HHS women are state champions — again
      The 2006 State Championship races were held at Tanglewood Park on Saturday, November 4th. The Hayesville women’s Cross Country team ran to their 4th consecutive State Championship, against the top sixteen teams in the state. The women’s team was lead by the All-State race of Senior Stella Snowden....
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Ingram is 1A Men’s State Champion
      Stella Snowden and Levi Gentle 2006 All-State Kyle Ingram came off a disappointing race in the West Region Championship where he finished 4th overall after leading the race though 2.5 miles. He developed a back cramp and was unable to win as he had planned.
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Men’s Cross Country Team ’06 State Runner-up
      Only the best teams in the State of North Carolina earn the opportunity to race in the State Championship. To qualify atteam must be in the top four from their respective Region. With four regions, the top sixteen teams then compete for the State Championship.
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Jackets topple Murphy in historic upset
By Bob Williams
      The Hayesville Yellow Jackets uncorked a bottle Saturday night, releasing a genie that hasn’t been seen at Frank R. Long Field for some 25 years. And they got their wish. The Jackets beat Murphy, 38-37. "The last time we beat Murphy here was 1981-82," said Head Football Coach Neil Setzer on Mond...
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HMS wrestlers grab the gold
Middle School wins second SMC wrestling title; Varsity third in tourney
By Bob Williams
      Fourteen very determined young men have given Hayesville Middle School its second straight Smoky Mountain Conference wrestling title. The young Yellow Jackets walked away from Saturday’s SMC tournament with the regular season championship trophy and the trophy for the tournament championship.
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Automatically athletes?
Second of a two-part series
By RICK MINTER
      Should ? Critics might argue that all a driver does is sit in a car and turn left. Others would argue that NASCAR drivers must be in top physical shape to meet the physical and mental demands that the sport requires. As it turns out, many of NASCAR’s top drivers were star athletes in other sport...
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Jacket wrestlers pick up wins in holiday meets
By Bob Williams
      While many of us were off for the holidays, Hayesville High School and Hayesville Middle School wrestlers were hard at work on the mat. The Yellow Jackets took part in the Osley B. Saunooke Wrestling Tournament at Cherokee High School before the break. In that meet, 12 teams took part and Hayesvil...
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