LadyKnights

Junior ace Memory Frapp struck out seven Cherokee batters to aid Robbinsville’s thumping of the Lady Braves on Friday. Photos by Montana Buchanan/The Graham Star

Lady Knights split bill with Braves, Jets

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Cherokee – Less than 24 hours removed from a tough loss, Robbinsville did what it does best: the Knights shook off the effects of the defeat. It just so happened that Robbinsville (8-2, 5-0) had a short road trip to Cherokee (5-4, 2-4) on the books Friday.

Myley Hyde takes aim during the shotgun competition at March 4’s Far West Competition in Marble. Photo courtesy of Ashton Lambert/Robbinsville High School

Robbinsville shooting team ends season at district

Kevin Hensley

Friday, March 31, 2023

Robbinsville High School’s Ryan Lynn finished second in the March 4 Far West Invitational’s shotgun competition, after the event went to a shootoff.

Robbinsville senior Fala Welch – shown recording an RBI on March 20 at Copper Basin, Tenn. – posted another scoring single in Tuesday’s 8-2 win over Cherokee. Photo by Montana Buchanan/The Graham Star

Lady Knights rolling through conference

Kevin Hensley

Friday, March 31, 2023

Robbinsville – Even though March 23’s home appointment with Swain County was rained out, it seems that no one – beyond Mother Nature – can dampen the Lady Knights.

Kensley Phillips cuts past Mitchell's Mary Beth Woody during the second half of the 1A West/Midwest All-Star Game on Saturday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Hey now, you’re All-Stars

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 23, 2023

It truly speaks volumes about the success of your program when you can send four players to two different showcases to end their high-school careers.

Despite the chilly elements Robbinsville has played in recently, Memory Frapp has warmed up at the plate. The junior unleashed home runs in back-to-back games last week. Photo by Montana Buchanan/The Graham Star

These girls can rake

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Robbinsville – Through seven games, they have outscored their foes 85-39; ran up a team average of .393 at the plate; homered five times; and have collectively posted five triples. And pundits were concerned that the Lady Knights might have an off year.

Though she did not get much of a chance to show off her arm, Robbinsville’s Presley Caylor struck out five of the eight batters she faced in the Lady Knights’ 16-0 win over Murphy on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Middle school softball prevails in season opener

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Robbinsville – The Lady Knights were barely able to display the breadth of their talent in Tuesday’s season opener. In a quick 3-inning premiere, Robbinsville (1-0) toppled Murphy 16-0 on Judy Nichols Memorial Field.

Lady Knights senior Kensley Phillips has already sprinted to three triples in the first four games of the year. She is batting .312 this season. Photo by Montana Buchanan/The Graham Star

Wild conference opener goes to Knights

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Murphy – After Tuesday’s duel in Cherokee County, the Lady Knights Fast Pitch Softball Facebook page posted this quick update about the outcome, which might be the most apt descriptor of the proceedings: “A-maybe-not-so-pretty-but-thankful-to-have-a-win kind of game today.

Lady Knights senior Desta Trammell was recently announced as the 2022-23 Smoky Mountain Conference Girls Player of the Year – her second time earning the distinction. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Pursuit of her Destanee: complete

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Liz Carpenter, Sophomore, All-Conference Robbinsville – What else can be written about Desta Trammell? She has grown up loving the sport of basketball. The competitiveness. The tenacity. The skill. The discipline. The ups. The downs.

Junior Taelyr Jackson swings for an eventual double Tuesday, which was mixed into a 9-run third for Robbinsville in the Lady Knights’ 14-1 rout of Smoky Mountain. Photos by Montana Buchanan/The Graham Star

Wild horses tamed

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Webster – Even the faintest cloud of doubt about how this year’s Robbinsville varsity softball team would mesh on the field seemed to dissipate as quickly as the tightly-knit score.

Memory Frapp enters her third varsity season as the ace of the Lady Knights. Robbinsville has won the conference title each year she has toed the rubber. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights hoping mix of old, new brings success

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 9, 2023

* Robbinsville softball season preview Robbinsville – When you return both the Smoky Mountain Conference Pitcher and Player of the Year, you have to like your chances this season.