won 24 straight games, including 18 straight at home, and 6 straight playoff … [Read more...]
Bigmeat Runs Personal Best At State
Kearnersville Swain's Russell Bigmeat ran his best race of the season in the last race of the season. Bigmeat, the lone Maroon Devil to qualify for the State 1A Championship meet, finished 39th overall at the Championship meet held at Beeson Park in Kearnersville. Bigmeat's time was 17:47.29, his best of the season. HIs goals heading into the … [Read more...]
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