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Swain County High School Athletics

Devils Run Well at Western Regionals

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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

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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 Honor Blankenship Then Sweep Andrews

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Bryson City - Before the match Swain High paused to thank long time Coach Sonya Blankenship, then her team gave her the best present of all by sweeping Andrews.  The win over Andrews gave the Lady Devils a share of the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship. Senior Lydia Sale paced Swain with 13 kills on the evening.  Back row specialist Karie … [Read more...]

Lady Devils Retire 3 Numbers in Volleyball

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Bryson City - On a night where they honored their current coach, the Lady Devils payed homage to their past by retiring three former players numbers.  In a pre-match ceremony Swain retired the volleyball numbers of Meagan Pedersen, Anna Wike-Shields, and Cayla Crawley.  The trio was cited for their outstanding playing career at Swain as well as … [Read more...]

Blankenship One Of The Best Ever

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Bryson City - The time has come, it comes for all of us at some point.  It is a rare few that get to choose how they end it, especially in the coaching profession.  Sonya Blankenship chose her own path and time that she would walk away from coaching at Swain High School.  Very fitting for a women who blazed a trail at Swain.  This Tuesday will mark … [Read more...]

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