Sports

The Swain County Maroon Devils varsity football team takes the field against Hayesville.

The Swain County Maroon Devils varsity football team takes the field against Hayesville.

Maroon Devils heading to playoffs after 49-28 win

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Toby Burrell Maroon Devil Network   Hayesville – The Maroon Devils got back on track this past Friday with an impressive 49-28 win over a very good Hayesville squad.  Swain bolted out to a 28-14 halftime lead before building the lead to 49-28.

Maroon Devils outrun by Stallions

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
The Maroon Devils Men’s Soccer Team hosted the Queen’s Grant Stallions on Wednesday night in the opening round of the state playoffs. Queen’s Grant is in one of the top conferences in the state that includes all charter schools around the Charlotte area.
Photo by Joanna McMahan - Maroon Devil kicker and holder get ready to send the ball down the field.

Photo by Joanna McMahan - Maroon Devil kicker and holder get ready to send the ball down the field.

Maroon Devils back in the win against Gladiators

News Staff
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Bryson City – Friday Swain got back to their winning ways as they cruised to a 60-0 nonconference win over the Gladiator Sports Academy.  With the win the Devils clinched a 5-0 nonconference mark for the season.

Yellow Jackets sting Devils

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2019
The Maroon Devils Men’s Soccer Team hosted the Hayesville Yellow Jackets on Monday at 3:30 p.m. Hayesville was sitting at the top of the conference with Swain in second place. Thirteen minutes into the game, Hayesville would get on the board first with a goal.

Cross Country competes in SMC Champs

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Swain High’s cross country teams competed in the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships, which were held in Cherokee last Wednesday. The girls finished in second place overall, just missing Hayesville by 13 points.
Devils burst through their sign on the field

Devils burst through their sign on the field

Black Knights down Devils in key SMC showdown

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Robbinsville – On Monday, the Maroon Devils traveled to Robbinsville for another Smoky Mountain Conference showdown in a rescheduled game due to rain Friday. The Black Knights rode a strong ground game to an easy 43-6 win over the Devils.
Fans at Swain football game including cheerleaders and fans with pool noodles

Fans at Swain football game including cheerleaders and fans with pool noodles

School board to adopt policy directed at unruly sports fans

Jessica Webb
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Among actions during the October Swain County Schools Board of Education meeting was the first reading of several revised policies. While the bulk of adjustments are simply clerical, Superintendent Mark Sale said he plans to bring an additional policy to address behavior at sporting events.
Swain Maroon Devils offensive line holds off the Murphy defense to give quarterback Damian Lossiah a path to the end zone. The game had strong defense on both sides with Murphy taking the win 15-14. 

Swain Maroon Devils offensive line holds off the Murphy defense to give quarterback Damian Lossiah a path to the end zone. The game had strong defense on both sides with Murphy taking the win 15-14. 

Devils run out of time in showdown with Murphy

Toby Burrell
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Maroon Devil Network   Bryson City – Friday’s Swain Murphy showdown will go down as another storied chapter in their long and storied history.  Playing before a packed house at Swain County Memorial, the two teams played what will long be remembered as a classic.
The Devils are coming off a resounding 42-7 win over Rosman last Friday with a 7-0 record overall. 

The Devils are coming off a resounding 42-7 win over Rosman last Friday with a 7-0 record overall. 

Gentry to shoot for win #413 here on Friday

Toby Burrell
Monday, October 21, 2019
Bryson City – Swain will host Murphy this week, it will be the biggest game of the season, so far, for both teams.  But then again, that is nothing new, it’s something the old rivals have been doing since at least 1947.
The Devils are currently one game back from 1st place in the conference.

The Devils are currently one game back from 1st place in the conference.

Devils take 3-0 win over Trailblazers

News Staff
Monday, October 21, 2019
The Maroon Devils Men’s Soccer Team hosted the Asheville Trailblazers on Monday night for non-conference action.  Just eight minutes into the game, Senior Aiden Pond would send a long ball to Freshman Landon Matz who would settle the ball and chip it over the goalkeepers head.