LadyKnights

Robbinsville senior Ivy Odom fires off one of the Lady Knights' 11 hits in Tuesday's lopsided victory over Murphy. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Robbinsville senior Ivy Odom fires off one of the Lady Knights' 11 hits in Tuesday's lopsided victory over Murphy. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Success: affirmed

Kevin Hensley
Monday, March 28, 2022
Robbinsville – It may be too early for such a bold question, but it is worth considering: who is going to stop the Robbinsville Lady Knights?
Robbinsville Middle School’s Presley Caylor tossed a no-hitter during the Lady Knights’ 10-0, season-opening victory at Hayesville on March 10. Photo by Tyffany Hicks/Contributing Photographer

Robbinsville Middle School’s Presley Caylor tossed a no-hitter during the Lady Knights’ 10-0, season-opening victory at Hayesville on March 10. Photo by Tyffany Hicks/Contributing Photographer

Caylor throws no-no; Lady Knights shine in season debut

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 18, 2022
Hayesville – Everywhere you looked, the Lady Knights glimmered in their season opener. Tasked with traveling to Hayesville to kickstart the campaign, Robbinsville (2-0) promptly went on a hitting tear across the second, third and fourth innings.
Junior Brock Adams returns to defend his 110-meter hurdles state championship this season. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Junior Brock Adams returns to defend his 110-meter hurdles state championship this season. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Knights on quest for championship gold

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 18, 2022
* Robbinsville track season preview Robbinsville – With its most depth in years, the Robbinsville High School track program is destined for greatness. More than 30 athletes fill out the boys and girls’ rosters, with a large slew of state qualifiers returning from 2021.
Robbinsville senior Ally Ayers (left) and sophomore Zoie Shuler aired out a pair of homers in Monday’s 14-1 win over Copper Basin, Tenn. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville senior Ally Ayers (left) and sophomore Zoie Shuler aired out a pair of homers in Monday’s 14-1 win over Copper Basin, Tenn. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Hits just keep comin’

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 18, 2022
Robbinsville – Head coach Billy Knight had seen enough. Robbinsville’s skipper gathered his infield for a mid-third inning chat Monday, after the Lady Knights – with three seniors around the horn – had committed two errors in the frame. Whatever Knight said worked.
The Robbinsville Lady Knights wait to greet Ivy Odom at home plate, after the senior first baseman slugged one of her two home runs over the fence in Friday’s victory against T.C. Roberson. Photo by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

The Robbinsville Lady Knights wait to greet Ivy Odom at home plate, after the senior first baseman slugged one of her two home runs over the fence in Friday’s victory against T.C. Roberson. Photo by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Poison Ivy

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Robbinsville – Ivy Odom put everybody on notice Friday. One of the Lady Knights’ eight seniors, Odom homered in consecutive innings during the home opener, collecting five RBIs in the process and helping lift Robbinsville (1-1) to a 10-3 triumph against T.C. Roberson (0-2).
Robbinsville’s Ivy Odom reaches for the catch during the first round of the state playoffs against South Stokes on May 5. Odom is one of eight Lady Knights returning for their senior season.

Robbinsville’s Ivy Odom reaches for the catch during the first round of the state playoffs against South Stokes on May 5. Odom is one of eight Lady Knights returning for their senior season.

Lady Knights putting early loss in rearview mirror

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, March 3, 2022
* Robbinsville softball season preview Loaded. What else can you say about a Robbinsville softball team that will fill out a lineup card with eight seniors at its disposal?
Delaney Brooms (right) keeps pace with Murphy’s Amber Martin during Robbinsville’s Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals showdown with the Lady Bulldogs on Friday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Delaney Brooms (right) keeps pace with Murphy’s Amber Martin during Robbinsville’s Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals showdown with the Lady Bulldogs on Friday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Total dominance

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Robbinsville – Now that’s how you put the rest of the playoff picture on notice. In what can only be described as a lopsided affair, the Robbinsville Lady Knights (No. 13 seed, 18-6) began Tuesday’s first-round postseason pairing with Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (No.
Robbinsville wrestling head coach Todd Odom (right) shares a laugh with assistant Colby White at Saturday’s state individual tournament. After 21 years as a coach, Odom announced his retirement from the sport Sunday. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville wrestling head coach Todd Odom (right) shares a laugh with assistant Colby White at Saturday’s state individual tournament. After 21 years as a coach, Odom announced his retirement from the sport Sunday. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

'I just know'

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Robbinsville – “How did you know when it was time for you to retire from coaching? Coach Bob Colvin and coach Bruce Snyder both answered with exactly the same reply: ‘You just know.’  “So why retire or why retire now? I just know.
Robbinsville senior Yeika Jimenez guards Murphy's Addie Johnson during Friday's Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals at Swain County High School. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville senior Yeika Jimenez guards Murphy's Addie Johnson during Friday's Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals at Swain County High School. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights continue quest for state championship

Kevin Hensley
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Spencer — The Robbinsville Lady Knights saw their 2021-22 season come to an end Thursday night, as they watched a halftime lead over North Rowan slip away in a 78-64 loss. Both Desta Trammell and Yeika Jimenez put up a team-high 18 points for Robbinsville (No. 13 seed).