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Swain senior Amaya Hicks signs to run at WCU. She's surrounded by family at a ceremony held last week at Swain.

Swain senior Amaya Hicks signs to run at WCU. She's surrounded by family at a ceremony held last week at Swain.

Swain High celebrates Hicks’ WCU signing

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Six-time NCHSAA state champion Amaya Hicks was surrounded by friends, family and teammates on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19 to celebrate her signing to run track at Western Carolina University. Hicks is the captain of the high school cross country and track team.
Matthew Gray won the triple jump finals last week

Matthew Gray won the triple jump finals last week

Swain track teams competitive at local meets, set sights on state

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Coach Keith Payne said he felt “really good” about the track meet on Wednesday (Jan. 18), saying the team’s position was “bettered.” Further meets on Saturday (Jan. 21) and Wednesday (Jan. 25) at Winston Salem and Cherokee respectively only bolstered Payne’s optimism.
Maddie Spates led in scoring for the Lady Devils on Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan

Maddie Spates led in scoring for the Lady Devils on Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan

Lady Devils suffer loss against Highlanders

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
The Swain County High School Lady Devils varsity team hosted the Lady Highlanders on Tuesday night. The Lady Highlanders took the 49-33 win. A strong second quarter sealed the win for the Lady Highlanders, scoring 19 to the Lady Devils’ 12 and going into the second half 30-19.
Josiah Glaspie, junior, led the Devils in scoring against Highlands at home Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan

Josiah Glaspie, junior, led the Devils in scoring against Highlands at home Tuesday.Credit: Joanna McMahan

Strong second half seals Devil win against Highlanders

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Highlands Swain Maroon Devils kept the stands packed in the home game on Tuesday night and delivered a 65-36 win over the Highlanders. The Devils played a steady and strong game, leading in the first quarter 15-10 and continuing the pace while the Highlanders plateaued in the second half.
Senior Amaya Hicks takes a foul shot at the game against North Stokes during Swain’s Christmas tournament last week.

Senior Amaya Hicks takes a foul shot at the game against North Stokes during Swain’s Christmas tournament last week.

Swain hosts Christmas Tournament

News Staff
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
  Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Swain’s annual Christmas basketball tournament took place last week at Swain County High School with schools attending from across Western North Carolina to compete. The match up started on Wednesday, Dec. 28 and continued until Friday, Dec.
The Lady Maroon Devils were named the 1A Women’s Track and Field Champions for 2022 at the NCHSAA state meet this past spring.

The Lady Maroon Devils were named the 1A Women’s Track and Field Champions for 2022 at the NCHSAA state meet this past spring.

Swain High runners win back-to-back state in 2022

News Staff
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The Swain County High School Maroon Devils had another impressive year for sports teams!
Lady Devil Marlee Hicks got an impressive buzzer beater shot from half court in the final second of the 1st quarter.

Lady Devil Marlee Hicks got an impressive buzzer beater shot from half court in the final second of the 1st quarter.

Lady Devils game against Murphy full of fight but ends in Devils' loss

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   On Tuesday, Swain County High School Lady Devils varsity basketball team took on the Lady Bulldogs at home for a conference game, their first meeting of the season in a hard-fought game that was full of action until the final buzzer.