Cherokee- So. QB Tso Smith 183 Rush Yds / 4/7 Passing / 42 Pass YDs / 4 TDs / 4 Tackles / 1 INT Smith led his team to their first conference win on Friday vs Hayesville and was instrumental in the victory on both sides of the football as he contributed over 200 yards […]
Read More »Jackets Spoil Maroon Devil’s Homecoming Thanks To Stellar Defensive Play
Photo courtesy of Brooke Leatherwood Bryson City, NC- The Hayesville Yellow Jackets took the bus ride over to Bryson City last Friday knowing that this was a pivotal point in their season. Lose, and you’ll find yourself at the bottom of the Smoky Mountain Conference standings. Win, and with a little luck, you could […]
Read More »Leatherwood And Cherry Have Young Jackets Off To A Hot Start
Photos courtesy of Brooke Leatherwood Clay County- The Freshman and Junior heavy Hayesville baseball team is using their youth to their advantage this year. With a roster made up of 2 Seniors, 7 Juniors, 2 Sophomores and 8 Freshmen, the Jackets find themselves undefeated 3 games into their short season. For a team that […]
Read More »OPINION- NCHSAA Blind To Discrepancies Between Public And Charter School Competition
Photo courtesy of Kelli Graves Raleigh, NC–For the first time in 8 years, a public high school was crowned champion in Men’s Basketball in the NCHSAA 1A classification. Hayesville knocked off Chatham Charter this past weekend in one of the best basketball games I’ve ever seen. The Yellow Jackets finished the season undefeated and […]
Read More »Maroon Devils Headed To SMC Championship Game Behind Hyatt’s Fourth Quarter Performance
Bryson City- Swain and Robbinsville took center-stage on Tuesday night for a Smoky Mountain Conference tournament semi-final matchup. Swain County’s Cooper Hyatt caught fire in the fourth quarter, and helped the Maroon Devils come away with a 66-61 victory. Donnavin Groenwald and Isaiah Collins led the Maroon Devils in scoring, dropping 15 a piece. Brock […]
Read More »FYN Sports Top 5 Football Stadiums in Our Viewing Area
Just here to spark a little bit of fun debate during the off-season! Our writers blind voted on their favorite stadiums in our viewing area, and these were the results. I’m sure everyone will have their own opinion, so let us hear your opinions and what we got wrong! Each stadium write up is written […]
Read More »#TeamFYNsports All-Area Basketball Teams Announced
Our FYN Sports writers got together after this crazy basketball season and compiled our All-Coverage Area Basketball Teams. The players were selected based on their contributions to their team as a whole, and their individual statistics. We selected Area Players of the Year, which were the best mens and womens players out of all 25+ […]
Read More »#TeamFYNsports All-Area Basketball Teams Announced
Our FYN Sports writers got together after this crazy basketball season and compiled our All-Coverage Area Basketball Teams. The players were selected based on their contributions to their team as a whole, and their individual statistics. We selected Area Players of the Year, which were the best mens and womens players out of all 25+ […]
Read More »NCHSAA- No more Little 1a and Big 1a Football in 2021
High School football is going to look entirely different come 2021. After a 2020 season that will present its own challenges and has already been moved to the spring, don’t expect things to get back to our expected norm in the years to come. The Board of Directors voted for a complete overhaul of the […]
Read More »#TeamFYNsports week 5 games of the week
Starting this year, #TeamFYNsports will be bringing you their top football games of the week for our local area football teams. Team FYN sports director Jake West and Fannin County Rec. Department Athletic Coordinator Tim Towe will also be giving you their picks to win these games of the week. Last week, Tim Towe went […]
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