SWANNANOA – (Special from Philip Latter) The Lady Devils advanced to the NCHSAA 1A State Championship for the third consecutive year after a record-setting performance at the 1A West Region in Swannanoa. For the first time in school history, four girls ran faster than 22 minutes in the same meet. That kept Swain in contention for second place … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Three-peat Taking 3rd Straight SMC Crown
CHEROKEE – (Special from Philip Latter)Even as her lungs burned entering the third mile, Shelby Hyatt refused to let off the pace. The junior – and defending conference runner-up – had been diagnosed with pneumonia two weeks ago, and had suffered through bad workouts and missed runs since then. Now, with her team’s hopes on the line, Hyatt stayed … [Read more...]
Lady Devils Cross Country Continues Hot Streak in Boone
BOONE – Facing mostly large schools on the campus of Watauga High School in Boone on Saturday, the Lady Devils cross country team reaffirmed its mettle with a solid 8th place showing in a field of 18 teams. Freshman Emma Pindur led the charge with a 19th place finish in a time of 21:22, with junior Shelby Hyatt right on her heels in 21:23. Freshman … [Read more...]
Historic day for Swain County girls at Asheville Cross Country Carnival
SWANNANOA – The Swain County girls cross country team won the third annual UNC Asheville Cross Country Carnival held on the campus of Asheville Christian Academy. In doing so, they defeated conference rivals Robbinsville, Hayesville, Murphy and Cherokee and larger schools such as Brevard and Tuscola. The cumulative times run by Swain also elevated … [Read more...]