Bryson City – The start went great for the Lady Devils, with Swain jumping out to a 17-9 first quarter advantage over visiting Highlands on Friday.  But the 2nd quarter proved to be costly for the Lady Devils, who were outscored 20-8 and trailed 29-25 at the half.  Swain was never able to close the […]

Cashiers – The Lady Devils opened the 2018-19 basketball season Tuesday with a trip to Cashiers to face Blue Ridge Early College.  For the Bobcats it was their 6th game of the season, and that seemed to make all the difference in this close contest.  The teams swapped the lead in the first half.  In […]

Bryson City – Emma Pindur, already one of the most decorated athletes in school history, concluded her high school career by taking the grand prize at Swain High School’s  annual Awards Banquet.  The banquet sponsored by the Maroon Devil Booster Club, was held Thursday night, celebrating Swain athletes and their accomplishments during the 2017-18 athletic […]

Andrews – The fourth annual West vs Midwest 1A All-Star Basketball games awarded six scholarships to three girl basketball players and three boy basketball players. The banquet was an exciting affair with the Andrews High School Band playing music; the former Clemson Girls Head Coach and Women’s National Basketball Association coach (Minnesota Lynx) Jim Davis challenging […]

Cherokee – The Smoky Mountain Conference has released brackets for the SMC Basketball Tournament, which will be held at Murphy High School this year.  Tournament play will get underway on Thursday of this week (tomorrow) and run through next Friday’s championship games. Swain High will open play on Saturday, as all Swain teams will play […]