Clay County, NC- It was senior night in The Hive for the Yellow Jackets as the Andrews Wildcats came to town in the final game of the regular season. The two Smoky Mountain Conference foes went toe-to-toe for all 4 quarters, but the Jackets would not be denied on Senior night as they came away […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Football Week 4 Predictions & Analysis
Feature photo courtesy of Haley’s Photography It’s crazy to think that we are already 1/3 of the way through the season, but here we are staring down the barrel of week 4. All six Smoky Mountain Conference teams are set to play tomorrow night, and we are about to take a deep dive into each […]
Read More »Revisit The Rivalry: Hayesville vs Towns County
(Revisit The Rivalry Series) – The first of our Revisit The Rivalry series matchups to cross state lines, the Hayesville Yellow Jackets and the Towns County Indians have been going at it since 1983. While the Jackets have a commanding lead in the all-time series, things have tightened up over the previous 10 matchups. The […]
Read More »2023 All-Smoky Mountain Conference Baseball Teams
The All-Conference Coaches selections for the 2023 baseball season have been announced. Congratulations to all of the players and coaches who were honored! Coach of The Year: Joe Sellers, Hayesville Player of The Year: Carter Hayes, Swain Co. Pitcher of The Year: Braxton Cherry, Hayesville ALL-CONFERENCE Andrews: Isaac Weaver Hayesville: Braxton Cherry Michael Mauney Dakota […]
Read More »Jackets Celebrate Senior Night & A Smoky Mountain Conference Championship
Photos courtesy of Michelle Young and Brooke Leatherwood Clay Co., NC- The Hayesville Yellow Jackets senior night celebrations last night turned into championship celebrations as they captured the Smoky Mountain Conference Title with a 6-0 win over Robbinsville. Hayesville seniors Braxton Cherry, Dakota Matheson, Cade Denton, Avery Leatherwood, Logan Caldwell, and Kyle Lunsford have made […]
Read More »Hayesville’s Ethan Hooper Signs To Play Basketball With Bryan College
Photo from Hayesville High School Facebook page Hayesville, NC- Hayesville Senior Guard Ethan Hooper has signed to continue his athletic and academic career at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. Bryan College is a private Christian College in the NAIA division that competes in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Last season, the Bryan College Lions basketball […]
Read More »Former Yellow Jacket Kolbe Ashe Headed To Young Harris College
Hayesville, NC- Former Hayesville Yellow Jacket basketball standout and state champion Kobe Ashe will be a Mountain Lion in 2023. Ashe has announced he is transferring to Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia to continue his athletic and academic career on Twitter earlier today. Ashe just completed his Freshman season at Palm Beach Atlantic […]
Read More »Swain County Squeaks By Brevard Thanks To Total Team Effort
Photo Courtesy Of Joanna McMahan Bryson City, NC- The Swain County Maroon Devils pulled out a close victory over the Brevard Blue Devils last night in a game that came down to the wire. Swain found themselves in a 6-5 hole entering the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Maroon Devils maintained their […]
Read More »Mauney’s Big Night At The Plate Helps Jackets Down Wildcats
Photo from Brooke Leatherwood Hayesville, NC- The Hayesville Yellow Jackets jumped out to an early lead on Tuesday and never looked back as they picked up their first win of the young 2023 season. Michael Mauney started things off for the Jackets at the plate, as he scampered around the bases for an inside-the-park home […]
Read More »TeamFYNSports All-Area Basketball Awards & Honors
FYN- What a ride it was for our coverage area basketball teams in 2023. From the Robbinsville girl’s unprecedented run to the Regional Finals to the Lumpkin County girl’s back-to-back state championship appearances, every time we saw one of our teams take the court you knew you were in for a show. Now that we […]
Read More »2023 Smoky Mountain Conference Preseason Baseball Rankings & Players To Watch
Photo courtesy of Joanna McMahan The 2023 spring baseball season is now underway here in Western North Carolina, and we wanted to do a quick rundown of who to watch for in the Smoky Mountain Conference. Some big names graduated away last Fall, but some new faces are looking to fill those shoes here in […]
Read More »Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament Semi-Final Schedule
Andrews High School- Below is the Smoky Mountain Conference Schedule for Monday and Tuesday’s semi-final rounds: MONDAY: JV Boys: 5:00pm Andrews vs Hayesville Varsity Girls: 6:00pm Cherokee vs Swain Varsity Boys: 7:30pm Robbinsville vs Hayesville TUESDAY: JV Girls: 4:00pm Hayesville vs Robbinsville JV Boys: 5:00pm Robbinsville vs Murphy Varsity Girls: 6:30pm Murphy vs Robbinsville Varsity […]
Read More »Full 1A Western Regional Championship Results: Robbinsville Takes Home Title, SMC Sends 19 To State
Bakersville, NC- Mitchell High School was the home of the 1A Western Regional individual Wrestling Championships over the weekend, and the entire Smoky Mountain Conference represented well at the meet as Robbinsville, Swain, Hayesville, and Murphy all had wrestlers qualify for the State Championship meet in Greensboro. Robbinsville brought their A game and took the […]
Read More »Rabun County Defeats Hayesville Boys In An Instant Classic During Night 1 of the Battle Of The States Tournament
Game 3 Men : Rabun County (GA) 47 Hayesville (NC) 46 (Towns County, GA) – – Fans are still looking for the barn to go up in flames after the Rabun County Wildcats downed the Hayesville Yellow Jackets in the last 14 seconds of the game. Rabun County held a skinny lead over Hayesville until […]
Read More »Wildcats Bite Jackets, Advance To Day 2
Game 3 Women : Rabun County (GA) 61 Hayesville (NC) 25 (Towns County, GA) – – Rabun County took the lead and rolled past the Hayesville Yellow Jackets in the Game 3 Women’s meeting 61-to-25. The Wildcats shot well and kept the tempo upbeat through the first half establishing a 2-to-1 scoring lead until the […]
Read More »Don’t Call It An Upset: Hayesville Downs CTK To Advance To Round 3
Photos courtesy of Brooke Leatherwood The Yellow Jackets escape Huntersville with the big upset win as they took down the Crusaders 14-13 on Thursday night. A late 4th quarter touchdown propelled the Jackets to the one-point victory. Junior Taylor McClure will eat for free at any local restaurants going forward as he was responsible […]
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