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Swain hosted the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship meet on Wednesday at Kituwah. The girls, above, were named Conference Champs

Swain hosted the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship meet on Wednesday at Kituwah. The girls, above, were named Conference Champs

Swain Cross Country Girls win Conference title

Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Wednesday, Oct. 20, Swain Cross Country took on Robbinsville, Cherokee, Hayesville and Murphy for the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship meet at Kituwah.

Maroon Devils are undefeated in conference play

The Swain High Men's Soccer team hosted the Highlands Highlanders on Monday night in a critical conference matchup. Going into the game, the Devils were one game ahead of the Highlanders in the Smoky Mountain Conference.
Hayesville was met with strong defense from the Maroon Devils on Friday night,holding the Tigers to just 14. Swain took the win at 42-14. The Devils will play Murphy Friday at home.

Hayesville was met with strong defense from the Maroon Devils on Friday night,holding the Tigers to just 14. Swain took the win at 42-14. The Devils will play Murphy Friday at home.

Maroon Devils ride strong 2nd quarter for 42-14 win

Toby Burrell Maroon Devil Network   Hayesville – The Maroon Devils got a career high 101 rushing yards from sophomore Josh Collins and scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to pull away and coast to a 42-14 win at Hayesville on Friday.

Maroon Devils get hard-fought win over Warriors

The Swain High Men's Soccer team traveled to 3A Erwin on Thursday to take on the Erwin Warriors on Erwin’s Senior night. Erwin plays in The Mountain 3A/4A Conference. It was a hard-fought game until the final whistle. Swain would take the win at 3-2.

Swain comes out kicking in win over Bobcats

The Swain County High School boys’ soccer team traveled to Blue Ridge on Wednesday, Oct. 13 in a critical conference game. A strong offense early in the game from the Devils cinched the 3-0 win.
Freshman Kaley Parker dives for the ball for a save Tuesday

Freshman Kaley Parker dives for the ball for a save Tuesday

Bulldogs defeat Lady Devils on Senior Night

Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   On Tuesday, Swain County High School varsity volleyball took on the Murphy Bulldogs for the last home game and Swain’s Senior Night.

Devils overcome strong Braves defense

The Swain High Men’s Soccer team traveled to Cherokee on Monday to take on the Cherokee Braves. The Braves’ stellar defense in the first half made it hard for the Devils to score many goals. It was a day where the Devils would find themselves playing a lot of offense, taking a total of 40 shots.
Gabe Lillard had a record breaking 99 yard carry.

Gabe Lillard had a record breaking 99 yard carry.

Put a fork in it! Devils defeat Wildcats in homecoming game

Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Friday night’s football game against SMC Andrews proved good for the Maroon Devils who won 21-12. The Devils came back swinging after two weeks off due to Covid and two losses before that.

Devils beat Highlanders with 3-1 win

The Swain High Men's Soccer team traveled to Highlands on Monday night to open up conference soccer play against the always tough Highlanders. The Maroon Devils played the game missing 3 key starters for the team.