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Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Ella Matheson, No. 14, on the block with back up from Raylyn Taylor, No. 13, and Savannah Burch, No. 25.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Ella Matheson, No. 14, on the block with back up from Raylyn Taylor, No. 13, and Savannah Burch, No. 25.

Lady Jackets upend Andrews Wildcats

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   The Lady Jackets dominated on Thursday, Sept.19 taking down the Andrews Wildcats 3-0. The Lady Jackets continue to show their opponents they mean business while maintaining their place towards the top of the Smoky Mountain Conference.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress No.78, E.J. Mapasua and No. 71, Jonathan Godomez prepare for take-down.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress No.78, E.J. Mapasua and No. 71, Jonathan Godomez prepare for take-down.

Second quarter turnovers plague JV Jackets in loss to Cherokee

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   The JV Jackets took another lose after a hard battle against Cherokee on Thursday, Sept. 19. While they lost 28-18, the team still gave their all. The first half of the game offense was played well.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Jackson Dye, No.18, and Chayce Barter, No. 7 get ready for the match to start.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Jackson Dye, No.18, and Chayce Barter, No. 7 get ready for the match to start.

HHS soccer team prevents Tri-County from scoring

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer The Yellow Jacket soccer team took a big victory on Monday, Sept. 16 in the Hive.  With a slow start to the game, Hayesville eventually found their momentum to take a 8-0 win against the Tri-County Jaguars. Colin Walker, No.

Jackets suffer third loss of season

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   Hayesville took another hard hit after a rescheduled game at Pisgah Thursday, Sept. 12. The Yellow Jackets were unable to score and returned home with a 30-0 loss.   “Going into this game the Jackets knew it would be a fight,” said coach Chad McClure.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Caden McClure No. 20, is taken down while, No.72, Tucker Moore and, No. 71, Jonathan Godinez help fight the defense.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Caden McClure No. 20, is taken down while, No.72, Tucker Moore and, No. 71, Jonathan Godinez help fight the defense.

JVs struggle in loss to the Devils

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   The  JV Jackets suffered a 28-8 loss to Swain on Thursday, Sept. 12 in the Hive.
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Eli Cheeks

HMS boys finish second, girls third

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
By Hilary Goodrich Black Guest Writer   The HMS XC team raced at Cherokee on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Results: HMS boys finished second out of 10 teams with 75 points.

Barrett is first in tournament

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Luke Barrett took first and Greg Roach took the big fish in the September Hiawassee River Bass Club tournament held on Lake Chatuge. Here's how the top anglers fared: • First - Luke Barrett - five fish - 17.53 pounds. • Second - Greg Roach - five fish - 16.92 pounds.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Hayesville’s Tate Roberts, No. 5, pushes the ball down the field in Friday’s game in Andrews.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Hayesville’s Tate Roberts, No. 5, pushes the ball down the field in Friday’s game in Andrews.

Yellow Jackets lose road game 7-2 to Andrews

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   Hayesville Varsity Football took a hard hit Friday, Sept. 6 on the Andrews Wildcat field. The Yellow Jackets and the Wildcats put up a hard fight in the first quarter with a score of 0.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Ava Shook, No.10, gets in a good hit with the back up from Bryleigh Krieger, No. 22, and Mallory Peck, No. 15.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Ava Shook, No.10, gets in a good hit with the back up from Bryleigh Krieger, No. 22, and Mallory Peck, No. 15.

Lady Jackets varsity volleyball team takes big win

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
By Leeanna Alberta Sports Writer   Hayesville Varsity Volleyball Crushed Robbinsville Tuesday, Sept. 3 in the hive. The Lady Jackets took a hard-fought victory 27-25 for the first set. The second set was a battle. Hayesville continued to stay strong to take a second-set win of 25-21.
Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Rylan Graves, No. 1, gets a good catch for the run.

Leeanna Alberta • Clay County Progress Rylan Graves, No. 1, gets a good catch for the run.

Jv Jackets fall hard in Murphy

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
By Leanna Alberta Sports Writer   Hayesville’s JV Jackets lost a tough battle against Murphy on Thursday, Sept. 5. Losing 40-0 with two players injured the struggle was too much for the team. They will take on Swain County in Hayesville at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.