No. 4 MMCRU tops No. 9 SLSM to earn repeat trip to state
CHEROKEE For the second year in a row, the MMCRU girls basketball team is headed to the state tournament. The No. 4 ranked Royals punched their ticket with a 49-31 win over No. 9 ranked Storm Lake...
View ArticleSome Substate Tourney History
Someone asked, "When was the last time Cherokee played in a substate final boys' basketball game?" Good question. So off into the archives we go, searching diligently and coming across several...
View ArticleLions Sideline Braves In Substate Final
LEMARS - Cherokee trailed by only four points at halftime, 38-34. and were within seven midway in the final period before a talented Class 2A, No. 1 ranked Central Lyon squad, flexed its' muscle and...
View ArticleBaseball Camp Coming
How often do you get an opportunity to have former major leaguers share their knowledge of the game in a one-on-one environment? Well, the opportunity is here. Put it on your calendars. Baseball...
View ArticleMemory Lane
This trip down memory lane will feature tidbits from 1947, 1972, 1997 and 2012 in a look back at some of our rich high school sports history and more. As Jackie Gleason and my good friend Terry...
View ArticleMMCRU Gets Past Exira-EHK in Quarterfinal Sequel
DES MOINES Rarely is the sequel better than the original movie, but MMCRU fans may beg to differ after a rematch at the state girls basketball tournament played out for fans at Wells Fargo Arena on...
View ArticleDreckman, Hilbrands, Mongan Tapped IGCA All-State
MMCRU's Class 1A state tournament runnerup Royals landed seniors Emily Dreckman and Ellie Hilbrands on the Iowa Girls' Coaches Association All-State listings, while Cherokee junior Kenna Mongan also...
View ArticleLakes Conference Girls Honored
With the conclusion of the girls' state tournament last week, Lakes Conference officials have released a complete listing of All-Lakes Conference basketball teams selected by league coaches weeks...
View ArticleRECAPPING THE BRAVES OF 2021-22
The 2021-22 boys' basketball season is in the books as we watched the Braves come together, especially late in the season, winning five in a row before losing to Central Lyon in a Class 2A substate...
View ArticleWelcome Adam to the Team
Adam comes to us from the Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune. The Okoboji area native graduated from Okoboji High School in 2015 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served for five years as a...
View ArticleGirls' Golf Team News
IDA GROVE - The Cherokee and Ridge View girls golf teams traveled to Ida Grove on Tuesday for a triangular with OABCIG. The host Falcons won the meet wit ha 235, Cherokee took second with a 245 and...
View ArticleBoys' Golf Team News
CHEROKEE - The Cherokee boys golf team hosted a triangular against Ridge View and OABCIG on Tuesday evening. The Braves took second place by carding a 198 while the Raptors placed third with 203....
View ArticleEND OF THE BENCH - Doc Martin
He probably never realized it, but a humble, soft spoken man we all call "Doc" is one of the best friends I've ever had. I've always felt a close kinship to him, having the utmost respect for a guy I...
View ArticleForever and a day
I tripped and knocked over my golf clubs and bag in the garage the other day and as I picked them up it dawned on me that I havent swung them for about seven years and probably wont ever again....
View ArticleCherokee Track and Field
HINTON - The Cherokee and MMCRU boys track and field teams took part in the Blackhawk Relays in Hinton on Thursday evening. The Royals came in second with 125 points, just below Gehlen Catholic who...
View ArticleThanks For The Memories
I sincerely hope our 2022 graduates pick up our newspaper and read this. They deserve to know how much we appreciate them. Thirteen years ago, your mom and dad dropped you off at kindergarten and the...
View ArticleWHS Trackmen 2nd At Spencer
Cherokee's track and field Braves took advantage of pleasant weather conditions and finished second to a strong host Spencer club in the six-team Spencer Invite here Monday. Cherokee tallied 97...
View ArticleCherokee boys tennis competes at Lakes Conference Tournament
SPIRIT LAKE - The Cherokee boys tennis team took part in the Lakes Conference Tournament on Wednesday and placed fourth, edging out Storm Lake who came in fifth. Spencer won the tournament with...
View ArticleBraves Fall Late to RSM In Opener
The score was 0-0 going into the sixth inning. That's when the 10th ranked Remsen St. Mary's Hawks scored seven runs, two in the sixth and five in the seventh, to defeat Cherokee 7-1 in the opener...
View ArticleWarriors fall quickly to 2A #9-ranked Estherville, 15-0
ESTHERVILLE - The Alta-Aurelia baseball team traveled to face Class 2A #9-ranked Estherville on Thursday afternoon and fell 15-0 in four innings of play. The Warriors couldnt get anything going on...
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