Sports

The Maroon Devils Boys Soccer Team hosted the Blue Ridge Bobcats on Tuesday.

An effort for local government to declare the area as a sanctuary for gun ownership under the Second Amendment of the United States has made its way to Swain County.

The long wait is over. The Maroon Devils will travel to Cherokee to face the Cherokee Braves in the first game of the delayed season Friday, Feb. 26. Kick-off is at 7 p.m.

A student athlete is no stranger to pain and injury and the importance of prevention.

Swain boys varsity basketball closed out the abbreviated 2021 regular season by hosting undefeated Hayesville on Thursday night, falling 71-62 to finish the season with a 9-5 record.

Swain girls’ varsity basketball avenged a loss to Hayesville back on Jan. 26 by topping the Lady Yellow Jackets 53-51 on Thursday night to finish the season 5-9.

The Swain varsity boys soccer team traveled to Cherokee to take on the Cherokee Braves on Saturday in a rescheduled game. The Maroon Devils would have eight players scoring goals in the game.

Jarrett Van Meter

Contributing writer

Swain appeared to be in control over host Robbinsville on Friday night, up four with 23 seconds remaining in the game, but momentum would boomerang (or, given the speed and cadence of the tit-for-t

The Maroon Devils boys varsity soccer team traveled to Blue Ridge on Wednesday night for a conference match-up.