Robbinsville - The Maroon Devil wrestling team qualified 8 wrestlers to the NCHSAA State Wrestling Championships to be held this weekend in Greensboro.  Swain had two Western Regional Champions in Damian Lossiah and Noland Brown (see separate articles for their stories).  The Maroon Devils also had four second place finishes on the day. Jonas … [Read more...]

Bryson City - For one of the rare times in our wrestling program the Maroon Devils found themselves hosting the Regional Championship round in the NCHSAA Team Dual Tournament.  Unfortunately the Devils could not turn being at home into an advantage.  Avery took the Maroon Devils in the 3rd round.  The Vikings took the match 45-32, ending the Maroon … [Read more...]

Cherryville - Swain won their first 2 wrestling matches of the NCHSAA Team Duals on Wednesday.  To say that the Team Duals have been an adventure would be an understatement.  Scheduled for Tuesday, the Maroon Devils headed out to Cherryville only to turn around and come back after the first round was postponed to yesterday.  So, Swain boarded a … [Read more...]

Robbinsville - Cyle Ponchot took 1st in his weight class on Saturday, as a result of his efforts he was named Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler along with Robbinsville's Kade Milsaps for the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships.  The championships were held at Andrews, where Robbinsville took 1st with the Maroon Devils finishing 2nd. … [Read more...]

Robbinsville - The Maroon Devils finished just 24 points behind 1st place Robbinsville at the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships.  Andrews hosted the day long event between the 7 SMC schools.  Robbinsville and Swain flexed their muscles with both powerhouses scoring over 200 points on the day, with 3rd place Rosman scoring 80. Swain got 5 … [Read more...]