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Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Yellow Jackets guard Jasmine Brooks, No. 3, scores on a layup in Hayesville's convincing win against Polk County.

Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Yellow Jackets guard Jasmine Brooks, No. 3, scores on a layup in Hayesville's convincing win against Polk County.

Full mettle Jackets find identity in tournament

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
By Gary Corsair Sports Writer   Hayesville High School has a new girls basketball team.
From left: Coach James Denton, Brett Hanna and Coach Jacob Handy after Hanna wins the Smoky Mountain Conference.

From left: Coach James Denton, Brett Hanna and Coach Jacob Handy after Hanna wins the Smoky Mountain Conference.

Hanna wins Smoky Mtn Conference

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
By Coach James Denton Guest Writer   Seventh grader Brett Hanna closed out his successful Hayesville Middle School wrestling season with a gold medal this year. His season record was 5-0 beating Robbinsville and Swain County by pins, Murphy by points and Andrews and Cherokee with a bye.
Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Hayesville center Mallory Peck, No. 35, spins to the basket.

Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Hayesville center Mallory Peck, No. 35, spins to the basket.

Hot shot Shook, Windex women Graves and Peck lead Jackets

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
By Gary Corsair Sports Writer   Things looked grim for the Lady Yellow Jackets, who trailed 30-27, just :11.8 remaining, and Highlands Ae Woods shooting her second free throw. Hayesville needs a miracle. Enter Ava Shook, aka the Miracle Worker.

JV Jackets dominate, but Cherokee steals win

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
By Gary Corsair Sports Writer   Hayesville’s JV boys dominated Cherokee for two-and-a-half quarters Tuesday before the Yellow Jackets went cold and the Braves heated up and stormed back to eke out a 51-46 win. Hayesville led 33-13 midway through the third quarter but went cold for 3:41.
From left, Katie Miller, Lakota Shelton, Coach Daniel Sherlin, Lilli Denton and Amyna Denton take home medals at tournament.

From left, Katie Miller, Lakota Shelton, Coach Daniel Sherlin, Lilli Denton and Amyna Denton take home medals at tournament.

Shelton receives back to back championships

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
By Daniel Sherlin Guest Writer   On Friday, Dec. 22 the Hayesville Lady Wrestlers traveled to Swain County High school for the Annual Devil Girls Wrestling Tournament. Amyna Denton at 120 pounds had some serious opponents to go against.

Varsity Christmas tournament schedule

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Thursday, December 28, 2023
Hayesville’s boys and girls varsity basketball teams hope to emerge as champions from the 29th Annual Battle of the States Christmas Tournament this week at Towns County High School. Both Hayesville teams make their tourney debut Thursday night. Here’s the schedule: Boys Thursday, Dec.
Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Yellow Jacket guard Ava Shook, No. 2, breaks through the Maroon Devil's full-court press.

Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Yellow Jacket guard Ava Shook, No. 2, breaks through the Maroon Devil's full-court press.

Hayesville Lady Jackets 5-2 after pair of wins

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
By Gary Corsair Sports Writer   Ava “Unshakeable” Shook and Bryleigh “Instant Offense” Krieger slammed the door on Swain County’s comeback aspirations as Hayesville’s varsity girls began their conference season by abyssing visiting Swain County, 43-29, Friday.