Murphy, NC- Senior big-man Dominick Rummler eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career last night in the Bulldog’s first-round 80-44 playoff victory over Sugar Creek Charter School. Rummler said in a postgame interview that accomplishing this milestone was something that he always wanted, but not at the expense of his team and winning games: “All […]
Read More »2024 NCHSAA Playoff Brackets Released
The 2023-2024 NCHSAA State Playoff Brackets have been released. On the boys side of things, Cherokee, Swain, Murphy, Hiwassee Dam, Andrews and Robbinsville all have home games in round one while Hayesville boys will hit the road in the opening round. As far as the girls are concerned, Cherokee, Hiwassee Dam and Hayesville are at […]
Read More »SMC Final Standings: Cherokee Boys and Girls Claim Regular Season Conference Title, Host Conference Tournament
Photo by Joanna McMahan The Cherokee Braves and Lady Braves have had a great year so far on the hardwood, hoisting both the boy’s and girls regular season conference championship trophies. The Braves laid claim to the title thanks to last nights 74-68 victory over Robbinsville. The Lady Braves capped off their undefeated conference […]
Read More »Varsity Boys Smoky Mountain Conference Standings
Robbinsville and Cherokee sit atop the SMC standings with just a week of basketball left to play. The two meet on the hardwood February 13th in what could be the SMC regular season championship game. FULL STANDINGS
Read More »Tyler West Signs NLI, Will Join NCSU In The Fall
Photo contributed by Haley West Andrews Wildcats 3 star offensive lineman Tyler West put pen to paper today and signed his National Letter of Intent with North Carolina State University. West, a 4 year starter for Andrews High School, is the 31st ranked recruit in North Carolina, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas selection, 2x All-Conference, […]
Read More »Changing The Culture: Lady Cats Pick Up Program Defining Win Over Robbinsville
Andrews, NC- Over the previous 4 seasons, the Andrews Lady Wildcats have a combined record of 6 wins and 80 losses. Last night, the 2023-2024 Lady Cats picked up their fifth win in just seven games with a program-defining victory in Graham County. It’s been tough sledding for Andrews women’s basketball over the previous decade. […]
Read More »2023-2024 Big Smoky Mountain Conference Basketball Preview
Basketball season is in full swing here in the Western North Carolina Mountains, so it’s time to take a look at what to expect from our Smoky Mountain Conference teams for the 2023-2024 season. Below are our preseason rankings, plus key returners and players to watch for each team. BOYS RANKINGS Murphy Robbinsville Swain Cherokee […]
Read More »Murphy Bulldogs Look to Cut through Granite in the Third Round of the State Playoffs Against Mountain Airy – Granite Bears
Mountain Airy – – 2022 Defending State 1-A Football Champions on a 26-Game Win Streak By Brandon Stephens (Mount Airy) – – The Murphy Bulldogs (9-3, 3-2) will not whistle “Fishin’ Hole” (Theme to Andy Griffith Show) on the way to Mountain Airy for Friday night’s football game with the Granite Bears. Yes, this is […]
Read More »SMC League Leaders Heading Into Week 6
SMC- We are officially halfway through the regular season in North Carolina, so it’s time to take a look at some of our top individual performers up and to this point. Disclaimer- We do not have full-season stats from Swain or Andrews. These are the leaders at time of posting September 20th according to MaxPreps. […]
Read More »Andrews High School’s Tyler West Commits To NC State
Andrews, NC- The most sought after recruit in the Smoky Mountain Conference now has a home, as Andrews High School’s Tyler West commits to North Carolina State University where he will continue his athletic and academic career. The 6 foot 5, 270lb, three star offensive tackle has 8 division 1 offers according to 247sports and […]
Read More »Five Players Who Could Make A Case For SMC Offensive Player of The Year In ’23
Photo courtesy of Haley’s Photography (Smoky Mountain Conference) – Earlier this week we released our Five Players Who Could Contend For Defensive Player of The Year in The SMC article, highlighting five of the top defensive players in the smoky mountain conference who are poised for a breakout year in 2023. In this article, we will swap […]
Read More »Five Players Who Could Contend For SMC Defensive Player of The Year In ’23
(Smoky Mountain Conference) – We are currently 30 something days away from the kickoff of the 2023 football season in Western, North Carolina, and while we will have to wait another month or so to see some real action, it’s time to start some chatter about the upcoming season. TeamFYNSports will post our 1A team […]
Read More »Local Athletes Impress College Coaches At Best Of WNC Combine
Canton, NC- The Western North Carolina Football Coaches Association held its first-ever Best of Western North Carolina Combine at Pisgah High School in Canton, North Carolina last week. Athletes from all five Smoky Mountain Conference schools were present at the combine and they were able to showcase their skills in front of nearly 20 college […]
Read More »Donovan Bateman Signs With Montreat College
Andrews, NC- Wildcats standout multi-sport star Donovan Bateman has officially signed with Montreat College to continue his academic and athletic career. Bateman will join the Montreat Cavaliers basketball team this Fall. In his senior season on the hardwood, Bateman avaeraged 12 points per game while also tacking on 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals […]
Read More »NCHSAA Baseball Playoff Brackets- Hayesville & Murphy Awarded Home Games, Swain & HD Will Travel
NCHSAA- The Preliminary Brackets for the NCHSAA 1A State Playoffs have been released, and 4 Smoky Mountain Conference teams will see postseason action. The Hayesville Yellow Jackets won the regular season SMC championship and therefore were awarded the highest seed of all of the SMC teams, and will head into the playoffs as the fifth […]
Read More »Murphy Wins SMC Golf Championship- Robbinsville & Cherokee Also Qualify For Regionals
Mountain Harbour- The final day of the Smoky Mountain Conference Golf Championships kicked off yesterday at Mountain Harbour Golf Club in Hayesville. The Murphy Bulldogs managed to build onto the lead that they had built on day one as they were crowned Smoky Mountain Conference Champions for the second year in a row. Wyatt Simmons […]
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